Fresco curriculum
Introducing Mango's fresh take on Spanish curriculum
Fresco is a cutting-edge program that complements Mango's award-winning language software with more opportunities for meaningful, real-world language learning. With structured lesson plans, authentic resources, and communicative and culturally-oriented activities that integrate the 5Cs, this curriculum supports students on their journey to language proficiency.
Fresco 1–4
A comprehensive four-year progression
Fresco follows a four-year structure, taking students from Novice Low to Intermediate High proficiency levels, and is suitable for middle school, high school, and college. Each level builds upon previous knowledge, integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while reinforcing cultural understanding and real-world applications.
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Fresco 1
Novice Low – Novice High
Introducciones y Exploraciones
Download the Fresco 1 sample: Unit 1, Chapter 1: Salutations and Small Talk - 2
Fresco 2
Novice High – Intermediate Low
Sociedades y Pasatiempos
Download the Fresco 2 sample: Unit 2, Chapter 5: Help and Requests - 3
Fresco 3
Intermediate Low – Intermediate Mid
Expresiones e Identidades
Download the Fresco 3 sample: Unit 3, Chapter 7: Travel and Tourism - 4
Fresco 4
Intermediate Mid – Intermediate High
Descubrimientos y Ambiciones
Download the Fresco 4 sample: Unit 4, Chapter 8: Sports and Fitness
See it in action
Take a closer look at Fresco
How Fresco teaches
Seven kinds of activity, in every chapter
Fresco blends traditional and communicative methods and weaves the 5Cs throughout, so students build proficiency rather than vocabulary lists. These are the activity types a chapter is assembled from.
Communication-focused
Reading, writing, speaking and listening practiced in all three modes: interpersonal, interpretive and presentational.
Comprehensible input
Strategically scaffolded activities that push learners just past their comfort zone rather than holding them inside it.
Culturally focused
Language learning situated in engaging cultural explorations and cross-cultural comparisons.
Authentic materials
Curated real-world content made by native speakers, the part teachers otherwise spend their evenings hunting for.
Interdisciplinary connections
Academic content from other subject areas explored through Spanish.
Project-based learning
Meaningful projects encourage deeper understanding and personal connections.
Integrated performance assessments
Thematically aligned tasks that assess all three modes of communication together.
Out of the box
Everything a teacher needs on day one
Built for teachers, by teachers. Designed to make your job easier. Fresco offers time-saving resources to help teachers easily integrate content into in-person, virtual, flipped, or hybrid classrooms. Teacher tools include:
Pacing guides for the full curriculum
Detailed lesson plans, ready to teach
Ready-to-use slide decks
Bloom's, DOK and ACTFL standards tags on every activity
Suggested modifications for differentiated learning
Customised onboarding for your team
A dedicated account manager
Professional development
What educators say
The part teachers notice first
Francis
Curriculum Coordinator and former Spanish teacher, Texas
I've especially liked the high number of authentic resources. I've even used some of them myself!
Ready to bring Mango Fresco to your classroom?
Talk to our K-12 team about Fresco for your middle school, high school, or college program.