Haunted House Numbers 1–20 | Halloween Math Activities for ELLs

 This resource is included in the House Unit for Elementary-Starters at this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rooms-of-the-House-Unit-for-Elementary-ELL-10395114

Bring spooky fun into your lessons with this Haunted House Numbers resource! Perfect for Halloween, this set helps students practice numerals, number words, and sequencing from 1–20 through engaging, hands-on activities. Designed for English language learners.

Halloween Flashcard bingo. Use the 20 flashcards for this activity. Stick them on the blackboard.  Handout the Bingo grid with and have the students write the name of any number in each square (encourage them to check spelling to do this as necessary).  When children are ready, remove the flashcards one by one and say the names.  Children listen and write a cross on the word if it is in their grid. The first child to write a cross on all six words in their grid calls Bingo! and is the winner.

Haunted House Number Line. Place the flashcards 1–20 on the board in order. Remove 2–3 numbers. Students guess which “ghost numbers” are missing.

Tracing Activity. Place a clear plastic sheet over the number word worksheet. Students use a dry-erase marker to trace the number words. This activity can be repeated multiple times, helping students practice writing skills and reinforcing number word recognition in a fun, reusable way.

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Knock-knock the small cards. Place cards face down on the desk like “doors” in a haunted house. Students “knock” on a door (flip a card) and must read/say the number word. If correct, they “enter the haunted room” (keep the card).

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Magic Number Sentence. Students draw a number card and make a short sentence with it.  “There are nineteen ghosts in the Haunted House”. Hand the Halloween token if it is correct.

Speaking opportunity!

I am / You are Sentences. A student picks a small card and says: I am number fifteen. You are number twenty. (Identify what the other partner has)

Students match a numeral to its word worksheet. Then write the word on their notebooks.

Students color each numeral on the worksheet they find a specific color, then write the word with that color on their notebooks.

Cut-and-Paste Matching worksheets.  Students cut out the numeral cards and paste them onto the haunted houses with the correct number of ghosts.

  Students read the number word sequence in the worksheet, then, they fill in the missing number words in the blanks.  This activity builds reading fluency, spelling, and understanding of number order.

 Students are given a grid worksheet with numerals and haunted house images.   They complete the grid by writing the next number words in the empty spaces.   This activity helps with number recognition, spelling, and strengthens the numeral–word connection.

Game-Printable board like Snakes & Ladders but students can only climb/slide if they read the number correctly.

Matching Mats (Haunted House Theme)

 Students receive mats with haunted houses and sets of numerals and number words cards. They match the numeral to the correct haunted house and then place the number word. Great for independent work.

Counting Ghosts in the House File Folder Game 

Turn your matching cards into a reusable file folder game for independent practice! Students match each picture card to the correct number word on the file folder, reinforcing counting, number recognition, and reading number words from 1 to 20. This hands-on activity is perfect for literacy or math centers, fast finishers, partner work, or review lessons. Simply laminate the folder and cards for a durable resource you can use year after year.

St. Patrick's Day is also included in this resource:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/03/st-patricks-day-and-house-unit.html

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Emotions adjectives Flashcards to describe people

 This resource (emotion adjectives flashcards for ESL elementary)  can be found here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Emotions-Unit-for-Elementary-EFL-2023631

Emotions are the feelings we have inside. It is important that English students learn to use these expressions. Use these printable cards during during your emotions unit.

Introduce Emotions with Flashcards

Students can see a clear picture of the emotion on the flashcard and connect it with the word. They also allow for interactive activities such as matching, role-playing, games, and question-and-answer practice, which helps children remember the vocabulary and use it in real situations.

This activity helps beginners students connect the visual image, body language, and spoken sentence. Hold an emotion flashcard and ask: How does he feel?

Student: (Miming) He is worried.

Shows more cards for the students to act it out.

Practice Adjectives and Sentences

Ask more questions to check comprehension and use of the new language. Students can also be the ones to ask the questions: Is she shy?

Student: Yes, she is.

Show any feeling words printable flashcards. Ask the students for any emotion: Who is sad? Any student that has the emotion will raise the hand and say: I am sad.

Ask and Answer Questions

Use the flashcards as speaking prompts to review the emotions vocabulary.  Activity: How Are You Today?

Ask a student to pick any emotion flashcard. Then ask, “How are you today?”
The student holds the card and answer, “I am confused.”

