October is here, and Halloween comes to mind for many of us! This celebration from the United States has become part of our culture over the years. We also have our own tradition of remembering those who have passed away on November 2nd – Día de los Difuntos. We visit cemeteries, bring flowers, and enjoy traditional foods like colada morada and guaguas de pan. This indigenous celebration, which took on Catholic influences during colonization, shows us how different traditions can exist together beautifully.

As teachers, we need to be creative and flexible. We should grab every chance that interests our students and turn it into real learning! That's why I want to share this activity with you. It will help you practice storytelling skills, and you can also use it in your future classroom. This activity mixes Halloween with fun English practice – perfect for engaging students!

Here's what you need to do: Print the dice template I'm sharing with this post. Cut it out and fold it into a cube. Before you put it together, pick six words from the Halloween vocabulary list below (it has idioms, phrasal verbs, verbs, and other spooky expressions). Write one word on each blank space. Then roll the dice and start a sentence with whatever word appears! If you're in a group, the next person rolls and continues the story with their word. You'll create a scary or mysterious story together. 

Horror stories aren't just from the past – in 2025, you can create your own Halloween story one roll at a time! 

Web page for the story cub temmplate