Free Speech Therapy Activities and Worksheets for Halloween
Looking for worksheets for Halloween that are fun, free, and actually functional for speech therapy? You’re in the right spooky spot! Let’s take the stress out of Halloween planning so you can enjoy the season. In this post, you'll find:
- Free editable Canva templates (yes, really free!)
- Easy ways to use common, everyday items in speech sessions (i.e., mini pumpkins)
- Activity combos to make your planning effortless and fun
Whether you're planning a classroom haunted house, prepping a free Halloween activity, or just need a last-minute prep freebie, this post has something spooky and speechy for you.
Canva for SLPs
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- Reading comprehension worksheets.
- Fun Halloween Printables (also available in a digital format!).
- Middle school resources.
- Fun reading passages.
- Art projects.
- Resources perfect for special education and mixed groups
Please note the terms of use for these Canva templates: According to Canva, anyone can edit and download the templates for PERSONAL use only. Basically, that means you can't resell these fun Halloween printables or distribute them in any way.
Ideas for Halloween Fun
Even if you don’t have lots of materials, you can still create engaging, goal-based sessions. In fact, your speech therapy toolbox might already be stocked — thanks to the Dollar Tree, Target bins, or even your own junk drawer.
This Halloween season, make your sessions fun with some easy-to-find items:
| 🧪 Item | 🎯 How to Use in Speech |
|---|
| Cotton balls | Ghost puffs for turn-taking or counting correct answers. Also great for fine motor skills! |
| Mini plastic pumpkins or cauldrons | Sorting activities, describing items, multi-step directions |
| Spider rings | Toss onto articulation targets or use in barrier games |
| Glow sticks | Follow-the-direction games in a darkened room |
| Dice or plastic eyeballs | Roll and respond with a target sound or category |
| Printable costume cards | Great for inferencing, describing, and comparing characters |
💡 Therapy Tip: Combine these with your Halloween worksheets for multi-modal sessions that are movement-rich and low-prep.
👻 Free Halloween Worksheets
Now for the good stuff — even more freebies! Each of these worksheets is editable in Canva, super kid-friendly, and also designed by an SLP (that’s me!). You can tweak them for your caseload, goals, or student level, then download them as a PDF file and print!
Let’s walk through each resource and how you can use it.
🧟 Guess the Monster’s Words
A silly monster forgot his words — can your students help him remember? Students read clues and, afterwards, figure out the mystery word.
This worksheet is perfect for:
- Use of deductive reasoning and flexible thinking.
- Vocabulary building
- Articulation carryover (use target sounds in mystery words!)
⭐Grab the templates here:
Use It With: Cotton ball “ghost puffs” as tokens when students guess correctly!
🔍 I Spy on Halloween
Who doesn’t love a good “I Spy”? This Halloween printable targets:
- Adjectives (e.g., big, small, scary, funny, cute jack-o-lantern)
- Positional words (e.g.,under, next to, beside)
- Category naming and describing
Kids can circle, write, or describe out loud what they see — all while working on language in a playful way.
⭐Grab the template here: Halloween I Spy Worksheet
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📓 Halloween Vocabulary Workbook
Need a Halloween vocabulary workbook that’s actually useful? Need a Halloween vocabulary workbook that’s actually useful? This one covers a TON of Halloween themes while still feeling fun.
Targets include:
- Halloween-themed vocabulary
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Sentence building
- Word associations and context clues
⭐Grab the template here: Halloween Vocabulary Workbook
Best for: Students working on sentence structure, vocabulary , or test prep. Use one page per session or print the whole workbook as a take-home packet.
📰 Halloween Language Therapy Newsletter
This one’s for your parents, caregivers, and teachers. Send this newsletter home so parents can stay in the loop. Send this home for your 3rd grade through 5th grade students. The editable newsletter includes:
- What you’re targeting during therapy this month
- How families can also support speech and language skills at home
- Spooky fun at-home ideas and book recommendations
⭐Grab the template here: Halloween Language Therapy Newsletter
Send it digitally or print and stick it in folders. If you want to build a speech-home connection (and show your value as an SLP), then let your parents know your lesson plans for the month.
Vocabulary for Halloween
Check out these flashcards that are available in both color and B&W and are a great way to introduce your students to Halloween vocabulary words. Here are some ideas on how to use these flashcards:
- Download the flashcards as a PDF and then print two copies to play memory match. Your students can practice the new vocabulary words while looking for matches.
- Add these flashcards to your sensory bin this year and fill the sensory bin with all kinds of cute Dollar Tree items (e.g., skeletons, pumpkins, etc.).
- If your kiddos love surprises, place all the cards in a “Surprise Bag” (which could be a plain paper lunch bag, cauldron, or treat container). Have the students predict which card they will pull, or have them describe the Halloween word they pick.
