Learn Dutch: Spring – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Pair by pair, your child brings order here. On one side wait the flowers, raindrops and kites as pictures; on the other, their Dutch names. Your child reads the Dutch vocabulary, thinks about which word fits which drawing, and draws a line between them. This calm joining task firms up Dutch vocabulary, because your child keeps bringing the written word together with the right picture. Nothing has to be searched for or spelled — reading and matching are the heart of it, and that makes first steps into Dutch especially light. Let your child puzzle in peace, with no rush and no contest. You can print the match for free or open it online to play, as often as your child likes.

Which Dutch name goes with which picture? Your child answers with a single line: they look at the flowers, raindrops and kites, read the Dutch words, and join each drawing to the right one. So they learn along the way how Dutch names look in writing. A line may be redrawn at any moment. The loveliest moment is when every connection is in place. Until then your child may read and think entirely in their own rhythm, because here there is neither a clock nor a single right pace to keep. 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 instruments and the ones with shapes 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 spring 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!