Proficiency Through Play
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Welcome! I'm Chantal Windham, a dedicated Spanish educator with over 22 years of experience teaching students from elementary through high school.
My teaching journey began with traditional, textbook-driven methods, but everything changed when I joined a small K–8 school that gave me the freedom to explore a more dynamic approach. That freedom led me to Comprehensible Input (CI) and Acquisition-Driven Instruction (ADI), and I’ve never looked back.
Since then, I’ve developed and implemented a fully CI-based Spanish curriculum for Kindergarten through 8th grade. The resources in this store are thoughtfully designed to make language learning natural, engaging, and joyful. You’ll find comprehension-based activities that promote meaningful communication, encourage student participation, and provide repeated exposure to high-frequency vocabulary, helping students retain new words and confidently use Spanish in real-world contexts.
Whether you're new to CI or a seasoned pro, you’ll find something here to bring energy and effectiveness to your classroom. You will be prompted to make a copy of all materials, and therefore, you will have the option to edit all materials. You can even change the language if you don't teach Spanish. ¡Bienvenidos!
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¿Dónde Está Bigotes? La Casa, La Ciudad, and Preposiciones de Lugar Bundle
¿Dónde está Bigotes? Partes de la Casa/ A Spanish Rooms in a House Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Bigotes?/La Casa, La Ciudad, and Preposiciones de Lugar Bundle is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary for rooms in a house, places in a city, and prepositions of place naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Bigotes the cat. Wit
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? A Spanish Vocabulary Game (Postres, Vegetales and Frutas)
¿Dónde está Cosmo? Las Frutas/ A Spanish Vocabulary Game (Postres, Vegetales and Frutas)Say goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary naturally. In this bundle of three interactive activities, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several fruits, desserts, or vegetables. With each guess, they’ll hear and
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? A Spanish Vocabulary Game (Animales, Ropa y Útiles Escolares)
¿Dónde está Cosmo? Bundle/ A Spanish Vocabulary Game (Animales de Granja, Ropa y Útiles Escolares)Say goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary naturally. In this bundle of three interactive activities, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several school supplies, farm animals, or clothing items. With ea
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Útiles Escolares / A Spanish School Supplies Vocabulary Game
¿Dónde está Cosmo? Los Útiles Escolares/ A Spanish School Supply Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? Los Útiles Escolares is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish school supply vocabulary naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several school supplies. With each guess, they’ll hear and use sc
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? El Desayuno/ A Spanish Breakfast Foods Vocabulary Game
¿Dónde está Cosmo? El Desayuno/ A Spanish Breakfast Foods Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play!¿Dónde está Cosmo? El Desayuno is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students naturally acquire Spanish vocabulary for breakfast foods.In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several breakfast food items. With each guess, they’ll hear and use breakfast vo
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
Artista del Mes: Diego Torres y Argentina
Artista del Mes activities introduce students to Hispanic artists while exploring cultural and geographical facts about their countries of origin through engaging, comprehensible, acquisition-focused strategies.Designed to spark curiosity and increase student participation, these activities offer an interactive alternative to traditional cultural presentations. Through clues, predictions, and meaningful input, students remain actively engaged as they learn about both the artist and the culture t
3rd - 12th
Spanish
El JUEGO DE TRIVIA: Las Tradiciones Navideñas por el mundo
The Lucky Trivia Game (inspired by an activity shared on Anne Marie Chase's blog) is a highly engaging way to turn cultural presentations into interactive learning experiences.Students work in teams to answer trivia questions about topics such as cultural celebrations, geography, famous people, traditions, or country facts. The twist is that students are not expected to know all—or even most—of the answers. Because the game relies heavily on guessing, it creates a level playing field and allows
5th - 12th
Spanish
Artista del Mes: Milena Warthon y Perú
Artista del Mes activities introduce students to Hispanic artists while exploring cultural and geographical facts about their countries of origin through engaging, comprehensible, acquisition-focused strategies.Designed to spark curiosity and increase student participation, these activities offer an interactive alternative to traditional cultural presentations. Through clues, predictions, and meaningful input, students remain actively engaged as they learn about both the artist and the culture t
3rd - 12th
Spanish
Artista del Mes: Renata Flores y Perú
Artista del Mes activities introduce students to Hispanic artists while exploring cultural and geographical facts about their countries of origin through engaging, comprehensible, acquisition-focused strategies.Designed to spark curiosity and increase student participation, these activities offer an interactive alternative to traditional cultural presentations. Through clues, predictions, and meaningful input, students remain actively engaged as they learn about both the artist and the culture t
3rd - 12th
Spanish
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Halloween / A Spanish Halloween Vocabulary Game
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Halloween / A Spanish Halloween Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? Halloween is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish Halloween vocabulary naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several Halloween symbols. With each guess, they’ll hear and use Halloween vocabulary repeated
