The Are You Scared? song is a fun way to teach Halloween vocabulary, and the questions “Are you scared?” to your young English learners (ESL, EFL). More about how to teach the song and where to get a free MP3 download below the video!
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Topic: Halloween
Vocabulary: bat, black cat, ninja, spider, superhero, witch, pirate, snake
Question: Are you scared? Answer: No
How to teach: You can pre-teach the vocabulary by using your own flash cards, or download and print for free these great cards at MES-English.com https://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/halloween.php
Then, look at one of the cards, for example the witch, and ask your students, “Are you scared?” The teacher can make a scared face, then relax and say, “No.” For advanced students you can teach, “I’m not scared.” Go through a few of the flashcards like this until you think the students understand.
Next teach the lyrics to the song. Have the students repeat the words after you.
Song lyrics:
Are you scared?
No, No
Are you scared?
No, No
Are you scared?
No, No
All right! Here we go!
A bat, a black cat, a ninja , a spider
Are you scared?
No!
Catch!
(repeat with a superhero, a witch, a pirate, a snake)
Next, watch the video and have your students sing along. You can repeat the song a few times to make sure the students really understand it.
Vocabulary Practice Game: Try the Tower Game with the Halloween vocabulary. You can read about the Tower Game here. The teacher can show a bat flashcard to a student and ask, “What is it?” the student will answer, “a bat.” Next, the teacher will ask, “ Are you scared?” after the student answers, give the student the flashcard to build the tower and move onto the next students.
I hope this helps you teach the song. Happy teaching!
