Spooky Spanish: Interactive La Llorona Legend

An interactive KS3 Spanish homework on La Llorona, the Weeping Woman: Mexico’s most famous ghost legend, perfect for Halloween!

«¡Ay, mis hijos!» A woman in white wanders by the rivers and canals at night, crying for her lost children… Students discover the legend of La Llorona and the real show staged every October on the lake at Xochimilco, Mexico City. A map shows all of Latin America with Mexico pinned, so students know exactly where it is. Three short, self-checking tasks:
• Lee y descubre: two short texts with tap-to-translate words and audio, a keyword match and true/false.
• ¿Quién es quién?: match descriptions to five spooky figures, including La Catrina (es, tiene, lleva). Watch out for the decoy!
• ¿A qué hora?: listen to the witnesses and choose the right clock (a las doce, y media, y cuarto, menos cuarto), with a text option for devices with no sound. Finish it and La Llorona drifts across the screen…

What’s included
• Interactive HTML page: works offline in any browser, on computers, tablets and phones
• 1-page worksheet that matches the web page, with clocks to draw on
• Teacher page with answers, a cultural note, sensitivity guidance, and the texts with translations
• Optional student vocab list (2 per page, to print and cut)

Perfect for homework: each task unlocks letters of a secret code word. Students write it on the worksheet, so you can see at a glance who finished.

Language covered: present tense; describing people with es, tiene, lleva; telling the time; oigo / veo.

Sensitivity: the student materials use a gentler, age-appropriate version of the legend. Notes on the traditional versions are included for teachers.
Flexible use: homework, a starter or plenary, cover lessons, or a Halloween / Día de Muertos lesson (15–20 minutes).

Part of the Spooky Spanish series: Fiestas misteriosas, spooky celebrations and legends from Spain and Latin America, including Los Barriletes Gigantes (Guatemala), La Queimada y las meigas, El Correfoc, Tosantos en Cádiz and Gau Beltza (FREE).

VLE tip: upload the HTML file to Teams, Google Classroom or your VLE. Students open it in a browser and their progress is saved on their device.