Learn French: Colors – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become French words in this puzzle: your child sees the reds, blues and greens, finds the right word in French, and writes it one letter at a time into the boxes. Because every word is joined to another at a crossing, your child watches each individual letter as they write, practising French spelling in the most natural way. At the same time their French vocabulary grows, since each drawing brings along a new word. It is a puzzle for easy, unhurried thinking, with no pace to keep and nothing to tally. You can print it for free or open it online to play together. When all the boxes are full, your child has not only solved a grid but picked up a handful of fresh French words.

Recognize, spell in French, write it in: your child sees the reds, blues and greens in the drawings, finds the right French word, and enters it letter by letter into the grid. Each box takes a single letter, and the crossing French words help one another along. That strengthens French spelling and stretches their vocabulary — a comfortable puzzle with no pressure, free to print or to play online. Your child may erase and rethink a word whenever they wish, because in this puzzle all that matters is calm, curious thinking, one careful letter at a time. French has a playful habit — some letters are written down but stay completely silent when you say the word.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in French? Then keep going! The crosswords about the fruit and the ones with sea creatures hold fresh pictures, new French words, and new crossings to puzzle over. And once your child is really in the swing of it, there is a whole free collection built around the colors — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning French stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!