Learn Italian: Farm Animals – Picture-Word Match for Kids

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

Read, think, connect: your child studies the cows, pigs and goats 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 vehicles and the ones with animals 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 farm 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!