Spanish · Spanish 3

SEL activities for Senderos 3

23 RoseThread Connect activities matched to the chapters of Senderos 3 (Vista Higher Learning). Each one teaches the chapter's content and builds one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill in about 20 minutes.

We look only at each book's table of contents (chapter titles and topics) to suggest activities that fit the flow of your course. We don't use or reproduce any textbook content, and your edition's chapter order may differ slightly. RoseThread Connect is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by these publishers.

Lección preliminar

• Un día inolvidable Self-awareness · Spanish 3Students introduce themselves by narrating one unforgettable day and naming what it revealed about who they are.
• Era una noche tranquila Self-awareness · Spanish 3Describing a desert night with the imperfect, students notice how setting and mood shape what they remember.
• Cuando de repente Self-management · Spanish 3Students narrate an outdoor adventure that went wrong and explain how someone stayed calm when "de repente" everything changed.

Lección 1: La naturaleza

• El mar de Salton Social awareness · Spanish 3Students consider how the Salton Sea affects families in Mecca and North Shore and propose what the community could do.
• Dudo que sea verdad Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Students use expressions of doubt to evaluate rumors and viral posts before believing or sharing them.
• Es posible que yo cambie Self-awareness · Spanish 3Students write about what is possible for themselves with "es posible que" and challenge one limiting belief.

Lección 2: En la ciudad

• ¡Hagamos las paces! Relationship skills · Spanish 3Students write "nosotros" commands for a class repair agreement to use when conflicts happen.
• Servir a mi comunidad Social awareness · Spanish 3Students identify a local need by listening to what neighbors say and plan a small service project in Spanish.
• Lo tuyo y lo mío Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Students use possessive pronouns to settle a fair sharing dilemma and explain the reasoning behind their decision.

Lección 3: El bienestar

• He trabajado, he aprendido Self-management · Spanish 3Students list responsibilities they have already handled at home or at work and recognize the skills those show.
• Ya había decidido Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Students use the pluperfect to trace what they had already felt or believed before making an important choice.
• Para estar en forma Self-management · Spanish 3Students write commands for a realistic weekly wellness plan they can actually keep.
• Te recomiendo que Social awareness · Spanish 3Students give advice with the subjunctive only after listening fully to a peer's problem and reflecting it back.
• Comer bien en el desierto Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Comparing hydration and food tips for extreme heat, students decide which changes are realistic for a family, real or imagined.

Lección 4: El mundo del trabajo

• Una entrevista de trabajo Self-management · Spanish 3Students practice a job interview in Spanish and turn nervous energy into calm, honest answers.
• ¿Qué nos traerá el futuro? Self-management · Spanish 3Students use the future tense to describe who they will be in 10 years and one step that will get them there.
• Para junio habré logrado Self-management · Spanish 3Students set goals for the end of the year with the future perfect and plan how to keep going when it gets hard.
• He trabajado, he aprendido Self-management · Spanish 3Students list responsibilities they have already handled at home or at work and recognize the skills those show.

Lección 5: Un festival de arte

• ¿Qué harías tú? Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Students respond to everyday ethical dilemmas with the conditional and explain what they would do and why.
• El arte que me habla Self-awareness · Spanish 3Students describe a Frida Kahlo painting with "ser" and "estar" and name the emotion it awakens in them.
• Los murales cuentan historias Social awareness · Spanish 3Studying Chicano murals in Coachella's "Pueblo Viejo", students infer the stories and struggles the artists wanted told.
• Mi música, mis emociones Self-management · Spanish 3Students explain how "cumbia", mariachi, or their own playlist helps them process and shift their feelings.

Lección 6: Las actualidades

• Dudo que sea verdad Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Students use expressions of doubt to evaluate rumors and viral posts before believing or sharing them.
• ¿Qué harías tú? Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Students respond to everyday ethical dilemmas with the conditional and explain what they would do and why.
• Creo que puedes Relationship skills · Spanish 3Students encourage a peer by replacing "no creo que puedas" with "creo que puedes" and explaining why they believe it.
• La tecnología del mañana Responsible decision-making · Spanish 3Students predict how technology will change their lives and weigh one benefit and one risk for their wellbeing.

RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.