Learn Italian: Breakfast – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Italian name goes with which picture? Your child answers that with a single line. They look at the eggs, pancakes and bananas, 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, think, connect: your child studies the eggs, pancakes and bananas and reads the Italian words beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. That trains recognition of written Italian 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 Italian word grows more familiar, and your child moves step by step toward reading their first Italian vocabulary. 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 shapes and the ones with tools 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 breakfast foods 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!