Learn Finnish: Summer – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Read, think, connect — that is the whole idea of this Finnish picture-word match. Your child studies the sunshine, ice creams and beach balls and reads the Finnish words offered beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. This task trains recognition of written Finnish 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 Finnish, 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 Finnish word, your child can look proudly at the match they finished all on their own.

Pair by pair, your child brings order: they match the summer things with their Finnish names. Your child reads the words, thinks, and draws a line between picture and word. This calm joining task firms up Finnish vocabulary, because the written word keeps coming together with the right picture. Let your child puzzle in peace, with no pace and no score. You can print the match for free or open it online with your child to play, as often as the urge to connect returns. Finnish builds long words by clicking small pieces together, a bit like adding cars to a train.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the farm animals and the ones with bugs hold fresh pictures and new Finnish words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the summer things is ready to go — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Finnish stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun reading, thinking, and connecting together!