Learn French: Activities – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the running, jumping and swimming as pictures and, beside them, a selection of French words. The task: read the French vocabulary, work out which word goes with which picture, and draw a line from the picture to the matching French name. In this way your child gently practises tying the written French word to the thing they already know. Because no French word has to be written out, the focus rests entirely on reading and recognizing — ideal for first steps in learning French. It is a quiet task with no contest and no clock. Free to print or to play online, so your child can match the French words as often as they like, until every line is in place.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right French word. The running, jumping and swimming stand ready as pictures, with their French names beside them. Your child reads, thinks, and draws a line to the right word. So they learn to connect a picture with its written French name — no pressure, at their own pace, with no score. Because nothing has to be written, reading and recognizing take centre stage, and that is just what makes first steps into French so light and welcome for your child. French has a playful habit — some letters are written down but stay completely silent when you say the word.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the birds and the ones with clothes hold fresh pictures and new French words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the action words is ready to go — 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 reading, thinking, and connecting together!