Get Your Students Speaking and Writing Spanish, Without Another Weekend of Prep.
Art-based Spanish lessons for middle school through AP. Choose a reusable system for any artwork, a seven-session unit that’s already built, or a free lesson to try first.
Instant access. Google Docs and Google Slides you copy and make your own.
The Room Went Flat.
You planned it. You were excited about it. Then you ran it, and the room went flat.
Phones came out. A few students filled in the worksheet. Hardly anyone said a word in Spanish.
So you spent the weekend building the next one. And the next one.
The textbook covers the grammar, and Pinterest and TPT have plenty of ideas. But every idea still needs vetting, adapting, and printing, and you don’t have the hours.
Your students know the vocabulary and the rules. What they don’t have is something real to talk about.
Give Students Something to Look At.
A great artwork gives them something concrete to observe and describe, and a reason to reach for real words instead of filling in a blank.
Every session in these tools runs the same five steps. You prepare the system once and use it again and again.
It works for mixed-level classes, and it works even if Spanish isn’t your first language!
The same 5 steps, every session
Pick Your Starting Point
Most teachers start with the free lesson. If you already know what you want, jump straight to it.
Free Lesson: Teach Spanish Through Art
Try the whole method with one complete 30-minute lesson, with bilingual scripts and no prep.
For you if you want to see how it works with your own students before you spend anything.
You get a full art-based Spanish lesson you can teach tomorrow, with the scripts written out for you.
Historia de Arte
Turn any artwork into a Spanish lesson, every time you teach.
For you if you want to choose your own artists and artworks, and want one system you can reuse all year.
You pick the artwork. The system supplies the structure: a 4-part program walkthrough, a discussion guide with scripts and vocabulary menus, customizable Interactive Slides, a Vocabulary Menu, a Teacher Toolkit, and a Student Notebook.
You also get a free bonus, Storytelling Through Art, so you feel confident describing art in Spanish before you lead the class.
Hispanic Heritage Art Portfolio
Seven artists. Seven Spanish lessons. Every one already built.
For you if you want a unit that’s ready to teach, with nothing left to build.
Seven artists and eight artworks, from Velázquez and Goya to Rivera and Kahlo. You get a Reading Book and a Writing Book (each in a bilingual and a Spanish-only edition), 160 Interactive Slides, a how-to lesson for every resource, and a free Book Menu.
Students finish with their own written Mi historia del mundo hispano.
Design Guide
Give students the words to describe what they see.
For you if your students look at an artwork and can’t find the Spanish to describe it.
A bilingual reference guide to the Elements and Principles of Art in Spanish. Each concept has a definition, key descriptive vocabulary, discussion questions, and visual examples. Open it any time during a lesson, with Historia de Arte or on its own.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Find your situation.
One complete lesson, with the scripts included.
Try It. Teach It. Reuse It. Build On It.
You don’t need all of it. Pick the step that fits your class this week.
What Teachers Say
“It is EXTENSIVE. Not only for the artistic component, but as a repository of vocabulary.” “…these words turn my students’ writing into another level of sophistication.”
Jose M., High School Teacher and Private Tutor“…an awesome list because my Spanish 3 classes are working on drawing a famous painting, and then writing about the artist, using some of the vocab this list provided.”
Rhonda B., High School Teacher, Spanish 1 and 3Used in classrooms on
Here’s What I Am, and What I’m Not.
I’m Señora Havana, and I’m not a credentialed academic. I’ve spent a lot of my life in classrooms: homeschool rooms, co-ops, and substitute assignments, plus 20+ years living bilingually in Spanish.
I started using Charlotte Mason picture study in my own homeschool, and I noticed it was a language tool sitting right there. Art gives a student something to look at, something to describe, and a reason to reach for real words. I combined it with my framework for how Spanish skills develop, and Historia de Arte came out of that.
What’s inside took thousands of hours to refine. What it takes you to teach is 30 minutes and one great artwork.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be fluent in Spanish?
No. The Historia de Arte Discussion Guide scripts the discussion, and the bonus builds your confidence describing art in Spanish. The Portfolio comes in a bilingual edition and a Spanish-only edition. The free lesson has the scripts written out.
What levels does it work for?
Middle school through AP. The prompts are open-ended, so a beginner writes one sentence and an advanced student writes a paragraph, from the same prompt.
Can I use these in itslearning or Schoology?
Yes. Teachers have used these materials in both. The files are Google Docs and Google Slides that you copy and make your own, so you can post them wherever your students log in.
Do I need Historia de Arte to use the Portfolio?
No. The Portfolio is sold on its own. If you own both, the Portfolio runs through your Interactive Slides.
How do I get them?
Instantly after checkout. You get a members area with your lessons, plus Google Docs and Google Slides you copy and make your own.
Free Reading for Teachers
Not ready to buy? Start with these.
Try One Lesson This Week.
Get the free lesson and teach it with your class. Know what you want already? Go straight to Historia de Arte.
Feliz aprendizaje!