Learn Italian: Shapes – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the circles, squares and triangles as pictures and, beside them, a selection of Italian words. The task: read the Italian vocabulary, work out which word goes with which picture, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Italian name. In this way your child gently practises tying the written Italian word to the thing they already know. Because no Italian word has to be written out, the focus rests entirely on reading and recognizing — ideal for first steps in learning Italian. It is a quiet task with no contest and no clock. Free to print or to play online, so your child can match the Italian words as often as they like, until every line is in place.

Pair by pair, your child brings order: they match the shapes with their Italian names. Your child reads the words, thinks, and draws a line between picture and word. This calm joining task firms up Italian vocabulary, because the written word keeps coming together with the right picture. Let your child puzzle in peace, with no pace and no score. You can print the match for free or open it online with your child to play, as often as the urge to connect returns. 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 breakfast foods and the ones with sweet 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 shapes 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!