Learn Dutch: Post Office – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the letters, stamps and parcels 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.

Which Dutch word goes with which picture? Your child joins the matching pairs: they study the letters, stamps and parcels, 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 furniture and the ones with sea creatures 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 post 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!