VALE Curriculum

Welcome to ¡VALE!, an innovative Spanish language curriculum designed to make learning engaging and effective. Whether you are looking for a primary curriculum or a supplemental resource, ¡VALE! is tailored to meet your teaching needs with a focus on comprehensible input and comprehensive grammar instruction.

Lessons are designed for 45-60 minutes (daily) or 65-80 (every other day or 4X4). Both kinds of lessons are included in the bundle.

This is a DYNAMIC curriculum:  when you purchase you will continue to get updates every year with nothing more to pay.  When you buy textbooks, you have to buy them over and over.  With ¡VALE!, you pay once and you will get updated and improved curriculum every year and we are open to YOUR feedback!

Exploratory Level

Unit 1 “El Zoo Mágico” – 156 slides, 84 pages of lesson plans and printables 7 Lessons

Unit 2 “Mis amigos y yo” – 114 slides, 76 pages of lesson plans and printables – 7 lessons

Unit 3 “Los Tacos Locos” – 183 slides, over 100 pages of lesson plans and printables – 7 lessons

Unit 4 “La Familia SÚPER” – 143 slides, 80 pages of lesson plans and printables – 7 lessons

Unit 5 “Celebremos Juntos” – 121 slides, 71 pages of lesson plans and printables – 5 lessons

Unit 6 “Las Cosas Extrañas” – 163 slides, over 90 pages of lesson plans and printables

Unit 7 “Junglamania” – 166 slides, 41 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons

Unit 8 “Todo el mundo ama los títeres” – 90 slides, over 60 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons

Unit 9 “El Circo Misterioso” – 199 slides, over 60 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons

Unit 10 “El Mundo de Arte” – 82 slides, over 62 pages of lesson plans and printables, 6 lessons

Vale Exploratory Scope

LEVEL 1

Unit 1 “Me gusta” 

252 or 371 slides, 61 pages of lesson plans and printables

8 Lessons or 16 lessons

Unit 2 “Tú y yo” – 

245 or 424 slides, over 100 pages of lesson plans and printables

8 Lessons or 16 lessons

Unit 3 “Academia de Monstruos” – Halloween Edition –

243 slides, 103 pages of lesson plans and printables

10 Lessons or 20 lessons

Unit 3 “Academia de Monstruos” – Non-Halloween Edition –

238 slides, 99 pages of lesson plans and printables

10 lessons or 20 lessons

Unit 4 “Top Chef” –

243 slides, 80 pages of lesson plans and printables

7 lessons or 14 lessons

Unit 5 “Guerras de Navidad” –

136 slides, 76 pages of lesson plans and printables

6 lessons or 12 lessons

Unit 5 “Guerras de Moda” –

120 slides, 76 pages of lesson plans and printable

6 lessons or 12 lessons

Unit 6 : “La Magia del Invierno” –

105 slides, 80 pages of lesson plans and printables

7 lessons or 14 lessons

Unit 7: “El Flechazo” –

138 slides, 80 pages of lesson plans and printables,

7 lessons or 14 lessons

Unit 8: “Las Claves del Éxito” –

229 slides, 120 pages of lesson plans and printables,

7 lessons or 14 lessons

Unit 9: “Los Guardianes del Tiempo”

167 slides, 132 pages of lesson plans and printables

7 lessons or 14 lessons

Unit 10: “Sueños” –

105 slides, 58 pages of lesson plans and printables,

5 lessons,

NO 50 MINUTE lessons for this unit as it is the end of the year.

VALE 1 Scope and Sequence

LEVEL 2

Unit 1 “De vacaciones” 

135 slides, 68 pages of lesson plans and printables,

9 lessons

Unit 2 “Invitados inesperados” – 

170 slides, 81 pages of lesson plans and printables,

10 lessons

Unit 3 “Misterios Sin Resolver” –

277 slides, 79 pages of lesson plans and printables,

9 lessons

Unit 4 “El Arte de la Influencia” –

176 slides, 79 pages of lesson plans and printables,

7 lessons

Unit 5 “Recuerdos de Navidad Pasada” –

108 slides, 82 pages of lesson plans and printables,

6 lessons

Unit 5 “Recuerdos y Deseos” – alternate unit / non-holiday –

108 slides, 82 pages of lesson plans and printables

6 lessons

Unit 6 “La Misión del Dragón” –

200 slides, 120 pages of lesson plans and printables.

7 lessons

Unit 7 “Colombia Encantada” 

127 slides, 106 pages of lesson plans and printables

7 lessons

Unit 8 “Bienvenidos a la Tierra” o “Bienvenidos a Marte”

95 slides, 95 pages of lesson plans and printables

7 lessons

Unit 9 “La Isla Misteriosa” –

142 slides, 93 pages of lesson plans and printables

7 lessons

Unit 10 “Nosotros, los adolescentes” –

76 slides, 51 pages of lesson plans and printables

5 lessons, no 50 minute lessons

Scope and Sequence for Vale 2

Level 3

  • Unit 1 “Doble Vida” – 162 slides, 64 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons
  • Unit 2 “El Arte Callejero” – 136 slides, 83 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons.
  • Unit 3 “Autorretratos” – 141 slides, 77 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lesson
  • Unit 4 “Heirlooms” – 130 slides, 80 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons
  • Unit 5 “La Gran Expedición” – 121 slides, 78 pages of lesson plans and printables, 5 lessons
  • Unit 6 “Fábulas” – 171 slides, 84 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons
  • Unit 7 “Visionarios” – 120 slides, 88 pages of lesson plans and printable, 7 lessons
  • Unit 8 “El Tablero (y Voces de Mujeres)” – 380 slides, 80 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons [Review Unit + new material]
  • Unit 9 “Vamos al Cine” – 131 slides, 80 pages of lesson plans and printables, 7 lessons
  • Unit 10 “Momentos” – 52 slides, 60 pages of lesson plans and printables, 5 lessons

Vale 3 Scope and Sequence – Spanish_3_Scope_and_Sequence

In all levels you will receive:

Slide Deck Lessons

  • Starters (called “Timbres”)
  • Vocabulary lists
  • Customizable Date Slide for Calendar Talk
  • A weather slide to discuss weather conditions
  • Well-being chats
  • TPR prompts
  • Practice (can be reading, writing, listening, speaking)
  • Brain Breaks
  • Games
  • Randomizers
  • Picture Talks
  • Music
  • Cultural readings and references
  • Learning intentions and success criteria mentioned throughout the lesson

Lesson Plan Packet

  • Lesson Plans
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Game materials
  • Printables and Handouts
  • Maps
  • Grammar charts
  • Crafts and Projects
  • Grouping Strategies
  • Supplemental Reading
  • TPR Guide
  • IEP Modifications
  • Assessments (Formative and Summative)
  • Bulletin Board Materials (beginning with unit 6, we will add 1-5 later)

Plus:

Bonus Content such as (not included in all levels):

  • Bingo Blocked (a fun bingo game with a twist)
  • Guide to Comprehensible Input – Mastering the Basics
  • Mi Familia (Google Slides activities)
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Resource (Famous People)
  • More will be added! Lock in your price now!

Access to verbninja.com is FREE for students! Teachers can subscribe to the premium version to be able to manage classes – create classes, add students, assign lessons. Only $29.00 per year!

The price will be $249 and when you buy it, it is yours forever, even with the lifetime updates! You will save hundreds of dollars when you buy the complete curriculum instead of individual units.

Consider joining the ¡VALE! community Facebook group to make communication easier and for access to support.