Halloween Activities for Spanish Class

One of my favorite ways to have fun in Spanish class is to tie in something seasonally fun AND still get Spanish in! I thought it would be fun to share some ideas this October that you could use to have some spooky fun with these Halloween Activities for Spanish Class.

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October is one of those months when students walk into class with energy that is a little extra. So why not use that to your advantage? These Halloween activities for Spanish class are a great way to keep things feeling festive while still packing in solid language input.

One fun option is to turn your classroom into a mini “pasarela de disfraces” or costume runway. Have students describe made-up characters and their Halloween costumes using clothing, color, and personality vocabulary. They can present them, write about them, or draw and label them for a display. Even your quietest students tend to come alive when zombies and superheroes are involved.

You can also try a “mystery bag” activity where you fill small bags with spooky props or Halloween-themed items. Students describe what they feel or guess what is inside using their Spanish vocabulary. It’s simple, low prep, and works for speaking or writing practice.

Halloween Activities for Spanish Class

Clothing and Colors Vocabulary

Are you teaching clothing and color vocabulary right now? PERFECT! Halloween is a great time to incorporate that vocab into your classroom! Here’s a few fun ideas for you:

¿Qué lleva el esqueleto? Students show comprehension by drawing what they understand in the target language! There’s a few options with this one – you can have students listen to the included files, you can use the script to read it out loud to your students, or you can print the reading version instead for students to read and illustrate the sentences.

Give your students a chance to be creative with this design a skeleton and describe them drawing and writing activity. Students decorate their skeleton, adding hair, eye color, and clothing. Then, students write a description of their skeleton that includes physical descriptions, personality traits, and describing the clothing they have drawn! You can let your students use their imaginations, or you could give them a list of specifics you want them to include.

You know I LOVE gallery walks to give students tons of input, and there’s tons of ways you can use them in your classroom. There are 10 short readings about how these students are going to celebrate Halloween and what they are wearing for their costumes written in comprehensible language. There’s also a guess who game for your students to play for speaking practice!

Picture talks are another one of my favorites (hear more about them here!) This set has pets in costume (PERFECT, right?) and I love using it this time of year because the kids love seeing the animals and they’re into talking about what they’re wearing!

Movie Talks for Halloween

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!

Short Stories

This resource is one of my favorite Halloween activities for Spanish class and includes a short reading about a girl who wants to celebrate but has to babysit. It’s written in comprehensible language, and the reading includes vocabulary supports at the bottom of the page to help your students be successful.

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You can also have some creative writing fun by having your students do the writing with this Roll A Story Writing Activity!

This is a super easy way to have fun with your classes while encouraging their creativity and writing skills. See the full lesson plan and handouts here!

Extend the Fun With a Cultural Twist

Adding cultural context takes these Halloween activities for Spanish class to another level. Take a little time to talk about the differences between Halloween and Día de los Muertos. Even a short compare and contrast writing task can open up discussion and reinforce vocabulary.

Want to take it a step further? Have students create a mini-book or comic strip in Spanish about a Halloween adventure. They can use past tense if they are ready for it, or stick to present tense for novices. Give them prompts like “Un monstruo en la escuela” or “La noche que todo se volvió raro” and let them take off. These activities feel creative and fun, but they are still helping your students build those language skills right up to the Halloween break.

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

Looking for More?

I hope those Halloween Activities for Spanish Class were helpful for you! If you’re still on the hunt for some ideas, you might also like my post on Skeleton Activities for Spanish Class!

If you want a fun teacher tee to wear during the month of October, check out this round up here!