This activity gives students practice in first-person sentences

emotions vocabulary ESL activities flashcards classroom, take a look!

Activity: Match the emotions adjectives Word and Picture . 

Cut the word off each flashcard. Place the picture cards on one side of the board and the word cards on the other. Ask students to come to the board and match each picture card with the correct word card.

This activity helps students connect written words with visual images,

Activity: Or Questions

Teacher: Hold up a flashcard and ask, “Is she happy or sad?”
Student: Answer, “She is happy or sad”

This activity helps students listen carefully,

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Communication Practice

Question & Answer – Teacher holds up a card: “Are you angry?” Student answers: “Yes, I am / No, I’m not.” They make the corresponding face.

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Using fun classroom games is one of the most effective ways to teach emotions vocabulary to elementary ESL students, preview them here:    https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/fun-classroom-games-to-teach-emotions.html

Find Fun and Interactive Activities to Keep your students excited with hands-on games, printables, and crafts at my other blog for Kindergarten ELLs.

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Farm Unit – Present Continuous for Elementary ELLs

 This resource (Farm Unit – Present Continuous for ESL | Printable Farm Animals Verb Activities)  is included here to download: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farm-Unit-for-Elementary-EFL-3790548

This farm-themed resource reviews present-continuous for teaching elementary ELL students. The variety of activities such as flashcards, worksheets, and games lets you adapt to your class. They are  engaging, printable, and classroom-ready. Perfect for whole-class lessons, centers, or pair work, this resource turns grammar practice into an enjoyable activity your students will actually look forward to.

Identify Actions on the Farm

Verbs in Action Flashcards to use with the whole class. Set with colorful pictures of farm animals doing a variety of actions (run, jump, eat, walk, sit, etc.). Have students speak by describing animal actions or answering questions.

Play the question game.

Small cards are also present and ready to print.  Students use a small card and ask question: Is the horse eating?

No, it isn’t.

Speaking Practice with Farm Actions

Make an accordion with the small cards to make sentences, ask questions and more. 

Here is a video to check.

Write Present Continuous Sentences

Pair / Small-group work. Students write short sentences to describe the farm animal using any of small cards. As an Extension: have students draw their own farm scene and write present continuous sentence.

Fill-in-the-blank exercises in this farm worksheet.

Cut and paste the words in each sentence worksheet. Students glue them in correct order under the animal picture.

Match Actions and Pictures

Reinforce this grammar point through simple interactive games to help the learners grasp it more fully.  Print both quilts.  Cut any quilt into squares or use as a full board. Give students the sentence squares with the present continuous sentences.  Students match each sentence to the correct picture. For more practice: mix up the sentences and the pictures and play a memory/matching game.It can serve as a review center.

There is a farm preposition of place for ESL elementary learners  review included in this resource  :   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2025/09/farm-prepositions-of-place-activities.html

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Halloween Food Vocabulary Activities for Elementary ESL Students | Flashcards, Worksheets, Games & Bingo

 This resource is part of the Food Unit for Elementary English Language Starters.

LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Food-unit-for-Elementary-English-Language-Learners-Starters-11035412

Halloween is the perfect time to review food vocabulary in a fun and engaging way! This Halloween Food Vocabulary resource helps elementary ESL/EFL learners practice everyday food words through hands-on activities, speaking games, worksheets, bingo, and interactive learning centers. Students develop vocabulary, sentence-building, and communication skills while enjoying a seasonal theme that increases motivation and participation. 

Review food vocabulary in a Halloween context to help elementary English language learners connect familiar words to a seasonal theme.

Putting the food words into Halloween food vocabulary flashcards makes it fun to connect with everyday food terms. Make puzzles out of the flashcards to reinforce vocabulary recognition. Encourage speaking practice as students say the food item they found.: “I have a hamburger.”

Halloween FOOD ESL activities with the flashcards

Arrange the Halloween food flashcards face-up on a desk or wall — this is the “Halloween Food Stand.” One student is the “shopkeeper,” the other is the “customer.” Print the sign to add make it fun.

Halloween EFL food flashcards activities

The customer student looks at the flashcards and says:

“I want a hot dog, please.”

The shopkeeper student finds the card and says:
“Here you are.”

The customer student replies:
“Thank you.”

Students can make even more short dialogues.

