Halloween
This Halloween costumes ESL lesson uses shark characters to introduce festive dress-up vocabulary. Children sing and dance to Baby Shark Halloween, order costumes and match characters to shadows. They design a Halloween shark and play costume charades by acting out and guessing picture cards.
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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 discuss costumes shown on shark flashcards, sing and dance to a Baby Shark Halloween song acting out costumes, then number costumes in order and match sharks to their shadows. The second lesson reviews costume vocabulary through a flashcard game, has children draw and decorate their own Halloween shark, watches a classic Baby Shark video, and plays a roleplay guessing game with costume cards.
Target language
- • Costume vocabulary
- • 'Is it a pirate?'
- • 'It's a ghost!' / 'It's a princess!'
- • Simple descriptions
Key vocabulary
- ghost
- witch
- pumpkin
- costume
- scary
- bat
- spider
- trick
- treat
- Halloween
Speaking questions students answer
- • What costume is this?
- • Is it a pirate?
- • What is your shark wearing?
- • Can you guess the costume?
- • Touch the ghost!
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Sing along and act out Halloween costumes, match shark costumes to their shadows, design a Halloween shark and play costume charades. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.