8th Grade Halloween Centers

Halloween Cinquain: Halloween Theme Poetry & Creative Writing

By E•Fish•ient Teaching

This is a fun, creative writing assignment you could give to your students during the month of October. Students will get to choose their own Halloween topic and then follow the instructions to write their own Cinquain.

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Halloween Persuasive Writing Activity for Grades 6-8 Ethos, Pathos, Logos

By TooBookedUp

Brew up some spook-tacular writing skills with this engaging Witch's Brew Persuasive Writing Activity! Perfect for grades 6-8, this resource is designed to help students master the persuasive writing techniques of ethos, pathos, and logos—all while crafting their own witch’s brew! With creative potion designs, spooky ingredients, and persuasive advertisements, students will have a wickedly good time.

Whether you're introducing persuasive techniques for the first time or reviewing them, this activity is sure to enchant your class. Students will design their own magical potion, complete with eerie ingredients, a custom potion bottle, and a persuasive ad convincing others to buy their brew using ethos, pathos, and logos.

What's Included:

  • Witch’s Brew Worksheet: A template for potion ingredients, potion bottle drawing, and persuasive ad writing using ethos, pathos, and logos.
  • Persuasive Writing Techniques Slides: Clear, engaging slides introducing the three modes of persuasion.
  • Guided Notes: Fill-in-the-blank notes to reinforce understanding of persuasive techniques.

Wickedly Good Benefits:

✔️ Creative & Fun: Combines creative potion-making with persuasive writing techniques.
✔️ No Prep: Ready-to-use worksheets, slides, and notes—just print and go!
✔️ Critical Thinking: Encourages students to think deeply about how to persuade their audience.
✔️ Versatile Use: Great for Halloween season or any time you want to add some magical flair to your writing lessons.
✔️ Engaging for Middle School: Keeps students motivated with fun, spooky elements while mastering important ELA skills.

Suggested Uses:

  • Halloween Writing Activity: Perfect for adding spooky fun to your classroom.
  • Persuasive Writing Unit: Use as an introduction or review of persuasive techniques (ethos, pathos, logos).
  • Centers or Stations: Great for independent or group work in a literacy center.
  • Extension Activity: Challenge students to create more complex ads for their potions.

Broom up some excitement in your classroom and let your students' creativity soar with this Witch’s Brew Persuasive Writing Activity—it’s sure to cast a spell on their writing skills!

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Sudoku Math Activity Level 1 - Halloween

By Z is for Zebra

Sudoku Math Activity - Numbers. 12 different Sudoku puzzles for your students decorated with a Halloween theme! Each puzzle comes in two sets. The first set is just the puzzle. The second set is the puzzle and then squares that the student can either cut out or mark off that they have used it. Using the "check squares" can help out those students who may be having trouble with the puzzles. This set of puzzles is a "Level 1" difficulty, being created with 4x4 puzzle areas. Solutions are included for all puzzles and I have included a blank puzzle if your students want to try and create their own. Keywords: Sudoku, Halloween printables, Halloween math, Halloween math board games, Halloween math puzzles, Halloween math worksheets, Halloween homework, fun Halloween activities, October, fall, party games, logic puzzle, z is for zebra, zisforzebra

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Halloween Scavenger Hunt x3 (Different Age Levels) + Halloween Gift Tags!

By Creative Discoveries Online Academy Printables

Have fun exploring your house or community with these 3 Halloween Scavenger Hunts for all different ages. You even get a set of colorful Halloween gift tags to use at your party.

Here is what is included:

1. Scavenger hunt with pictures to find and cross off or dab

2. Scavenger hunt with reading clues to pick out of a hat and go find

3. Scavenger hunt in list format that should be found and crossed off

This could be used for little ones all the way up to adults.

Just print your templates, grab a pencil, crayon, marker or dabber and you are set to go to have some easy, but challenging, creative Halloween action! You can print this in black and white or in color.