 

Halloween food vocabulary activities with the small cards

Give a small group of students a set of small cards. Each one picks a card and writes a sentence starting with:

o    I like… (e.g., I like ice cream and soda.)

o    I want… (e.g., I want a hot dog.)

Have them share their sentences with the group. Turn it into a group survey: students ask each other “Do you like…?” or “Do you want…?” and record answers.

Halloween Character Favorites food speaking activities

 Students pick one Halloween character card and one food card. They make a sentence: “Frankenstein likes pancakes.”

Halloween Food worksheets for ESL

Crossword Puzzle: Students use picture clues to fill in the words for different Halloween food items. 

Word-to-Picture Match: Students draw a line from each food word to its matching picture. It will reinforce Spelling. Then, Use the words in a mini spelling contest.

Read and Color Halloween Food Worksheet

Help your students practice Halloween food vocabulary with this fun Read and Color worksheet! Students read each sentence, identify the correct Halloween food items, and color the pictures to match. This activity strengthens reading comprehension, vocabulary recognition, and color-word practice while keeping learners engaged with a festive Halloween theme. Perfect for independent work, literacy centers, fast finishers, or seasonal ESL lessons. 🎃👻🍕🍔

Halloween Unscramble the Sentences Worksheet

Give your students meaningful sentence-building practice with this fun Halloween Unscramble the Sentences worksheet. Learners rearrange the words to create correct sentences and questions while reviewing Halloween food vocabulary. This activity helps students develop reading comprehension, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and writing skills in an engaging seasonal context. Perfect for independent work, literacy centers, homework, fast finishers, or Halloween-themed ESL lessons. 🎃✏️👻

Halloween Food Preferences Worksheet

Help your young English learners practice food vocabulary and expressing preferences with this fun Halloween-themed worksheet. Students read and answer simple questions such as “Do you like soup?” and “Do you like pizza?” using complete sentences. This activity gives learners meaningful practice with the structure Do you like…? while reviewing common food words in an engaging seasonal context.

Halloween Whose? Worksheet

Practice possessive questions and answers with this fun Halloween-themed worksheet! Students follow the lines connecting each Halloween character to a food item and answer questions using the structure Whose... is this?

As they complete the activity, learners review Halloween vocabulary, food words, and possessive forms while developing their reading and writing skills. Students can write complete sentences such as “It is the vampire’s pizza.” or “It is the witch’s meatball.”

Halloween Food Requests Worksheet for Young ESL Learners

Help your students practice making polite requests with this engaging Halloween-themed worksheet! Learners look at the food pictures and complete the sentences using the target pattern "What do you want?" and "___, please." As students write their answers, they reinforce Halloween food vocabulary while developing confidence in using common request expressions in English.

Practice changing negative sentences into affirmative sentences 

 Students read each negative sentence (for example, “It isn’t a cookie.”) and complete the affirmative sentence with the correct word. This engaging activity gives children extra practice with affirmative and negative sentence structures, vocabulary recognition, and writing skills.

Halloween food puzzle worksheet 

Students look at the puzzle pieces and complete each match by writing the missing word or identifying the missing picture. 

Cut-and-fold matching worksheet to review vocabulary. Students name each food item on the worksheet. They cut out each food item and its word, fold them in half, and place them on a table. Cards can be used for matching games, speaking activities, or sorting tasks.

Halloween Food bingo game

Print the Bingo game to review food vocabulary. It comes with a Teacher’s Mat with all the Halloween food picture cards for calling out items, and Bingo Strips which have 5 different Halloween food items.

Students listen, find the matching food on their strip, and mark it. The first to complete their strip shouts “Bingo!”. It encourages Focus and Attention.

There are games that I have for Kindergarten ELL, such as letter tiles, board game and feed me boxes, which can be adapted to older students. Check the blog post and the link to the resource:

https://eflpreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/2024/09/halloween-food-for-kindergarten-ells.html

This Halloween food vocabulary activities for elementary ESL students with flashcards, worksheets, bingo, speaking games, writing activities, and centers is also sold individually, here:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Food-Vocabulary-Activities-Games-for-Elementary-ELLs-14210978

Fun food unit games for elementary ESL/ELL learners — printable interactive vocabulary games, speaking tasks, and classroom activities to practise food vocabulary, all in the food pack. Go to the blog post here:   https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2024/02/food-unit-games-for-elementary-english.html

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