Goal
Practise digraphs and sounds using Halloween vocabulary — turns seasonal excitement into a reason to think about how words work.
You'll need
- Halloween Colouring sheet
- Digraph & Trigraph Flashcards
- Split Digraph Flashcards
How to do it
Sit down with the Halloween colouring sheet and get colouring. While you do, pick a sound to focus on — sh, oo, igh or ch all work brilliantly for Halloween words.
Brainstorm together: what spooky words use that sound? "shadows", "moon", "whoosh", "night", "chilling"... Let them come up with the words; you just keep the colouring moving.
Use the flashcards to prompt if you get stuck. Kids are already in Halloween mode — you're just sneaking the phonics in while they're distracted by ghosts.
Grab our resources
Print our halloween colouring and digraphs & trigraphs flashcards to get started.
