Get ready to celebrate Halloween in your Chinese immersion classroom or at home with some fun and engaging Chinese activities!

In this post, we’ve rounded up creative ideas and engaging learning games that will help your little ones practice Chinese while enjoying the spooky season. Plus, we’ve included a free printable to make learning even more fun! Let’s dive into some Halloween-themed learning adventures for your Chinese learners.

1. Halloween Chinese Vocabulary Games

Introduce Halloween words in Chinese with clear and colorful flashcards! Each card features one Halloween symbol with the Chinese word and pinyin or zhuyin.

Click here to get the flash cards in our TPT store. We provide three versions: Simplified Chinese with pinyin, Traditional Chinese with pinyin, and Traditional Chinese with zhuyin.

Check out our blog to discover creative ways to make Chinese vocabulary learning fun and exciting! Some of our favorite activities include using a fly swatter to swat the vocabulary cards and a lively "Write the Room" activity. These interactive games will keep your little ones excited about learning new words!

2. Solving Spooky Math Problems in Chinese

Make your math lessons fun by challenging your students with spooky math problems in Chinese! We’ve created two different leveled, Halloween-themed math packets to help your little learners practice their Chinese language skills and foundational mathematic skills. From counting Halloween pumpkins to solving word problems about trick-or-treating, these activities will make math learning extra exciting during the spooky season!

3. Fun Halloween Crafts with Chinese Learning

Get crafty this Halloween while reinforcing Chinese learning with these fun, hands-on activities! Here are some Halloween crafts that your Chinese learners will love, including coloring by Chinese character, creating spooky paper crafts, and making a cootie catcher filled with Chinese vocabulary.

They can build a haunted ghost house using paper bags, which they can later use for trick-or-treating at school! We also have fun Halloween coloring sheets for kids to read the Chinese character and use the corresponding colors, which is a fun way for you to combine Chinese character learning and visual arts!

4. What Should My Teacher Be for Halloween? - FREE DOWNLOAD

Get your students' creativity flowing with this super fun and quick writing activity! Your Chinese learners will draw and write about what their teacher should dress up as for Halloween and give reasons why it would make a good costume. This activity is a great introduction to Chinese persuasive writing, as kids must offer a reason to support their costume choice. My first graders had SO MUCH FUN with this activity last year!

Click here to download the free Halloween Teacher Costume Design writing templates!

5. Celebrate Halloween with Chinese Songs and Videos

Celebrate Halloween with Chinese songs and videos is the best for young learners! Incorporating music and videos is a super engaging way to immerse your little Chinese learners in both language and culture.

Here are 4 Halloween-themed Chinese videos we like and use for our Chinese immersion classroom. These videos are a perfect blend of catchy tunes and simple Chinese phrases, teaching words like "pumpkin/南瓜," "candy/糖果," and "witch/女巫" while getting your students excited about the holiday. Click the links below and let your little learners sing along and enjoy some spooky, language-filled fun!