The Zombie Shuffle: Halloween Action Rhyme

Halloween is such a great time for tapping into kids’ enthusiasm for learning. Combine counting, literacy and movement with this fun Halloween action rhyme!

Contents

This pack contains:

• 1 page teacher poster
• 2 page teacher poster
• 6 page student version
• 6 page student version with dotted text
• 1 page zombie-themed writing paper

Fun learning

This Halloween action rhyme is great for getting kids up and moving. As they work through the rhyme they can brainstorm different moves to animate the poem.

Will they choose to create a dance where everyone does the same choreography? Or will they want each person to develop their own zombie personality and character?

Counting on

This kind of counting helps kids not just develop fluency, but because each line of numbers starts where the other line left off, it reinforces the concept of counting on. That is, they don’t have to start at 1… they can start at any number and count on from there.

Rhyming words

Explore whether there are rhyming words (or not?) with this Halloween action rhyme:

• 4 and floor
• 8 and shake
• 12 and yourself
• 16 and bright green

Can they think of other words that would rhyme more effectively? Or make the poem funnier?

Tracing

Kids can have their own 6 page version of the rhyme to to read and colour, and there’s also a dotted font version which is great for tracing.

Literacy

There are plenty of long and short vowels, nouns and verbs etc that can be pointed out depending on what your level your kids are. Plus, a zombie-themed writing page has been included in the download to help expand the activity.

Preparation

Print off the pages you want to use. Enlarge the posters so the text is easier for kids to read when they’re nearby. Print off a student book for each child (either the dotted or common font). Cut pages in half, assemble and staple.

Download here

Click on the following highlighted link to download THE ZOMBIE SHUFFLE ACTION RHYME PACK. As soon as you click, it will be sent to your downloads folder or other device equivalent.

I hope you enjoy this fun action rhyme!

Want more free Halloween activities?

• Halloween match cards
• Number match with pumpkins and crows
• Little Pumpkin’s Fall Day: An interactive book

And some free art activities?

• Owl in the night sky
• Halloween silhouettes
• A witch’s hat
• Canvas Halloween snapshots
• Pumpkin patch

Want more Halloween poetry?

This action rhyme is part of a HALLOWEEN POETRY PACK containing 10 original poems with activities.