Description
Spanish 3 Course Overview
This class is approved by the NCAA.
This class is part of the MyFunScience live online homeschool classes, which provide structured instruction for middle school and high school students. Families can explore all of our homeschool foreign language courses.
This live online Spanish 3 class continues where Spanish 2 finished. Students expand fluency, deepen reading comprehension, and strengthen their understanding of advanced grammar and verb tenses.
After more than 20 years of teaching foreign languages, this course blends proven classroom experience with the Comprehensible Input (TPRS) approach to language learning. Instead of focusing primarily on memorizing grammar rules and vocabulary lists, students learn through engaging stories, conversation, and reading they can easily understand. As students progress into Spanish 3, this approach continues to provide the foundation while introducing more focused grammar study, advanced verb tenses, deeper reading comprehension, and expanded cultural exploration as students mature in both understanding and communication.
During the second semester, if students are ready, we may begin reading portions of Scripture in Spanish as part of developing higher-level reading and comprehension skills.
Students entering from another program should review the method description on the Spanish 1 or Spanish 2 pages and complete a brief placement assessment to ensure the best fit.
Course Overview
- High School Credit: 1 credit
- Recommended Grade Level: Grades 9–12
- Format: Weekly live online Spanish class
- Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish 2
What Class Looks Like
What Your Student Will Learn in Spanish 3
Spanish 3 moves students toward greater fluency, independence, and grammatical accuracy.
Students refine their understanding of complex verb tenses, expand vocabulary significantly, strengthen listening comprehension, and engage in longer conversations and more nuanced reading.
Grammar becomes increasingly precise while still rooted in meaningful, understandable input.
Download the Spanish 3 Learning Summary (PDF)
Course Structure & Expectations
Students should plan on approximately 30–40 minutes of work per day, four days per week, in addition to the live class session.
Students will read one or more novels completely in Spanish and engage with supplemental materials designed to deepen fluency and comprehension.
What Families Are Saying
Thank you so much for all that you’ve done this year and for how much you’ve helped me learn! This Spanish class has been leaps and bounds better than the last one I tried.
It was my favorite Spanish class I’ve ever taken, and I feel like I have such a deeper understanding of Spanish.
Required Materials
Novels will be posted by July 31st.
High School Credit
- 1 credit
Grade Levels
- Grades 9–12
Prerequisites
- Spanish 2, grade B or better
- If entering from another program, please contact the instructor for a placement assessment
- Spanish 3 Placement Test (PDF)
Complete Spanish Program
This class is part of the MyFunScience Spanish program, a sequence of live online homeschool classes designed to help students progress from beginner to advanced Spanish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a live online Spanish class?
Yes. Students attend a weekly live online Spanish class led by an experienced instructor and complete additional assignments during the week.
Is this class designed for homeschool students?
Yes. This course is designed specifically for homeschool middle school and high school students.
Does Spanish 3 earn high school credit?
Yes. Spanish 3 earns one full high school foreign language credit.
What comes after Spanish 3?
Students typically continue with Spanish 4 to complete a four-year high school Spanish program.
