Haunted House Name Craft - Editable

I’m so excited to share this haunted house name craft with you today! If you have students who need to work on identifying and spelling their name – then this craft is perfect! It’s a fun Haunted House theme making it perfect to use throughout October and your Halloween activities.

If you want to skip the blog post and just go download it because you know you’re going to love it you can grab it here.

What Do I Need?

Download the craft here.
Printer.
Paper.
Scissors.
Glue.
Crayons/pencils.
Pen.

Instructions

Download the activity and open with Adobe Acrobat. It must be opened with Adobe Acrobat for the editable formatting to be correct.
Page 2 contains an easier worksheet for students to have the outline of the haunted house to fill in the pieces. You can choose to add their name and the number of letters in their name in by clicking the boxes to edit or just delete the text to leave them blank. The font is a dotted font for students to overwrite.
Page 3 contains a blank worksheet for students to design their own haunted house. You can choose to add their name and the number of letters in their name in by clicking the boxes to edit or just delete the text to leave them blank. The font is a dotted font for students to overwrite.
Page 4 contains black and white haunted house pieces. These are for students to put together onto the worksheet to create their own haunted house.
Page 5 contains color haunted house pieces. These are for students to put together onto the worksheet to create their own haunted house..
Pages 6-10 contain ghosts. You can either leave this blank for students to fill in their own letters of their names or click their bellies and you can write a letter on each ghost to spell out your student’s names.
Students need to build their haunted house on the worksheet then stick the ghosts on that spell out their name.
Finally, students write what their name is and count how many letters are in their name. Then, they record this on the bottom of the worksheet.

Download the activity here.

If you’re looking for more name activities, check out all of my go-to name resources here.

If you try this craft out with your students, be sure to tag me on social media @teachingautism .. I love seeing my resources in action!

Why It’s More Than Just a Craft

This may look like just a cute Halloween project, but there’s loads of learning packed in:

✅ Name recognition – perfect for early readers and ELL students
✅ Letter formation – practice building and recognizing the shape of each letter
✅ Left-to-right progression – placing letters in order supports pre-writing skills
✅ Fine motor skills – cutting and gluing are essential for development
✅ Following directions – great for listening and sequencing practice
✅ Ownership and pride – students love seeing their own names on display

You can also use it for assessment: notice who’s struggling with scissors, letter order, or name recognition in a low-pressure way.

Differentiation Tips

This craft works beautifully across ability levels. Try these ideas:

Pre-cut shapes for students still working on scissor skills
Use visuals or name cards to help with sequencing letters
Allow tracing or stamping letters for students who struggle to write
Turn it into a fine motor center by laminating pieces and using Velcro for repeated practice

You can even swap out the house background and reuse the name pieces in other seasonal displays!

Display Ideas

Once your students finish their haunted house name crafts, it’s time to show them off!

Create a “Who Lives in the Haunted House?” bulletin board
Hang them in windows or classroom doors for instant spooky vibes
Pair with a writing piece, students can describe their haunted house or make up a Halloween story
Use as desk name tags during October!

Cross-Curricular Extension Ideas

Want to keep the haunted learning going? Try these extra activities to go with your name craft:

Literacy:

Write a spooky story starring the characters in their haunted house
Practice spelling and sounding out the names
Match names to photos for morning circle or centers

Math:

Count the letters in each name
Sort the houses by number of letters
Graph the most common letters in the class

Art & Design:

Let students color the background or add their own spooky elements
Use glow-in-the-dark markers or paint for extra fun
Turn the haunted houses into puppets or 3D displays

If you’re diving into all things haunted house this October, you’ll love this fun twist on spooky crafting, a paper bag haunted house! It’s the perfect companion to our name craft, giving students another chance to get creative with ghosts, ghouls, and all things Halloween while sneaking in more fine motor and art skills.

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Nikki