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Write a Halloween Story with Word Bank/Coloring Images (Gr. 3 and up)

By Beth Hammett

16 Halloween coloring images with holiday word banks that include: Cats Bats Dracula Frankenstein Ghosts Pirate Pumpkins Trick or Treat Witches Zombies and more... Includes Suggestions For Use sheet and template to create your own vocabulary word bank. Upper levels can use for poetry and contest writing. Fun way to assess writing skills in an ELA classroom. Grab a blanket and flashlight, turn on the lighted pumpkin, and have a classroom read-around of Halloween stories!

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Halloween / Fall Activity - Finish the Story Narrative Writing Prompts

By KJ Inspired Resources

Get students excited during the Autumn season with these creepy and crawly 15 no-prep Halloween-themed finish-the-scary story narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, public speaking practice, writing journals, and more!

Please be sure to review the prompts before purchasing as they are SCARY!

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What's included:

  • 15 finish the story writing prompts!
  • 1 directions slide
  • 1 editable directions slide
  • 1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

  • Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
  • Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
  • Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

My best friend Jake and I were walking home from a Halloween party. We were walking by an old abandoned factory that stood next to a field. The fact was said to be haunted. When we got to the middle of the field, Jake whispered, "wouldn't it be fun to explore the old factory?"...

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Halloween Math - Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task Cards - Halloween Craft

By Create Learn Inspire Grow

Get ready for a spooktacular math adventure with our Halloween Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task Cards! Perfect for 4th and 5th graders, these engaging task cards incorporate fun Halloween themes to make learning decimals exciting and enjoyable.

What's Included:

  • 20 Unique Task Cards: Each card features a Halloween-themed word problem involving adding and subtracting decimals.
  • Answer Key: An answer key is included for easy grading and classroom discussion.
  • Printable PDF Format: Easily print and cut out the cards for classroom use.
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Halloween Color by Code: Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers

By Qiang Ma

This Halloween Multiply Fractions and Whole Number set includes a student’s version and a teacher’s version. They are 20 problems total. All positive fractions. Grade 3-10. Use for Halloween or any time of the year. Prep Free! Independent!

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French Halloween Reading and Listening Story - Activité Pour l'Halloween

By Love Learning Languages - French Resources

If you need an entertaining French Halloween reading passage with listening comprehension activities that are ready to use, your students will love LE LOUP, a spooky (but not too scary) story that will leave them wanting more! You'll know how to keep your students engaged during the Halloween week with the bundle which includes 5 different reading and listening comprehension activities. Take a look at the preview to see inside this resource!

"Le Loup" includes:

  • 1 Story - 1 page printable, approximately 300 words
  • Vocabulary list - French and English - 1 page printable
  • 10 comprehension questions - 1  page printable
  • Audio recording of the story - Native French speaker

Recommended lesson plan for reading comprehension:

STEP 1:  Distribute the vocabulary list, and read the words aloud having students repeat after you.  All of the words listed are in the story they will read, and many of them may be new.  

STEP 2:  Distribute the 10 reading comprehension questions.  Have students read them before reading the story for greater understanding of the information they will need to retain.

STEP 3:  Distribute the 1 page story, and either have students read it silently, or read it together as a class with the teacher calling on individual students to read a passage aloud. 

STEP 4:  Students answer ten comprehension questions either in written form as they read silently, or do the exercise orally as a whole class activity once everyone has finished.

Recommended lesson plan for listening comprehension:

STEP 1:  Distribute the vocabulary list, and read the words aloud having students repeat after you.  All of the words listed are in the story they will read, and many of them may be new.  

STEP 2:  Distribute the 10 listening comprehension questions.  Have students read them before listening to the story for greater understanding of the information they will need to retain.

STEP 3:  Play the audio recording of the story and have students listen to it  as many times as you see fit.  If you have students who struggle with listening comprehension, distribute the story in written form for them to read along while listening.

