Halloween Themed Shorts for Movie Talks

Movie Talks are one of my absolute favorite activities to give my students comprehensible input! A Movie Talk is definitely fun and engaging, but the students get a TON of practice! These Halloween Themed Shorts for Movie Talks are great to include in October for a little Halloween themed fun!

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What is a Movie Talk?

Movie Talk is a language learning technique developed by Dr. Ashley Hastings. Basically, you play a short, muted video clip while you describe it in comprehensible language for your students.

One of the best parts about a Movie Talk is that you can talk about pretty much anything in the clip. This makes it easy to fit a lot of objectives! If you’re not familiar with a Movie Talk, check out my post here for more info on how to get started!

Grab a Halloween freebie!

Before we get into the shorts, I also wanted to share this free short story for you. It’s a fun, Halloween story – but it’s not scary, so you can use it with any of your levels!

Sign up using the form below to grab this freebie to use in your classroom as a lesson, sub plan, or just to add to your FVR library!

Halloween and Spooky Themed Shorts for Movie Talks

As with anything, make sure you preview the video! You know your school situation and your students best. What is appropriate for one setting and one age group might not work so well for another. Hopefully at least one of Halloween Themed Shorts for Movie Talks will work for your setting!

Scaredy Cat – Simon’s Cat

The Easy Life

Alma

Check out this resource to go with this video shared by TeachVid HERE!

El Monstruo en el Armario

Closet Space

The Graveyard Shift

El Monstruo

Vampire’s Crown

Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaner vs The Exorcist Commercial

La Leyenda del Espantapajaros

A Creepy Pasta Short Film – White With Red (2013)

More Halloween Activities

This short reading is a great way to celebrate Halloween in Spanish with your students!

This resource includes a short reading about a girl who wants to celebrate, but has to babysit written in comprehensible language. The reading includes vocabulary supports at the bottom of the page to help your students be successful.

The reading includes:

• multiple repetitions of quiere, le gusta, & tiene (other high frequency verbs as well, but those are the most used!) ❁ cognates
• Halloween vocabulary
• Recording for students to listen as they read
• Vocabulary support in the form of footnotes
• The reading is mainly written in PRESENT TENSE with footnotes supporting some PRETERITE usage.

Click here to grab it!

Add an Extra Layer with Pre-Watching Activities

Want to get even more out of your Halloween Themed Shorts for Movie Talks? Add a quick pre-watching activity to get students thinking in Spanish before the video even starts. You can show a still image from the short and ask students to predict what’s going to happen. Let them write a few sentences or turn and talk with a partner using phrases they know

Questions like ¿Quién es? ¿Dónde está? ¿Qué va a pasar? work well with novices and can be easily adjusted for different levels. This quick preview gets their minds in Spanish mode and builds curiosity before you hit play. You’ll be surprised at how much more engaged they are once the story begins.

Mix It Up with Some Post-Viewing Fun

After the Movie Talk, give your students a creative follow-up that keeps the Spanish flowing. Try a comic strip retelling where students draw and write a short version of the video. Or have them write an alternate ending using vocabulary from the talk. This not only strengthens comprehension but also gives them ownership of the story

For something low-prep but super effective, ask students to describe their favorite character or moment from the video using as many Spanish words as they can. You can even turn it into a quick class gallery walk where they post their responses and read each other’s work

These types of post-viewing tasks give your students a chance to show off what they understood while reinforcing high-frequency structures and vocabulary. Plus, they make great hallway displays if you want to show off all that spooky Spanish creativity

If you’re already loving Halloween Themed Shorts for Movie Talks, adding these simple touches will keep the excitement going and deepen student learning without a ton of extra prep

Let me know if you want help writing a custom outro or updating the intro to reflect these new ideas!

More October Activities for Spanish Class

• Activities for Day of the Dead
• Stations for Día de los Muertos
• Halloween Roll a Story Creative Writing Activity

Spanish Teacher Tees

If you’re looking for a fun tee to wear during your lessons, check these out!

1. Zombilingües
2. Dibuuuuuuujos
3. Pies, para que los quiero si tengo mi escoba para volar

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