Con el escritor Leonardo Padura y mi padre en Cuba
Con Sabor a Guayaba
I'm Alejandro, a Spanish teacher and the founder of Guayaba Education.
Over the last 10 years, I've taught Spanish at every level, from beginners just starting to build vocabulary, through the pre-AP courses that lay the groundwork, up through AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture. That range is what shapes how I build curriculum. I don't think about AP as an isolated course. I think about the full arc, how a pre-AP class sets students up for the AP Spanish Language course, and how AP Language and AP Literature connect to each other rather than living in separate silos.
This led me to build my own curriculum for AP Spanish Language with thematic units that teach students the historical background behind many of the 20th-century literary works that show up on the AP Spanish Literature reading list.
That's the focus of Guayaba Education. I create materials designed around vertical integration, with pacing guides, historical context units, and project kits that carry students from their first years of Spanish through both AP courses with more coherence, instead of forcing teachers to stitch together disconnected resources year to year.
I built the curriculum I wished existed. I got tired of textbook resources that felt gimmicky, went years without updating, and never quite captured authenticity con sabor. Teachers deserve more flexibility and more control over what they bring into their classrooms, and that is my visions with everything I publish here.
I offer support with lesson planning, professional development and consulting, curriculum navigation, and exam prep, especially around vertical integration. Reach out at hello@guayabaeducation.com to talk through what your department or course needs.
Featured Educational Materials
AP MUSIC Course Project Kit — AP Spanish Language & Culture (2026 Redesign)
The 2026–27 Course Project theme is music. This kit takes it from announcement to a completed curriculum. You will have every source, every organizer built, every day mapped. Nothing left to assemble.
Inside is a full 15-day sequence built on the College Board's four phases — Explore, Investigate, Create, Reflect. Students construct a cultural argument about how music expresses resistance and identity across the Spanish-speaking world. The Google Drive comes with full day-by-day lesson plans: objectives, timed sequences, teacher notes, and differentiation for every class, in both 60- and 80-minute editions.
The centerpiece is a curated set of authentic sources (articles, videos and an original infographic on a decade of Latin music), each paired with its own comparison or analysis organizer, so students practice FRQ-style source work from day two. Daily thematic-vocabulary DO NOWs open every Phase 1 class without you lifting a finger.
From there, the activities in this Google Drive carries students through analyzing the reliability of sources, goal setting, and a research plan. Folders for FRQ 1 (formal presentation) come with planning guides, word banks, and a personalized reference. Folders for FRQ 2 (Q&A) come with anticipation questions, oral practice protocols, and feedback forms. Bilingual rubrics (ES/EN), student self-assessments, and teacher grade-tracking Sheets close the loop. Extension activities are included for groups that need more depth.
All files are editable Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Project them, print them, or assign them as-is. The included navigation guide shows the folder map and the day-by-day plan, so you know exactly what to open each morning.
Buy now and you'll receive a free update as an additional project with the official theme and factors as soon as College Board publishes them in January.
Watch our quick video walkthrough of our AP MUSIC Project files: https://youtu.be/wacsS6CpzG4
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Get your own Google Site for AP Spanish Language course with all the new 2026-2027 changes. I have curated hundreds of authentic articles and videos and organized them by the new themes and by countries. Get a copy of this Google Site with a few clicks. It is very easy to customize! No coding needed, just dragging things around. Watch the video for a preview!
Your own ready-to-use website of authentic Spanish-language sources, organized by country and by all six AP themes .
Watch our quick video walkthrough of our AP Spanish Language and Culture website: https://youtu.be/bsCGsU6OPa0
This product delivers your own fully editable copy of a Google Site: a curated library of authentic sources from across the Spanish-speaking world. Browse by country and by AP theme to find materials you can drop straight into lessons or use as the springboard for brand-new projects.
What's inside:
Authentic sources organized country by country across the Spanish-speaking world
Coverage spanning all six AP Spanish Language and Culture themes
A deep, varied pool of sources to seed new AP Course Projects
Your own editable copy — customize it, add to it, and publish it for your students
Why now: As the AP Spanish course evolves and the Course Project raises the demand for fresh, authentic sources, a ready-built library means you're prepared instead of scrambling. Get ahead of the changes with a resource you'll adapt year after year.
Delivery: After purchase, a simple Start Here guide walks you through it — enter your email and receive your own private copy with full editor access, ready immediately.
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