STEP 4:  Students answer ten comprehension questions either in written form while listening to the recording, or do the exercise orally as a whole class activity. 

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Halloween Math - Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task Cards - Halloween Craft

By saadia balhous

Get ready for a spooktacular math adventure with our Halloween Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task Cards! Perfect for 4th and 5th graders, these engaging task cards incorporate fun Halloween themes to make learning decimals exciting and enjoyable.

What's Included:

  • 20 Unique Task Cards: Each card features a Halloween-themed word problem involving adding and subtracting decimals.
  • Answer Key: An answer key is included for easy grading and classroom discussion.
  • Printable PDF Format: Easily print and cut out the cards for classroom use.
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Spanish Halloween Retro Coloring Pages | Fun Bilingual Activity

By Teach Savvy Store

Engage your students with these fun, retro-themed Spanish Halloween coloring pages. Perfect for bilingual classrooms, these printable activities enhance vocabulary while celebrating Halloween. Ideal for elementary Spanish learners, this resource is great for holiday-themed lessons and keeping students entertained with creative activities!

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What's Included

  • 3 coloring pages with inspirational quotes in Spanish

Quotes Included

  1. No temas a los fantasmas, ellos solo están aquí para la fiesta
  2. Halloween es la excusa perfecta para ser raro
  3. Halloween es la única noche en que está bien ser un poco espeluznante

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Halloween ESL vocabulary speaking writing & more basic EAL ELL activities

By The Librarian's Language Loft

In this ESL resource, students can be creative by designing a haunted house, writing a monster bio, or doing a Halloween questionnaire. Enhance your English second language classroom (ESL) with this basic Halloween resource, packed with several activities to get students speaking and writing! These activities encourage them to engage with their peers while applying basic vocabulary and grammar structures in a fun and relevant context.

This low prep resource includes the following:

-Five sheets to practice new Halloween vocabulary

-One page to describe vocabulary games to play

-Thirty-six flashcards to support learning (for game suggestions)

-Two basic skits to practice speaking

-Two options for writing and creating a haunted house

-Three options to write a monster's bio (Extra English support/Graphic Template)

-Two English vocabulary lists to support writing topics

-Design a costume for a favorite teacher or friend (describe the costume)

Bonus- A Halloween version of "Find someone who"

***These activities are for beginners who have basic understanding of grammar and sentence structure using the present tense. Intermediate students should be able to do the work independently and in greater depth.

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Bookmarks to Color The Raven Quotes by Edgar Allan Poe Book Markers Activity

By Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 different coloring bookmarks with quotes by Edgar Allan Poe from The Raven to be used as gifts, early finishers, addition to sub plans, and more.

Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonderful way to engage readers and explore the themes and characters of the story. Here are some ideas on how to use them in your classroom, library, or at a book club:

1. Book Club and Classroom Discussions: Use the bookmarks as prompts for book club discussions.

2. End-of-Term Gifts: Consider gifting the finished bookmarks to students at the end of the term as a personalized and meaningful memento of their time in your class.

3. Use bookmarks book club member rewards/gifts.

4. Attach bookmarks to a pack of coloring pens or a book for a small gift.

5. Homemade Gifts: Encourage students to give their colored bookmarks to classmates, friends, or family members who enjoy reading.

6. Collaborative Coloring: Set up a collaborative coloring station where students can work together to create a large, colorful bookmark collage, using bookmarks featuring quotes from different books.

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7. Use coloring bookmarks as a relaxing downtime activity.

8. As an addition to subplans and for early finishers.

9. Add to cards and letters.

10. Use as decorations for scrapbooks or reading journals.

11. Coloring during read-at-loud times.

12. Classroom Decor: string together the colored bookmarks to create a unique and personalized classroom decoration that reflects the artistic talents of your students.

