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Anne Karakash

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10+ years of middle and high school Spanish including Spanish I, II, III, IV, V, and AP Spanish Language National Board Certification Master's degree in Spanish Education Travel and work abroad in Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, and Japan.
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Preview of Spanish Past Perfect - Pluscuamperfecto - Just Worksheets

Spanish Past Perfect - Pluscuamperfecto - Just Worksheets

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Anne Karakash
Sometimes you just need some practice worksheets. This 8-page packet contains one page of notes and seven pages of practice activities on the Spanish Past Perfect Tense - el pluscuamperfecto. It reviews the verb HABER, past participles, irregular past participles, and past participles with accent marks. Instructions and examples are in Spanish. This is ideal for Spanish III or Spanish IV (Level B2). The practice activities are scaled. They begin very easy and they ramp up to more difficult
Preview of Dia de Accion de Gracias - Spanish Lesson about Thanksgiving

Dia de Accion de Gracias - Spanish Lesson about Thanksgiving

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Anne Karakash
Students of Spanish II or Spanish I will study about Thanksgiving traditions, foods, and history. Students will also compare/contrast the traditions in the USA to those in Puerto Rico. (Spanish I students will probably need some teacher scaffolding to be successful with this lesson. The vocabulary will be comprehensible, but there are a few incidents of preterite tense in the reading.) The lesson contains pre-reading activities, vocabulary practice, an original article in easy Spanish, compre
Preview of Día de la Tierra - Earth Day in Spanish

Día de la Tierra - Earth Day in Spanish

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Anne Karakash
Get them talking in Spanish about Earth Day! This lesson includes vocabulary, culturally authentic pictures to inspire conversation, a sample dialog to practice, a critical thinking activity, a speaking activity, and a prompt for a creative activity. They do everything in pairs so that they can put their heads together, share their thoughts, collaborate, and speak the language. There is enough scaffolding provided so that even beginning students can engage in basic conversation. The activiti
Preview of Piraña - Spanish Past Participle Card Game

Piraña - Spanish Past Participle Card Game

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Anne Karakash
Students play this game to review and practice past participles in Spanish. It is a fun activity to get them actively involved and engaged in class - especially when you don't want to do another worksheet! This is a great activity to do while students are learning present perfect or pluperfect tenses in Spanish. Fifty game cards focus on common Spanish verbs that students should know - with a special emphasis on verbs that have irregular past participles. Game play is kept interesting because
Preview of Spanish Present Perfect - Preterito Perfecto - Just Worksheets

Spanish Present Perfect - Preterito Perfecto - Just Worksheets

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Anne Karakash
UPDATED MAY 2020 Sometimes you just need some practice worksheets. This 11-page packet contains one page of notes and ten pages of practice activities on the Spanish Present Perfect Tense - el pretérito perfecto. It reviews the verb HABER, past participles, irregular past participles, and past participles with accent marks. Instructions and examples are in Spanish. This is ideal for Spanish III. The practice activities are scaled. They begin very easy and they ramp up to more difficult tasks, be
Preview of Spanish Colors - With 50 Culturally Relevant Photos

Spanish Colors - With 50 Culturally Relevant Photos

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Anne Karakash
Every Spanish teacher needs this Power Point in their toolbox! We now know as world language teachers that culture is supposed to be integrated into everything we do, but it can be time-consuming to create lessons this way. But this visually appealing presentation allows you to teach the colors vocabulary and take your students on a photographic tour of the Spanish-speaking world at the same time. Fifty gorgeous culturally-relevant photographs were chosen so that teachers can highlight the va
Preview of Escapen los Zombis - Irregular Preterite Board Game

Escapen los Zombis - Irregular Preterite Board Game

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Anne Karakash
Review irregular preterite the fun way - by escaping zombies! In this exciting game, students answer questions to advance and stay ahead of the zombies each round. If they know the material and have a little luck, they make it home safely and win the game. But if the zombie catches up with them . . . the rules change. The game can be played in small groups or with the whole class, and no one gets left out. My students love this it and they hardly seem to care that they have to answer gramma
Preview of Verano - Summer Multimedia Review Packet Spanish 1 to 2

Verano - Summer Multimedia Review Packet Spanish 1 to 2

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Anne Karakash
Don't let your students forget their Spanish over the summer! With this interactive multimedia packet, students will stay engaged with Spanish throughout the summer as they review key concepts from Spanish 1 such as: gustar, present tense, adjective agreement, expressing personal preferences and favorites, clothing, food, colors and other vocabulary. This 20 page packet includes links to vocabulary games online that will get them excited about practicing during the summer. There is also a clo
Preview of ¿Qué Tiempo Hace? Spanish Weather and Much More!

