Halloween
This Halloween ESL lesson combines monster and costume vocabulary with counting practice. Children sing Five Little Monsters, count down, match shadows and navigate a simple monster maze. They decorate a pumpkin hat and describe their own funny monster before a freeze-and-dance goodbye.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Starter
Age group
Ages 4–6
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children count Halloween monsters and sing along to Five Little Monsters on the Bed, jumping and counting down together, then complete a monster-counting and shadow-matching worksheet. The second lesson has children decorate a pumpkin hat, complete a monster maze, and describe their own monster to the class, finishing with a freeze-and-dance goodbye game.
Target language
- • Counting 1-5
- • 'How many monsters?'
- • Halloween vocabulary
- • Simple descriptions
Key vocabulary
- witch
- ghost
- pumpkin
- bat
- spider
- costume
- trick
- treat
- Halloween
- scary
Speaking questions students answer
- • How many monsters?
- • What colour is your monster?
- • Who remembers the green one?
- • What is this costume?
- • Tell me about your monster!
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Count monsters and sing along to a Halloween song, match monsters to their shadows, decorate a pumpkin and describe a monster. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.