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and smaller set 7" by 2"

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System of Equation - Solve by Graphing #1 - Halloween Math Activity

By Manic Math Teacher

System of Equation - Solve by Graphing #1 - Halloween

Engage your students with this fun and interactive Halloween-themed activity focused on solving systems of equations! In this activity, students will receive 10 sets of equations in slope-intercept form. Each set will feature a unique Halloween icon, and the solution to each system will intersect through that icon on a graphing sheet.

Students will identify and label the solution next to the corresponding icon, allowing them to visualize the intersection of the lines. To reinforce their understanding, they will verify the accuracy of their solutions by substituting the found values into both equations on a solution sheet.

This activity not only enhances students' skills in solving systems of equations but also adds a festive twist to their learning experience, making math both enjoyable and relevant! Perfect for classroom use during the Halloween season.

What's Included:

  • Coordinate Plane: 20 x 20, 4 quadrant coordinate plane

  • Solution Sheet: 10 system of equations in slope-intercept form with space to justify each solution.

  • Answer Key

Get your students excited about math with our Halloween math activities focused on solving systems of equations! This interactive resource offers a systems of equations activity that provides practice in slope-intercept form. Students will graph systems of equations and visualize the solutions by finding where the lines intersect through fun Halloween icons. This engaging activity is perfect for middle schoolers and will enhance their understanding of algebra while making math enjoyable. Not only will they work on graphing systems of equations, but they will also learn to substitute and verify their solutions on a dedicated solution sheet. Transform your classroom with these Halloween-themed math resources and make math come alive this season! Ideal for educators looking to incorporate fun math worksheets and interactive math resources into their lessons.

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Sudoku Math Activity Level 2 - Halloween

By Z is for Zebra

12 different Sudoku puzzles for your students decorated with a Halloween theme! Each puzzle comes in two sets. The first set is just the puzzle. The second set is the puzzle and then squares that the student can either cut out or mark off that they have used it. Using the "check squares" can help out those students who may be having trouble with the puzzles. This set of puzzles is a "Level 2" difficulty, being built with a 6x6 puzzle area. Solutions are included for all puzzles and I have included a blank puzzle if your students want to try and create their own. Keywords: Sudoku, Halloween printables, Halloween math, Halloween math board games, Halloween math puzzles, Halloween math worksheets, Halloween homework, fun Halloween activities, October, fall, party games, logic puzzle, z is for zebra, zisforzebra

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Fall Halloween Bundle

By Beth Hammett

Fall Halloween Bundle

Over 150+ activities included in 9 packets for Fall and Halloween fun!

Descriptions:

Activity Packet 1: Halloween Coloring Sheets

40 pages

Halloween fun with 40 coloring sheets (nothing scary!) of:

pumpkins
scarecrows
friendly ghosts
haunted trees
haunted house
Dracula
Frankenstein
and more...

Non-controversial and with lesson plan ideas to encourage coordination, multi-tasking skills, writing, listening, reading, storytelling, puppet theater, and more. Great for introducing Halloween as a friendly holiday.

Activity Packet 2: Eerie Writing Prompts

21 pages

Eerie story starters to get your students in the mood for writing scary stories! Great visuals with one liner story starters. Colorful and imaginative prompts for creative writing practice and peer workshopping.

Includes:
Perhaps we could become friends...
Two eyes peered back at me...
I've had a very interesting life!
Come closer...
Let me tell you how I ended up here...
C'mon out...there's nothing to be afraid of!
Meet my new friend
The eerie glow of the pumpkin...
I know what you did!
Have a seat and let me tell you my story!
The howl of the wolf scared me.
Something went bump in the night
I started up the winding road...
The blaze lit up the night's sky...
Let me show you my castle!
"Help!" screamed the principal.
We found the shipwrecked boat...

Great Halloween writing prompts for practicing creative writing, storytelling, and peer workshopping skills!

