Learn Italian: Vegetables – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the carrots, peas and pumpkins 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.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Italian word. The carrots, peas and pumpkins stand ready as pictures, with their Italian names beside them. Your child reads, thinks, and draws a line to the right word. So they learn to connect a picture with its written Italian name — no pressure, at their own pace, with no score. Because nothing has to be written, reading and recognizing take centre stage, and that is just what makes first steps into Italian so light and welcome for your child. 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 feelings and the ones with hospital things 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 vegetables 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!