Dear professeur-e de français! It is October and therefore C’est l’Halloween! Oh yes, the spooky season has arrived and I’ve got 6+ super awesome French Halloween activities for your Core French or French Immersion students! Many high school French teachers think that Halloween is too “bébé lala” for their older students. I definitely used to think so as well, which is why I ended up creating Core French French Halloween resources to suit my high schoolers!
Explore Les origines de l’Halloween with this French reading comprehension worksheet
To begin, we have a French Halloween activity that teaches our students all about the origins of Halloween!
I always find it super interesting how well-loved Halloween is in North America, yet very few actually know the origins of this celebration.
This structured French reading comprehension text walks students through the long, complex yet super interesting history behind l’Halloween!
Following this French Halloween activity, I get my students to research other celebrations throughout the world honouring deceased ancestors and then they create One-pagers on their celebration!
Learn about les Catacombes de Paris through this French reading comprehension article
This Halloween-themed French reading comprehension article is ideal for high intermediate to advanced French students.
It breaks down the history of the Paris Catacombs as well as information regarding the Catacombs as a popular tourist attraction.
Listen to the cult classic French Halloween song – C’est l’Halloween!
Regardless of what grade or program you teach, C’est l’Halloween is well-loved by all students! Here are some ideas for activity extensions :
- analyze lyrics with older students
- have your students create a poster illustrating part of the lyrics
- get your students to make a music video based on the song
Research Project : Les célèbres du Cimetière Père-Lachaise
Explore the francophone world in Core French through this renowned Parisian cemetery which is home to many famous stars! This resource is also ideal for intermediate to advanced French students.
The purpose of this Core French Halloween resource is to get your students to do a virtual tour of the cemetery and then to research and present information on one particular celebrity.
Catch Monsieur Steve’s Halloween vid!
We definitely cannot get through this spooky season without an awesome video from Monsieur Steve! If your beginners aren’t already obsessed with this local celeb, you need to get them on this train!
L’écriture créative – using French Halloween vocaulary creatively
Some of my fondest memories of Halloween during Elementary school was when my teachers would get us to write creatively with very few limitations.
In my intermediate years, I even had one amazing teacher who had us write scary stories (and then share them in the dark).
This French Halloween resource consists of a variety of Halloween writing prompts and activities. You can spread these French Halloween activities among grade levels or you can even do them all with your class and just spread them out through the month of October.
Make Halloween Posters!
Have you ever made Halloween-themed inspirational posters with your students? Or even Halloween character posters? This is a fun way to combine art, Halloween and practice French at the same time!
If you teach younger students, you can have them draw the posters. With older students, I would teach them how to use Canva and make digital posters!
Free French Halloween Printables
Last but definitely not least, I have got a series of free French Halloween activities that are ready to print!
These printables are ideal for the afternoon of Halloween when your student have had just a little too much candy and fun and now they’re super hyper.
These Core French Halloween activities include a colouring page, word search and a few other fun activities!
French Halloween LOTO
Have your Core French or French Immersion kiddos practice Halloween bingo with this French LOTO game! My students are obbbbsessed with bingo and they will literally take any opportunity to win candy and practice their vocabulary!
Grab all of these French Halloween activities on a discount in this bundle!
What French Halloween activities do you do with your classes?
Let’s keep the convo going! Let us know in the comments below what kinds of activities you do with your own Core French or French Immersion students.
