Learn Dutch: Flowers – 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 tulips, daisies and roses 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.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Dutch word. The tulips, daisies and roses stand ready as pictures, with their Dutch names beside them. Your child reads, thinks, and draws a line to the right word. So they learn to connect a picture with its written Dutch name — no pressure, at their own pace, with no score. Because nothing has to be written, reading and recognizing take centre stage, and that is just what makes first steps into Dutch so light and welcome for your child. 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 Christmas things and the ones with feelings 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 flowers 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!