Learn Dutch: Birds – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the robins, owls and ducks as pictures and, beside them, a selection of Dutch words. The task: read the Dutch vocabulary, work out which word goes with which picture, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Dutch name. In this way your child gently practises tying the written Dutch word to the thing they already know. Because no Dutch word has to be written out, the focus rests entirely on reading and recognizing — ideal for first steps in learning Dutch. It is a quiet task with no contest and no clock. Free to print or to play online, so your child can match the Dutch words as often as they like, until every line is in place.

Read, think, connect: your child studies the robins, owls and ducks and reads the Dutch words beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. That trains recognition of written Dutch words, with no writing at all. Take your time together — what counts is the happy joining, with no clock and no contest. With every pair matched, the look of the Dutch word grows more familiar, and your child moves step by step toward reading their first Dutch vocabulary. Dutch likes to join small words together, so a single word can grow surprisingly long.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the Fourth of July things and the ones with bakery treats hold fresh pictures and new Dutch words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the birds is ready to go — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Dutch stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun reading, thinking, and connecting together!