Spanish in October at a Glance

  • Compliments
  • Halloween vocabulary
  • Halloween costumes
  • Bingo (Lotería)
  • The Itsy, Bitsy Spider Song
  • ​Trick-or-Treating
  • Family
  • Classroom Objects
Do you want extra activities, games and songs to practice this month? Then you'll want a copy of our 
​​Teach & Learn Spanish in October
​Book and CD or MP3.

October - Week 1 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-5:53: Compliments
5:54-9:11: Compliments Song
9:12-19:32: Halloween Vocabulary
19:33-22:36: What are you going to be for Halloween?
22:37-29:27: Halloween Costumes
​

 Week 1: Review 

Compliments

Say these Spanish compliments to each other in your classroom or home to create a positive in environment in Spanish. Download the poster and hang several copies of it around the room as a visual reminder to compliment each often en español!

Halloween Vocabulary

If you have a few extra minutes during the week you can show your students the slideshow of the Halloween vocabulary to practice the words. 

Halloween
​Bulletin Board

Halloween
​Coloring Sheet
Wouldn't it be cool to create a Spanish "Halloween" bulletin board in your classroom or home? You could use it to practice the vocabulary during your morning meeting time or throughout the day. You can download Halloween visuals and flash cards by clicking one the button below. 

October - Week 2 
​​Virtual Lesson

Note: The first part of the virtual lesson explains how to play BINGO or LOTERIA in Spanish. If you do not want to play LOTERIA, start the Virtual Lesson at 13:08 with the song, The Itsy Bitsy Spider.  
 You will practice:​
00:00-13:07: "LOTERIA" Directions
13:08-26:05: Itsy, Bitsy Spider Lyrcis & Actions
26:06: Itsy, Bitsy Spider Song

​

 Week 2: Review 

This week make Spanish all about FUN! Play Bingo (Lotería) in Spanish using the Halloween vocabulary that you learned in the last lesson. In order to prepare you and your students to play "Lotería" in Spanish, be sure to watch the virtual lesson for this week (00-13:07) in which I explain step-by-step, exactly how to play.

You will also need to do the following:
  • Download the 6 BINGO cards below (print enough copies for your class)
  • Download the Halloween visuals below
  • Gather Bingo Chips or Tokens "las fichas" 

If you don't have Bingo Chips, you can use anything small, buttons, cheerios, raisins, anything that is safe for your students and will fit in the squares. 

After watching the virtual lesson, (00-13:07), pass out the BINGO cards and chips.  Start by telling your students to cover their FREE or LIBRE squares. Also tell them how they will win the game; by covering 4 corners, 5 in a row or a coverall. 

Hold up one Halloween picture at a time and use the phrases in Spanish that you learned in the Virtual Lesson and that are on the poster below. Encourage your students to answer in Spanish if they have or do not have a picture on their Lotería card. You can play again and again throughout the month! 

​You can also have your students take turns calling the Halloween vocabulary-they will love to be in charge of the game!

Phrases for playing "Lotería" en español

Lotería Cards 

Halloween Visuals

October - Week 3
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-1:52: Intro. to the family
1:53-5:25: Lyrics: Una Tortillita
5:26-7:30: Song: Una Tortillita
​7:31-10:20: Family Members
10:21-12:30: Song: La Familia
​12:31-15:12: Family Tree
15:13-17:24: Song: Family Tree
17:25-21:13: Trick-or-Treat
21:14-23:46: Count to 10 Song
23:47-25:09: Song: Numbers 1-10
25:10-26:39: Classroom Objects
26:40-34:10: Singing Classroom Objects (Singular and Plural)

 Week 3 Review  

This week you can review family vocabulary in Spanish with your students. Simply print the picture of the family tree below. Use the picture to review family members in Spanish during the week. You can also play the audio file and sing family member vocabulary together as a class!
​You can help your students share about their own family with the help of the  family tree handout to the right. (Print a copy for each student and for yourself.) Begin by completing the handout with your own family members. Draw the faces for each family member in the circles and tell the class who they are in Spanish. "Mi abuelo", "Mi papá" etc.

Next, pass out the family tree worksheet to your students. Let them draw pictures of their own family members in the circles. Students can take turns sharing their family tree using the new vocabulary words Spanish! 

October - Week 4
​​Virtual Lesson

You Will Review:​
00:00-2:00: Compliments
2:01-4:08: Song: Compliments 
4:09-12:34: Halloween Vocabulary
12:35-15:04: What are you going to be for Halloween? 
15:05-19:37: Halloween Costumes
19:38-21:38: Trick-or-Treat
21:39-23:11: Itsy Bitsy Spider Lyrics
23:12-25:57: Song: Itsy, Bitsy Spider
25:58-26:12: Song: La Familia Lyrics
26:13-28:27: Song: Una Tortillita
​28:28-30:23: Song: Numbers 1-10
​30:24-33:17: Chant: Classroom Objects
​Objects (Singular and Plural)
It's easy to review Classroom Objects in Spanish simply by showing your students the slideshow below and playing the audio file. Encourage them to repeat and sing the words aloud in Spanish!
Kids love doing this worksheet because they get to count how many classroom objects are in each picture and then write the number in the box.

First do the worksheet as a whole class. Next let each students complete their own worksheet.

​Send the completed worksheets home with your student home for parents to see! 
Here's a fun Halloween "Connect the Dots" coloring sheet your students will love! Print it off and pass it out for your kiddos to complete! Use it to practice counting and reading/repeating Halloween vocabulary in Spanish!