Learn Dutch: Vegetables – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Read, think, connect — that is the whole idea of this Dutch picture-word match. Your child studies the carrots, peas and pumpkins 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 name goes with which picture? Your child answers with a single line: they look at the carrots, peas and pumpkins, 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 shapes and the ones with tools 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 vegetables 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!