🎃 Halloween in France
Students begin with a short, accessible cultural introduction to Halloween.
They learn about familiar Halloween traditions such as costumes, candy, pumpkins, and spooky decorations while considering Halloween's place in France.
This provides an approachable way to bring Halloween in France into your French classroom while giving students meaningful reading practice.
🕯️ Discover La Toussaint in France
Students are also introduced to La Toussaint, observed on November 1.
The activity explores cultural ideas connected with La Toussaint, including remembrance, family visits to cemeteries, chrysanthemums, and its status as a public holiday in France.
Students then use what they have learned to distinguish between traditions associated primarily with Halloween, La Toussaint, or both.
🇫🇷 Compare French Cultural Traditions
Students classify 10 ideas and traditions into three categories:
🎃 Halloween🕯️ La Toussaint🇫🇷 Les deux
They then complete a structured comparison activity to identify differences, similarities, important dates, vocabulary, and new cultural discoveries.
Rather than simply memorizing cultural facts, students are encouraged to compare, reflect, and make connections.
💭 Ma découverte culturelle
On the second page, students reflect on their learning using French sentence starters such as:
Avant cette activité, je pensais que…Maintenant, je sais que…Une chose qui m'a surpris(e), c'est…J'aimerais en savoir plus sur…
An optional partner challenge encourages students to discuss a difference, a similarity, or something new they learned.
🍂 Perfect for French Class in October
Use this French Halloween culture activity for:
Halloween in French class
La Toussaint lessons
French culture activities
Halloween in France
French and Francophone culture
French reading comprehension
Cultural comparisons
French 1 and French 2
Intermediate French
October French activities
Halloween week
Bell ringers or warm-ups
Partner activities
Early finishers
Substitute plans
Cultural reflection
📚 What's Included
✓ 2 ready-to-use student pages✓ Introduction to Halloween and La Toussaint✓ 10-item cultural classification challenge✓ Halloween / La Toussaint / Les deux comparison✓ Structured cultural comparison activity✓ Ma découverte culturelle reflection✓ French sentence starters✓ Partner discussion challenge✓ Reading + culture + reflection + communication✓ No prep — print and go!
❤️ Bring Culture Into Your Halloween Lessons
Halloween can be a wonderful opportunity to do more than add seasonal vocabulary to French class.
Halloween ou la Toussaint ? allows students to explore two traditions, discover aspects of French culture, compare ideas, and reflect on what they have learned.
It's an easy way to combine French reading comprehension, Halloween, La Toussaint, cultural comparison, and communication in one ready-to-use activity.
🎃🕯️ Deux traditions. Deux ambiances. Une découverte culturelle en français !