Activity Packet 3: Get Fit Action Story: Frank N. Stein’s Haunted Horse

15 pages

Get students exercising and moving as they follow along with Frank N. Stein's move to a new neighborhood, where he finds new friends to help make his house a home. Action words include:

looked around
moped
juggled
skipped rope
frown
blow
shivered and shook
dropped to the ground
ran
slammed
quiver
danced
stood still
knock
jump
shook hands
waved
stepped to the right
boogied to the Monster Mash
shouted,
“Happy Halloween!”

Practice/assess coordination, comprehension, fitness, following directions, listening, and sight words with Get Fit Action Stories. Use for daily warm-ups, rainy day indoor activities, PE, reading, and learning styles. Fun and enjoyable for all!

Activity Packet 4: Write a Scary Story with Word Banks and Coloring Images

16 pages

16 Halloween coloring images with holiday word banks that include:

Cats
Bats
Dracula
Frankenstein
Ghosts
Pirate
Pumpkins
Trick or Treat
Witches
Zombies
and more...

Includes: Suggestions For Use sheet and template to create your own vocabulary word bank. Upper levels can use for poetry and contest writing. Fun way to assess writing skills in an ELA classroom. Grab a blanket and flashlight, turn on the lighted pumpkin, and have a classroom read-around of Halloween stories.

Activity Packet 5: Wacky Wayne’s Halloween I-Spy

11 pages

10 I-Spy Halloween pictures and items to help students with basic letters, hand-eye coordination, and matching skills. Can be colored and displayed. Includes:

Ghost
Frankenstein (2)
Bat
Haunted House
Mummy
Dracula
Scary Tree
and more...

Fun matching activities for early elementary students.

Activity Packet 6: Wacky Wayne’s Fall I-Spy

11 pages

10 I-Spy handouts with fall themes. Find and match basic letters and shapes. Includes:

Scarecrows
Farm
Farmer
Pumpkins
Squirrels
Leaves
Shapes
Basic Letters
and many more...

Handouts can be colored and displayed.

Activity Packet 7: Halloween Color, Count and Match Activities

22 pages

22 Halloween themed handouts for early learners to practice math skills, such as:

coloring/motor skills
counting
holiday
matching
numbers 1-10
sight words
themes
(No controversial or scary images!)

Find the correct Halloween symbol sheet to match the handout then cut, color, and paste. Practice basic numbers and sight words recognition, as well as matching symbols. Can be used for assessment. Includes extra activities and ideas for use of handouts.

Activity Packet 8: Fabulous Fall Activities

26 pages

25 fall themed creative writing handouts, poetry sheets, coloring activities, and more for elementary grades:

Includes:
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Classmate Scarecrow (Facebook page with Scarecrow)
"F is for"
My Pumpkin Poem (writing & craft activity)
Fall Acrostic Poem
What I love about fall
Create a Fall Feast party invitation
Write a Fall Story (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Write a tongue twister (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Draw a fall scene in the camera's lens
How many words can you make from "corn and oats"
Quack! Quack! If I were a duck...
Design a sign to sell your veggies/photos
My Fall Message for You
My Favorite thing to do in Fall
Fall interview
Fall newspaper
Fabulous Fall Recipe
Fall word search
& more...

Lots of creative and engaging handouts and activities for fall fun!

Activity Packet 9: Falling Leaf Spelling Activities

18 pages

15 Fall themed scenes that provide sight word/consonant and vowel practice. Falling leaves contain letters which can be written on the lines to make as many words as possible using consonants and vowels. Color the scenes, put together letters to make words, compare answers, small team game included.

Includes:

Fall scenes: trees, scarecrows, farm, farmer, pumpkins, squirrels, and more...
Basic alphabet letters: vowels and consonants
Directions with Optional Play and Use

Great for consonants, vowels, spelling, vocabulary, and writing practice, as well as assessments.

Fall Halloween Bundle includes over 150+ fun activities!

