Halloween Wheel of Names
Spin your students’ names on a Spooky Halloween wheel — or 12 not-too-scary brain breaks.
Edit the items for this lesson — changes here aren’t saved, so your own wheel and class list stay as they are.
More ready-made wheels
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About the Halloween Wheel of Names
This wheel opens in the Spooky Halloween theme, with cartoon bats, ghosts and webs drifting around the wheel and orange-and-purple confetti for each result. It starts with twelve kid-friendly Halloween movement breaks like monster stomp, mummy freeze and skeleton shake. To pick students instead, type your class names in the Wheel items box, one per line. Edits on this page aren’t saved, and the Halloween look isn’t saved as your wheel’s theme.
Ways to use a Halloween wheel in class
Halloween brain breaks
Spin between lessons and do the move for a minute: stomp like a monster, freeze like a mummy or flap like a bat.
Festive name picks
Type your students’ names to choose helpers, readers or who answers next with a seasonal twist.
Class party games
Replace the list with party activities like freeze dance, four corners and pumpkin I Spy, and let the wheel pick the next game.
Writing and word prompts
Type Halloween words like pumpkin, costume and moonlight, then spin a word for a story starter or a spelling challenge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I spin my students’ names on the Halloween wheel?
Yes. Type each name on its own line in the Wheel items box. Changes on this page aren’t saved, so to keep a class list, open the full Wheel of Names, which uses your saved class list, and pick Spooky Halloween under Wheel theme.
Is the Halloween theme too scary for young students?
The theme uses friendly cartoon bats, ghosts and spider webs in orange and purple, with no gore or jump scares. You can switch to Rainbow at any time under Wheel theme.