Learn Dutch: Insects and Bugs – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Read, think, connect — that is the whole idea of this Dutch picture-word match. Your child studies the ants, bees and ladybugs and reads the Dutch words offered beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. This task trains recognition of written Dutch words, because your child has to read the name and join it to the right picture. It is an especially friendly way to practise early Dutch, since nothing has to be spelled and nothing has to be searched for. Take your time together; what matters here is the calm, happy joining. When a clean line runs from every picture to the correct Dutch word, your child can look proudly at the match they finished all on their own.

Which Dutch word goes with which picture? Your child joins the matching pairs: they study the ants, bees and ladybugs, read the Dutch names, and draw a line from each picture to the right word. With every connection it sinks in how the Dutch name of a familiar thing looks. So their Dutch vocabulary grows step by step, with no rush and in real calm. Your child may think as long as they need, discovering in the friendliest way what the things they already know are called in Dutch. 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 Easter things and the ones with furniture 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 bugs 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!