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Halloween Coordinate Plane Graphing Picture: Skeleton

By Qiang Ma

This coordinate system graphic art mystery picture would be ideal for students that are just beginning with graphing coordinates or students that need a little extra practice. It is also a great fun activity and engaging worksheets for Grade 4-11 for Halloween, Autumn, or any time of the year. Prep free! Differentiated!.

The picture has two different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom.

- One picture to be graphed in first quadrant with positive whole numbers only only

- One picture to be graphed in all four quadrants with positive and negative whole numbers

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Halloween Sentence Stems

By Love Learning Languages - French Resources

Halloween Sentence Stems

Use these 25 Halloween sentence stems / starters to get your students speaking or use them as writing prompts. These sentence starters fun at any level or age. Use these with primary or middle school students. I've included four completely different ways to use this resource. See the preview for more details.

This resource is included in my Halloween Bundle

Includes:

25 cards to print, cut out, and laminate: Use these no-prep speaking prompts year after year. This is a great way to enhance your program by practicing oral production during the month of October.

25 half page worksheets to use as writing prompts: These are meant for primary students as they include space to draw a picture and there is only space for a short paragraph. These are perfect for literacy centers.

25 full page worksheets to use as writing prompts: These are meant for middle school students. These prompts are a helpful way to "get started" when looking for something to write about.

25 sentence stem strips: Print and cut out the strips, punch holes in the spaces provided, and hook them together with a ring. Students can read the sentence stems and complete the sentences by using words they have learned to form the remainder of their sentences. Provide students with a set of stem strips that they can work on at their own pace. Unlike the writing prompts, these strips are meant to elicit short answers.

Other ways you can use these sentence stems:

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✎ Use in writing centres

✎ Fast finishers

✎ Tutoring sessions

✎ No prep sub materials

✎ Morning work / morning meetings

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Halloween Roll a Story Activity for Fall | Narrative Writing Prompts | Editable

By Teach Savvy Store

Students roll the dice to unravel a magical and exciting tapestry of settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and Halloween-themed elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, Fun Friday, and more!

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✨Holidays Roll a Story Bundle✨

What's Included

  • A PowerPoint with 1 unique board
  • 1 editable Roll a Story Board
  • A QR code on the story board that leads to digital dice (so no dice needed, just devices!)
  • Vocabulary page
  • Writing page

Story Elements

  • Setting (examples: Halloween headquarters, town where it is always Halloween, creepy cabin with a mind of its own)

  • Protagonists (examples: zombie who is obsessed with skincare, friendly ghost, paranormal investigator)

  • Conflict (examples: is cursed by, is tormented by, is stalked by)

  • Antagonists (examples: alien who visits earth on Halloween, clown who is afraid of clowns, creepy babysitter)

  • Halloween Elements (examples: talking doll, scraping noises on a window, radioactive spider)

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French Halloween vocabulary speaking writing activities basic core French FSL

By The Librarian's Language Loft

In this basic Halloween French resource, students can be creative by designing a haunted house, writing a monster bio, or doing a Halloween questionnaire. Enhance your French second language classroom (FSL) with this basic Halloween resource, packed with several activities to get students speaking and writing! These activities encourage them to engage with their peers while applying basic vocabulary and grammar structures in a fun and relevant context.

This low prep resource includes the following:

-Five sheets to practice new vocabulary

-Thirty-six flashcards to support learning (game suggestions)

-A Halloween questionnaire for you and a partner (toujours, souvent, jamais, parfois)

-Two basic skits to practice speaking

-Two options for writing and creating a haunted house

-Three options to write a monster bio (English support/French only/Graphic Template)

-Two French/English lexicons for support writing topics

-Follow the directions to color a Halloween image

-Design a costume for a favorite teacher or friend (describe the costume)

Bonus- A Halloween version of "Trouve quelqu'un qui"

***These activities are for beginners who have basic understanding of grammar and sentence structure using the present tense. Intermediate students should be able to do the work independently and in greater depth.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

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