Learn German: Ocean Life – Picture-Word Match for Kids

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

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right German word. The fish, crabs and octopuses stand ready as pictures, with their German 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 German 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 German so light and welcome for your child. 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 accessories and the ones with beach things 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 sea creatures 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!