Español Bachillerato internacional - Ab Initio

A program designed for teaching Spanish according to the International Baccalaureate (IB) methodological principles.

We are proud to present the first IB Spanish Ab Initio course developed by a global publisher specialized in Spanish language education. This program promotes communicative competence and prepares students to earn their Ab Initio diploma.

This innovative course has been created in alignment with the pedagogical principles of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme. Our goal is not only for students to master the language but also to prepare them for the IB exams and to become global citizens with a critical and multicultural mindset.

More than a Spanish course — a global education

Throughout the course, students explore the five IB themes — Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organization, and Sharing the Planet — gaining the linguistic and cultural tools needed to face challenges both inside and beyond the classroom.

What Makes It Different?

Active, experiential methodology: Each unit begins with engaging inductive activities that spark curiosity and introduce key content.

Integration of CAS, Extended Essay, and Theory of Knowledge: The course incorporates the IB core elements and teaching/learning approaches aligned with IB standards.

Comprehensive IB exam preparation: The sections “Me preparo para el IB” and “Consolida” provide tasks modeled after the official IB assessments, building student confidence and improving performance.

Active, experiential methodology: Each unit begins with engaging inductive activities that spark curiosity and introduce key content.

Integration of CAS, Extended Essay, and Theory of Knowledge: The course incorporates the IB core elements and teaching/learning approaches aligned with IB standards.

Your students will become part of an international community of citizens prepared to engage with empathy, responsibility, and awareness in a rapidly interconnected world.

Course Levels and Components

Levels:

  • Ab Initio
  • Lengua B (in development)

Components for Each Level:

  • Student Book
  • Teacher’s Guide
  • Digital access to additional resources for students and teachers

When you purchase the Student Book, you also receive digital access to the eBook, IB-style practice activities, audio for listening comprehension tasks, and course videos — all available through our learning platform.

Structure of the Student Book

The Student Book includes twelve units, each structured into specific sections focused on learning Spanish and fully preparing for the IB Ab Initio assessment.

Click on each image to learn more about each section.

Presentación

Adquiere y Reflexiona

Practica

Me preparo para el IB y Consolida

Conoce

Creatividad, Actividad y Servicio (CAS)

Contact

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Presentación

Each unit begins with reflection questions connected to Enfoques de aprendizaje and activities that activate students’ prior knowledge, preparing them for the rest of the lesson.

Adquiere y Reflexiona

In these two sections, lexical, functional, and grammatical content is introduced and explained through charts with clear explanations and examples, making learning easier. Activities allow students to practice and internalize the content through varied formats and skills, with tasks similar to those found on the IB exam.

Practica

In this section, students put into practice everything they’ve learned so far through interaction, oral and written comprehension, and production tasks. Throughout the units, they will encounter authentic examples drawn from CORPES XXI, a linguistic corpus developed by the Real Academia Española, which also connects with Teoría del conocimiento.

Me preparo para el IB y Consolida

“Me preparo para el IB” offers students tasks modeled after the components of the official IB exam — everything they need to go into the test feeling confident and ready to succeed. The “Consolida” section allows students to keep practicing the unit’s content while developing their reading and writing skills. Some activities are connected to Monografía.

Conoce

In this section, students explore different sociocultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world through visual prompts and interactive activities that promote Mentalidad internacional.

Creatividad, Actividad y Servicio (CAS)

Español Bachillerato internacional also gives students the opportunity to work collaboratively on a final project. These projects are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and integrate digital skills with the unit content.

In the final section, students are encouraged to express their opinions on the unit topic, thus developing their critical thinking skills.

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.

ACCEPT AND ACTIVATE YOUR TEACHER ACCESS
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Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.

ACCEPT AND ACTIVATE YOUR TEACHER ACCESS
If in addition you´ll like to have access for this materials for your whole class please fill out this quick form.
REQUEST A CLASS ACCESS

Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.

ACCEPT AND ACTIVATE YOUR TEACHER ACCESS
If in addition you´ll like to have access for this materials for your whole class please fill out this quick form.
REQUEST A CLASS ACCESS

Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.

ACCEPT AND ACTIVATE YOUR TEACHER ACCESS
If in addition you´ll like to have access for this materials for your whole class please fill out this quick form.
REQUEST A CLASS ACCESS

Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.
Once inside the chosen or selected content, you may create your classes and invite your students.

Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

ACCEPT AND ACTIVATE YOUR TEACHER ACCESS

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.
Once inside the chosen or selected content, you may create your classes and invite your students.

Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

ACCEPT AND ACTIVATE YOUR TEACHER ACCESS

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.
Once inside the chosen or selected content, you may create your classes and invite your students.

Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

ACCEPT AND ACTIVATE YOUR TEACHER ACCESS

When activating this material, you will have access to this course on Edinumen´s learning platform named ELEteca.

You will need to have a valid teacher account in the platform to activate the material. If you don’t have one you will have the possibility to create a free one when clicking the link.
Once inside the chosen or selected content, you may create your classes and invite your students.

Edinumen will end the free trials on June 20th of the present year. This material and its intellectual property belong to Edinumen and/or its partners. The purpose of this gratis access is to help educators and students during the covid19 crisis. No commercial usage is authorized unless written consent is provided by Edinumen.

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Dan que hablar uses television commercials to present audiovisual stimuli for listening comprehension in Spanish, oral interaction between students, and reading comprehension. It also provides written and oral expression activities and shows teachers the instructional possibilities in using advertisements to develop language. The selected ads are authentic, entertaining, and offer great opportunities for developing conversation and listening skills through rich cultural content.

