Learn Dutch: Christmas – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Dutch word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the trees, baubles and stockings as drawings; opposite them their Dutch names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the Dutch vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the Dutch name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their Dutch vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching Dutch word.

Pair by pair, your child brings order: they match the Christmas things with their Dutch names. Your child reads the words, thinks, and draws a line between picture and word. This calm joining task firms up Dutch vocabulary, because the written word keeps coming together with the right picture. Let your child puzzle in peace, with no pace and no score. You can print the match for free or open it online with your child to play, as often as the urge to connect returns. 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 supermarket things and the ones with breakfast foods 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 Christmas things 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!