Learn German: Zoo Animals – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Read, think, connect — that is the whole idea of this German picture-word match. Your child studies the lions, zebras and giraffes 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.

This match brings pictures and German words together. Your child sees the lions, zebras and giraffes and the German names beside them, each looking for its partner. They read, compare, and link each picture with the right line. So a gentle bridge into German appears. Because nothing has to be written, it is all reading and recognizing — at their own pace, with no stress. Let your child reconsider as often as they like, until a clean line runs from every picture to the matching German word. 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 sweet treats and the ones with fruit 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 zoo animals 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!