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It’s challenging but fun and students of all ages and levels love it. In this case, you’d want to have a picture and then a corresponding word related to Halloween. Or, for more advanced levels, the word and the related definition.
If you have more than one student during this game, turn it into a competition to see who comes up with the most correct answers. There are varying prices for our English teachers, and the average price for a 60-minute lesson comes out to about $49. This game will test your students’ memories as well as their knowledge of Halloween vocabulary. Put together a tray with several Halloween themed items. (You might include a rubber bat, spider ring, candy corn, jack-o-lantern, mask, etc.).
#29: History of Halloween
Groups of students work through a list of Halloween-related vocabulary and idioms before pulling cards from a deck of Halloween related Conversation Questions. Pairs of students are each given half of a complete Halloween crossword and must describe to their partners the missing words which they need. There’s a picture key provided to help with presenting the language. When s/he performs the "trick" say "treat" and give him/her either a Halloween sticker or a candy. Put Halloween candies in a jar and get the students to guess how many there are and share them out afterwards.
Once students feel comfortable with the vocabulary around Halloween, ask them to write their own haunted, scary, funny or entertaining story using the vocabulary words. Explain that they are to write their own original story. Show the class a collection of Halloween-related objects or pictures. Have the class discuss the objects and pictures and their knowledge about Halloween. Also, have them identify any questions they have about the holiday.
#7: Halloween Charades
Try out this fun party activity with Halloween vocabulary . Students have to draw some themed words or phrases and their teammates have to guess what they are. If your students know a decent amount of Halloween vocabulary, particularly related to costume ideas, then you’ll want to consider playing this memory circle game. In a smaller class of fewer than 10 students, play it all together. Or, in a bigger class, you can divide students up into smaller groups.
Provide or have students bring in towels for drying off. Three of the most frequently used props for Halloween are apples, pumpkins and cornstalks. Introduce these props to the students by sharing their symbolization. First play the song and show everyone the finger actions - have them all try and follow along with you as you do the actions. Repeat the game again with another student acting out the word on a different index card.
Monster Role Play
Of course, it’s also an ideal way to review some keywords for any lesson. Halloween ESL lessons for adults and teens can be a bit more mature in content. So, prepare a short horror story that students can take turns reading out loud.
If you don’t have Halloween flashcards that’ll work, it’s easy to make your own or print them off from the Internet. The first person starts the game off with, “On Halloween, I might see a .” The next person repeats what the first person said, but adds their own costume idea to the list. Have students listen the first time, then compare answers with a partner and the entire class. However, the even better way is to elicit Christmas words from your students and write them on the whiteboard. Give students a blank Bingo grid, and they can choose which words to include and where to put them. Have enough variety of words so that you have only 1 winner for each round.
Or you could have them trace their fingers to draw bats. See the worksheet for the procedure and great display suggestions. A brief history – No matter what your students’ level is it’s recommended that you give them a little bit of background on this tradition that some may not understand. This Wikipedia entry offers useful information on the history and tradition of the Jack o’Lantern that you can adapt and adjust to your students’ level. Give your students some spooky fun with these great activities. I love this website, the activities are really helpful and fun.
Have students carve their own pumpkin to take home. A nice way to review new Halloween vocabulary is to play this fun spelling game. The way it works is that everyone has to stand up. Then, you say a word and students have to spell out the word, letter by letter. If someone misses the letter, they are “out” and have to sit down.
Similar to charades, Pictionary requires that students draw the words instead of acting them out. Again, the results are usually really funny and students really enjoy playing this game. If you want to have some serious fun, consider playing charades using Halloween vocabulary! The difficulty of the words of course depends on the level and age of the students. If you want to challenge adult or teen learners even more, leave the ending to the ghost story open.
Here are seven ideas that you can adapt and make your own depending on the level, age, and needs of your English monsters. If you’re after another great resource that introduces diverse and exciting content to your students, be sure to check out FluentU. Where we share more about creative, non-boring ways to teach English. There are plenty more ready to cut out Conversation Cards on the Conversation Questions page. There are plenty more half crosswords to download and print on the collaborative crosswords page.
Let the rest of your fingers grip the container naturally. Arrange the cotton around your finger to hide the hole. Cover the container and ask one of your unsuspecting students to remove the lid. Making masks is always fun and is also a good review for parts of the face, colors and names of characters (Dracula, monster, witch, etc.).
And because I’m all about learning English, even on party days in class, I don’t do the regular Bingo where you just say the word. Instead, I describe the word and students have to choose the correct one. What’s your top ESL game or activity that you like to do in a Halloween-themed lesson? Is it one of the options from this list or do you have an idea for another one? If you are interested in other holiday ESL lessons, check out Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Thanksgiving. Leave a comment below and let us know what you think.
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