- Have the students create a story using some of the cards so they can practice their narrative language skills.
- If you are reading a Halloween book to your kiddos, you can use the cards you need for your story or make new cards. Check out this list of books and DIY crafts that you can try this year by Busy Bee Speech.
⭐Grab the template here: Halloween Flashcards
🎲 Halloween Roll and Cover
This Halloween roll and cover worksheet is the perfect way to target any goal, so it can be used for both speech and language! Here how the this Halloween worksheet works:
- Students say their targeted word or answer a question.
- After the student rolls a die, they mark off the number of dots they rolled.
- Your students can color the pictures. Alternatively, they can use dot markers to mark each picture.
⭐Grab the template here: Roll and Cover Worksheet
You can also make it a competition to see who gets the most pictures marked off first! Great for students of different levels.
Fun Halloween Writing Activities
🧛 Fun Halloween Worksheets for 5th Graders
These are some of my favorite worksheets about Halloween because they’re perfect for your middle schoolers or even high school students.
Students read short passages about classic Halloween characters (such as vampires, witches, and mummies), then answer comprehension questions.
⭐Grab the templates here:
Presently, targets in the Halloween reading comprehension passage include: context clues, critical thinking, figurative language, vocabulary, and finding the main idea.
Perfect for: Mixed language groups (as well as older students who are “too cool” for speech therapy). Finally, customize it in Canva by adding your own questions or simplifying the passages.
Describe the Halloween Words
This free resource includes 3 versions that target describing skills. Your students can choose to describe a candy, a pumpkin, or a bat.
Then, they'll have to write a short sentence to describe the Halloween words with the following prompts:
- Category (group)
- Function (do)
- Color
- Location (where)
- Parts
- What it's made of.
⭐Grab the template here: Halloween Describing Worksheet
Idioms for Halloween
This worksheet for Halloween contains 6 idioms for Halloween. Your students will have to match the idiom to the figurative meaning, so this worksheet is great for fourth grade students through middle school.
- Your students will match the idioms to the figurative meaning.
- You can add your own Halloween idioms!
- This Halloween Idioms activity includes a blank worksheet for your students to draw a picture of their chosen idiom.
⭐Grab the template here: Idioms for Halloween
Halloween Worksheets for Halloween Activities
These Halloween printable activities are editable for FREE in Canva. Although these templates are pre-made, you can customize the colors, fonts, images, and more!
What can you edit in Canva?
- Fonts
- Images / Photos
- Colors
- Layout
- Text
By all means, add your own pictures by uploading them to Canva!
These free worksheets for Halloween can be downloaded as a PDF and printed from your home printer.
So easy to assign as homework through Google Classroom!
Fun Worksheets for Halloween
Here are some more fun worksheets for Halloween that you should try with your students this school year.
Halloween Bingo and Calling Cards
This Halloween bingo includes 5 Halloween bingo boards and 24 riddle calling cards for each word. These riddles directions help your students work on listening, vocabulary, and inferencing at the same time.
- Your students will listen to the clues and try to guess the Halloween word that is on their bingo board.
- Before playing, laminate the bingo boards and cards for durability.
- Your students can also use dry erase markers, stickers, or erasers to cover their board.
If you're looking for a black and white version of these Halloween Bingo boards and calling cards, check them out here: Halloween Bingo Printable.
Which Costume Would You Choose? Presentation
This fun Halloween activity is perfect for when you don't have time to prepare! Students will choose between two Halloween costumes and then describe the costume they would like to wear.
This is perfect for expressive language, as well as forming opinions!
Additionally, make this a writing activity by having the students write down their answers.
⭐Grab the template here: Halloween Costumes Presentation
Halloween Vocabulary Poster
This Halloween vocabulary poster is perfect for learning vocabulary because it has a short, editable description about Halloween and targets the words: gravestone, spider, cauldron, jack-o’-lantern, black cat, candy, zombie, skull, bat, ghost, costume, and mummy.
- Print on 8.5×11 paper to use as a visual worksheet for Halloween.
- Change the images or use your own clipart. The Elements library has a great collection of images, pictures, videos, and even audio.
Did you know that Canva can print the poster for you? Canva will then plant one tree for every print order made from their website. If you want to know more, check Canva's One Print, One Tree. Printing you can feel good about | Canva Print.
In Conclusion…
These Halloween activities are more than just fun — they’re functional, flexible, and aligned with your little monsters' goals. Whether you’re supporting literacy, language, or articulation, you can use these worksheets with confidence.
🎃 So, don’t forget to download your free Halloween reading resource, check out the editable Canva templates, and have a blast building those language skills — with a little bit of Halloween excitement!
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