It includes:

  • 19 television commercials, plus a transcript of each,
  • lesson content and suggestions for development, and
  • strategies for using video in the classroom

¿Estás de broma? provides teachers with a resource to teach the literary element of irony through twenty 10-minute activities in which students explore the concept of irony. The book contains indexes that help teachers adapt the material to their unique classroom needs and includes linguistic, communicative, and intercultural competencies and skills.

Structure of the book:

  • an introduction toirony,
  • various indexes on the activities,
  • the 20 activities,
  • the solution,
  • the glossaries of terms and the index of express tasks.

Each activity includes:

  • information regarding proficiency level,
  • the objectives and contents that are worked on,
  • the skills to be developed,
  • some guidelines for the teacher,
  • To find out more, a list of sources for additional information,
  • the procedure for carrying out each task, and
  • student activity materials.

Vamos al cine is a complementary resource for the Spanish class aimed at Intermediate to Advanced Spanish students who wish to improve their communicative competence through the medium of cinema. There are many advantages of using authentic media in the Spanish class, including current and relevant themes, opportunities to experience the richness and variety of the Spanish language, topics for deep discussion, and an insight into the cultural diversity of the Spanish speaking world.
Each chapter of Vamos al cine is based on a Spanish or Latin American film, with supporting material on the main themes and the historical-social context, and activities to accompany the viewing of the film, a guide to essential vocabulary, expressions and new words. While the text does not include the video, all of the films can easily be located online or are available for rental or purchase. Local norms vary. We advise teachers to preview the films before recommending them to students.

Included films:

  • Chico y Rita
  • El hijo de la novia
  • El orfanato
  • El secreto de sus ojos
  • Los colores de la montaña
  • Machuca
  • Mar adentro
  • Miss Bala
  • Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
  • También la lluvia
  • Un cuento chino
  • Volver

Structure of each chapter:

  • 5 things about the movie
  • Synopsis
  • Characters
  • Cultural sheets
  • Interesting!
  • Advice
  • Vocabulary
  • Activities before, during and after watching each segment of the film

Tablas – Aprender español haciendo teatro In classical theater, the stage was built with wooden boards, or tablas. This book offers theater, and above all, learning Spanish by doing theater. Many people are involved in the process of preparing a play: actors, the director, the set designer, and technicians, all working cooperatively to achieve a common purpose. Students will work to produce a play while learning and practicing Spanish, engaging in creative problem solving and reflecting on their learning. Tablas develops student acting skills as well as the very important roles of all those who make it possible, from the director to the stagehand.

It includes:

  • activities in which students learn about reflect the various tasks involved in producing a play and which role best suits their talents and skills, plus
  • scripts for six small plays in different styles:
    • Tercero derecha,
    • El suspiro del moro,
    • Al borde,
    • La muerte de Mauro,
    • Feliz cumpleaños,
    • and Mermelada de fresa

Juegos de tablero y tarjetas, 2nd edition is a set of 30 board games and cards to practice Spanish vocabulary, grammar, and the communication skills necessary for success in the classroom, from Novice to Advanced proficiency. Games provide a safe context for students to engage in spontaneous conversation as they play with the elements of language. The combination of both board and card games as well as projectable boards allows teachers to adapt the materials to their instructional needs and purposes. It includes:

  • Teacher resources with detailed instructions for each game, objectives, materials and development of the activity, leveled according to the Common European Frame of Reference,
  • physical boards in DIN A4, A3 and A2 sizes and also in a projectable version,
  • digital access to projectable boards,
  • cut-out and / or photocopiable cards, and
  • game pieces.

Fichas y pasatiempos de español,  A1 is a book of complementary material for level A1 with photocopiable activities for the Spanish class. Fichas y pasatiempos was designed to complement any Spanish 1 or 2 program with 38 photocopiable cards with different types of activities — crosswords, word searches, board games, and more – that reinforce communicative, linguistic and / or cultural content. The teacher everything he or she needs to use the activities in class.

Structure of the book:

  • Index of contents with the associated skills for each activity,
  • 38 photocopiable cards for the student, and
  • suggestions for lesson development and answer keys.

El bloc 2. Español en imágenes builds a strong basic Spanish vocabulary for Novice Mid to Novice High learners through detailed color illustrations built around 42 themes, with activities to support success for the diverse learners in today’s Spanish classroom. The kit includes:

  • labeled color illustrations,
  • thematically organized with detailed illustration,
  • exercises to practice the vocabulary presented,
  • digital tools, and
  • a glossary.

El bloc. Español en imágenes builds a strong basic Spanish vocabulary for Novice learners through detailed color illustrations built around 49 themes, with activities to support success for the diverse learners in today’s Spanish classroom. The kit includes:

  • labeled color illustrations presenting more than 850 words,
  • thematically organized with detailed illustrations,
  • exercises to practice the vocabulary presented, and
  • a glossary.

Vocabulary development activities for Novice learners. Vocabulario en movimiento will help your students build vocabulary through activities designed to provide meaningful, contextualized practice that complements and extends any Spanish 1 or 2 program.

  • The kit contains 32 vocabulary topics presented with activity cards.
  • Each topic contains a vocabulary list of words, instructional sequence for the teacher, the activities themselves, and answer keys.
  • There is a complete teacher’s guide with descriptions of the topics and possible activities to support the exercises and ensure mastery.
  • Vocabulary is presented in clusters of semantically related words, both to provide a rich context and to deepen student understanding of their meanings.