¿Qué Tiempo Hace? Spanish Weather and Much More!

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Anne Karakash
Spanish weather and so much more! This 12-page mini unit is a colorful introduction to weather expressions that includes practice with geography, map skills, charts, math, and science. In addition to all the usual vocabulary, reading, and writing, students will also learn about metric measures of temperature and precipitation, make conversions, and make comparisons between the northern and southern hemispheres. I have included a very wide variety of activities to keep students interested, m
Preview of Noche de Rabanos - Cultural Lesson in Spanish

Noche de Rabanos - Cultural Lesson in Spanish

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Anne Karakash
Bring the colorful celebration of Noche de Rábanos to your classroom. Students learn culture in Spanish with comprehensible language, beautiful pictures, and fun activities. No prep is required - everything is ready to go. PowerPoint – Noche de Rábanos There are two copies of the PowerPoint – one in Spanish and one in English. The PowerPoint explains the events and the history of Noche de Rábanos in comprehensible language (though some teacher scaffolding will be required for beginners). Mor
Preview of Subjunctive Multimedia Pack

Subjunctive Multimedia Pack

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Anne Karakash
The best introduction to the subjunctive is here! This is fun, lighthearted and completely non-threatening. Students will laugh, solve puzzles, sing rock songs, talk about celebrities, play games, and build skills the whole while! I am so proud of this product, amigos! I think you will find everything you need to keep your students attentive and interested while you teach the subjunctive to them. Here is what I included: •A colorful (and silly) animated Power Point that introduces the fo
Preview of 52 Backgrounds for Spanish Teachers

52 Backgrounds for Spanish Teachers

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Anne Karakash
Add some zing to your material with this collection of 52 colorful backgrounds specifically made with Spanish teachers in mind. They are for use with Power Point (or Keynote) presentations and they will brighten your classroom and help capture the attention of your students. Some of the themes I used are: Flags, Textiles, Fiestas, Talavera Tiles, Dancers, and Maps. You will not find cacti, sombreros, chili peppers, and margaritas because, unless the teacher takes time to explain, these thin
Preview of Thanksgiving Fun Pack in Spanish - Elementary

Thanksgiving Fun Pack in Spanish - Elementary

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Anne Karakash
Thanksgiving fun - entirely in Spanish! These activities are made for kids to have fun with the language, while learning to talk about the Thanksgiving holiday. The following activities are included: -- Thanksgiving word search puzzle -- Cornucopia coloring page with instructions in Spanish -- Thanksgiving foods vocabulary sheet with color pictures -- Thanksgiving foods crossword puzzle -- Draw your favorite foods and label them in Spanish -- Hidden message maze
Preview of Estar: En Ecuador - Grammar in the Context of Culture

Estar: En Ecuador - Grammar in the Context of Culture

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Anne Karakash
Everything we do in the Spanish classroom should be infused with culture, but that can be hard to do when we teach grammar. This Power Point allows you to teach the verb ESTAR in the context of the country of Ecuador. With 70 colorful photos, your students' interest will be held by the contrasts of the land - the city, the countryside, the people, the food, and the natural beauty. And they will learn how and when to use the verb ESTAR while they are enjoying the virtual trip to Ecuador. Anim
Preview of Conjugation Coloring Winter - Present, Preterite, Subjunctive

Conjugation Coloring Winter - Present, Preterite, Subjunctive

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Anne Karakash
A fun activity like a color by numbers - but with Spanish verbs instead. Students look at over 50 Spanish verbs to determine what form they are in, then they use that to color the picture. There is a guide at the bottom of the sheet that tells them what colors to use and, when they finish, they have been engaged with the grammar and verb endings for 15-25 minutes and they have a lovely winter-themed picture. You get the same activity in three different tenses: present, preterite, and present
Preview of Navidad - Christmas Fun: Puzzles and Activities in Spanish

