Learn Italian: Animals – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Italian name goes with which picture? Your child answers that with a single line. They look at the cats, sheep and hens, read the Italian words on offer, and join each drawing to the right word. Along the way they learn how the Italian names of familiar things look in writing, tying the picture to the written word. This kind of practice is quiet and friendly, because it is all about reading and matching — not about writing anything yourself. Let your child think as long as they need; a connection may be redrawn at any moment. The loveliest moment is when a line runs from every picture to its matching Italian word and the whole match is complete.

Read and connect, with nothing to search for: your child sees the cats, sheep and hens as pictures and a selection of Italian words beside them. They read the vocabulary, decide which name belongs, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Italian word. So they gently practise recognizing the written Italian 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 Italian vocabulary piece by piece. Italian has a musical sound, and many of its everyday words end in a bright -o or -a.

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