Learn German: Desserts and Sweets – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which German word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the cupcakes, lollipops and pies as drawings; opposite them their German names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the German vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the German name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their German vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching German word.

Read, think, connect: your child studies the cupcakes, lollipops and pies and reads the German words beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. That trains recognition of written German words, with no writing at all. Take your time together — what counts is the happy joining, with no clock and no contest. With every pair matched, the look of the German word grows more familiar, and your child moves step by step toward reading their first German vocabulary. Here is something special about German: it gives every naming word a capital letter, even a small cat or a ball.

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