Turn a traditional Find Someone Who activity into a fun and engaging Halloween Icebreaker Scavenger Hunt! This interactive Halloween activity gets students moving, talking, and making connections while completing themed classroom missions.
Students complete challenges by finding classmates who match each prompt, asking questions, completing silly tasks, and recording what they discover. From favorite Halloween candies and costumes to spooky would-you-rather questions and fun classroom challenges, students build communication and social skills while having fun.
Perfect for Halloween classroom parties, ESL speaking practice, classroom community building, morning meetings, and themed lessons.
What’s Included
- 30 Halloween Find Someone Who Mission Cards
- Student Recording Sheet
- Teacher Directions
- 3 Different Ways to Play
How It Works
- Place the mission cards around the room or on a table.
- Give each student a recording sheet.
- Students take cards one at a time and move around the classroom completing missions.
- Students record the name of the matching classmate and what they discovered.
- The student with the most completed missions wins!
Example Mission Types
- Find a classmate who loves a certain Halloween candy
- Discover classmates' favorite costumes
- Answer Halloween-themed would-you-rather questions
- Complete fun classroom challenges
- Learn surprising facts about classmates
- Practice conversation and questioning skills
Skills Students Practice
- Speaking and listening
- Question formation
- Social communication
- Active listening
- Classroom community building
- Conversation skills
Why Teachers Love It
- Low prep and easy to explain
- Gets students moving around the room
- Perfect for Halloween parties and themed lessons
- Encourages meaningful conversations
- Works well with the entire class
- More engaging than traditional worksheets
Perfect For
- Halloween classroom activities
- Halloween party games
- ESL / ELL speaking practice
- Classroom community building
- Morning meetings
- Icebreaker activities
- Upper elementary and middle school students
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Pair this activity with another Halloween speaking resource:
- Halloween Finish the Sentence Card Game – keep students talking and sharing opinions with fun Halloween-themed prompts.
Read more about this
Looking for more Halloween classroom activities? Read: Halloween ESL Activities Students Actually Enjoy for more speaking games, vocabulary activities, and classroom party ideas.
Also Available on TpT
This Halloween Find Someone Who Icebreaker Activity is also available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store for educators who prefer purchasing through TpT.
