Learn French: Thanksgiving – Picture-Word Match for Kids

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right French word, simply by drawing a line from the picture to its name. On one side are the turkeys, pumpkins and pies as pictures; on the other are the French words that go with them. Your child looks at a drawing, reads through the French vocabulary, and decides which name belongs to it. So they learn to connect a picture with its written French name — a soft, happy first step into the language. There is nothing to spell and nothing to search for, only reading, thinking, and joining. Let your child work at their own pace: no timer and no score, just one picture at a time matched to the right French word with a single line.

Read and connect, with nothing to search for: your child sees the turkeys, pumpkins and pies as pictures and a selection of French words beside them. They read the vocabulary, decide which name belongs, and draw a line from the picture to the matching French word. So they gently practise recognizing the written French word. It is a quiet task — free to print or to play online. A line may always be drawn again, because here all that matters is the easy thinking with which your child builds French vocabulary piece by piece. 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 weather and the ones with animals 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 Thanksgiving things 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!