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? La Ropa / A Spanish Clothing Vocabulary Game
¿Dónde está Cosmo? La Ropa/ A Spanish Clothing Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? La Ropa is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish clothing vocabulary naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several clothing items. With each guess, they’ll hear and use clothing vocabulary repeatedly in conte
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Bigotes? Partes de la Casa
¿Dónde está Bigotes? Partes de la Casa/ A Spanish Rooms in a House Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Bigotes? Partes de la Casa is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary for rooms in a house naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Bigotes the cat, who is hiding in one of the rooms in six different house templates. With each guess,
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Navidad / A Spanish Christmas Vocabulary Game
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Navidad / A Spanish Christmas Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? Navidad is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish Christmas vocabulary naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several Christmas symbols. With each guess, they’ll hear and use Christmas vocabulary repeatedly i
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Los Animales de Granja / A Spanish Farm Animals Game
¿Dónde está Cosmo? Animales de Granja / A Spanish Farm Animals GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? Animales de Granja is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish farm animals vocabulary naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several farm animals. With each guess, they’ll hear and use farm animal vocabula
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Bigotes? En La Ciudad
¿Dónde está Bigotes? En La Ciudad/ A Spanish City Locations Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Bigotes? En La Ciudad is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary for places in a city naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Bigotes the cat, who is hiding in one of the places found in a city in three different templates. With each guess
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Qué Tiempo Hace? Weather and Clothing Vocabulary Around The World
🌎 Teach Spanish through play—not memorization!¿Qué Tiempo Hace? is a Spanish weather and clothing vocabulary game that engages students in meaningful, interactive learning while also connecting to world geography. Designed with comprehensible input and student engagement in mind, this low-prep resource makes practicing weather expressions and clothing vocabulary both fun and effective. 🎲 How It Works: Students are given a mystery city to locate. They guess the continent and then the c
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Los Colores / A Spanish Color Vocabulary Game
¿Dónde está Cosmo? Los Colores/ A Spanish Color Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? Los Colores is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish color vocabulary naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several colored stars. With each guess, they’ll hear and use color vocabulary repeatedly in context
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Bigotes? Partes de la Casa Halloween Edition
¿Dónde está Bigotes? Partes de la Casa Halloween Edition/ A Spanish Rooms in a House Vocabulary Game with a spooky twist! Say goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Bigotes? Partes de la Casa Halloween Edition is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary for rooms in a house naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Bigotes the cat, who is hiding in one of th
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Bigotes? Preposiciones de Lugar
¿Dónde está Bigotes? Preposiciones de Lugar/ A Spanish Prepositions of Place Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Bigotes? Preposiciones de Lugar is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary for prepositions of place naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Bigotes the cat, who is hiding in, behind, under, in front of, or next to the obj
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
¿Dónde Está Cosmo? Los Postres / A Spanish Dessert Vocabulary Game
¿Dónde está Cosmo? Los postres/ A Spanish Dessert Vocabulary GameSay goodbye to memorized vocabulary lists and hello to language acquisition through play! ¿Dónde está Cosmo? Los Postres is a low-prep, high-engagement guessing game designed to help students acquire Spanish dessert vocabulary naturally. In this interactive activity, students will try to find Cosmo the dog, who is hiding behind one of several desserts. With each guess, they’ll hear and use dessert vocabulary repeatedly in contex
PreK - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary
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About the store
Experience
Welcome! I'm Chantal Windham, a dedicated Spanish educator with over 22 years of experience teaching students from elementary through high school.
My teaching journey began with traditional, textbook-driven methods, but everything changed when I joined a small K–8 school that gave me the freedom to explore a more dynamic approach. That freedom led me to Comprehensible Input (CI) and Acquisition-Driven Instruction (ADI), and I’ve never looked back.
Since then, I’ve developed and implemented a fully CI-based Spanish curriculum for Kindergarten through 8th grade. The resources in this store are thoughtfully designed to make language learning natural, engaging, and joyful. You’ll find comprehension-based activities that promote meaningful communication, encourage student participation, and provide repeated exposure to high-frequency vocabulary, helping students retain new words and confidently use Spanish in real-world contexts.
Whether you're new to CI or a seasoned pro, you’ll find something here to bring energy and effectiveness to your classroom. You will be prompted to make a copy of all materials, and therefore, you will have the option to edit all materials. You can even change the language if you don't teach Spanish. ¡Bienvenidos!
Teaching style
Comprehensible Input & Acquisition Driven Instructional methods
My own education history
2002- Bachelor's Degree- Spanish and Education- University of Florida
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