Learn German: Thanksgiving – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Read, think, connect — that is the whole idea of this German picture-word match. Your child studies the turkeys, pumpkins and pies 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.

Which German word goes with which picture? Your child joins the matching pairs: they study the turkeys, pumpkins and pies, read the German names, and draw a line from each picture to the right word. With every connection it sinks in how the German name of a familiar thing looks. So their German vocabulary grows step by step, with no rush and in real calm. Your child may think as long as they need, discovering in the friendliest way what the things they already know are called in German. 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 birds and the ones with clothes 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 Thanksgiving things 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!