Navidad - Christmas Fun: Puzzles and Activities in Spanish

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Anne Karakash
Students will have fun working with Spanish Christmas vocabulary using these puzzles and activities. There are ten pages of entertaining activities including - a word search, a crossword, scrambled words, a cryptogram, drawing and coloring activities, and more. Instructions are in English so students can work by themselves without the need for teacher support. Personally I conceived of it as an extra credit packet, a substitute activity, or something to give fast finishers - especially on exam
Preview of Colorful Mexico - A Power Point of the Beautiful Colors of the Culture

Colorful Mexico - A Power Point of the Beautiful Colors of the Culture

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Anne Karakash
This is a free Power Point Presentation highlighting the beautiful and bold colors of Mexico. Each slide is a burst of cultural color that will leave your students smiling and wanting more. The presentation is appropriate for all levels and grades K-12. The titles at the top of each slide are in Spanish. spanish, mexico, culture, power point, powerpoint, social studies, foreign language, elementary, middle school, high school, cultural, heritage, diversity, multicultural, bilingual, colors,
Preview of Spanish New Year - Doce Uvas A Medianoche

Spanish New Year - Doce Uvas A Medianoche

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Anne Karakash
Everything here you need to start the new year off with a bang: culture, reading, structure, and it will be relevant to what is going on outside the classroom! This is a complete lesson about the new year in Spanish with vocabulary, pre-reading, a simplified reading (for Level II or for Level I with teacher assistance), and comprehension questions. The second part is optional and it features the future tense so that students can write new year's resolutions and make predictions about what the
Preview of Navidad - A Photographic Tour

Navidad - A Photographic Tour

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Anne Karakash
Students need a global perspective in today's world, and that means gaining an understanding and appreciation for other cultures. This Power Point presentation of 130 beautiful slides introduces some of the better known holidays and traditions of the Spanish-speaking world during Christmas season. Topics include: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Las Posadas, Nochebuena, Navidad, Día de los Inocentes, New Year, Three Kings Day, Candelaria, holiday foods, and various holiday customs. Photos are culturall
Preview of The Preterite Tense: Car, Gar, and Zar Verbs (Spanish)

The Preterite Tense: Car, Gar, and Zar Verbs (Spanish)

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Anne Karakash
A description of how to correctly use -car, -gar, and -zar verbs in the preterite tense in Spanish. Lesson includes notes (in English), examples, a page of cloze notes, practice activities, practice in a cultural context, a practice quiz, a quiz, and answer keys to everything. I also include a teachers' guide with information on how you might want to use the lesson, an explanation of how to use cloze notes, and information on the standards that the lesson meets. Explanations, directions and n
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Experience

10+ years of middle and high school Spanish including Spanish I, II, III, IV, V, and AP Spanish Language National Board Certification Master's degree in Spanish Education Travel and work abroad in Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, and Japan.

Teaching style

I love the Spanish language and I love teaching it but I am a bit old-fashioned when it comes to grammar practice. I don't like the feeling I get when my students are struggling to understand what I'm teaching them or when they are not getting the inductive (often very subtle) grammar instruction provided in today's trendy textbooks. So I create direct grammar activities that explain exactly what is going on for my left-brain learners, special needs learners, and those that just want a little extra practice. Then I tie it all together at the end in a cultural context. When all that is done we can get on with speaking the beautiful Spanish language.

Awards & shining teacher moments

National Board Certification Recipient of Fulbright teacher exchange scholarship to Mendoza, Argentina Foreign language department chair at three different schools

My own education history

BA - Spanish Education from NCSU 1989 MA - Spanish Education from NCSU 2012 Mentor training 2006 AP training 2006

Additional biographical information

I love my students and I love what I do. Good materials are hard to find sometimes, so I started to make my own. Then I can use them from year to year, modifying them when necessary. These are the materials I choose to share here. I hope you will find that they meet your classroom needs. Visit my blog: http://confesionesyrealidades.blogspot.com/