Learn Italian: Fruits – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Italian word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the apples, bananas and pears as drawings; opposite them their Italian names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the Italian vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the Italian name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their Italian vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching Italian word.

Read, think, connect: your child studies the apples, bananas and pears 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 zoo animals and the ones with bakery treats 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 fruit 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!