An Italian breakfast scattered into letters — start with LATTE and UVA

An Italian breakfast table, scattered into letters. The pictures show milk, grapes, a strawberry, a sausage, porridge and a biscuit, and your child hunts for LATTE, UVA, FRAGOLA, SALSICCIA, PORRIDGE and BISCOTTO. UVA is only three letters and slips past most children on a first pass; the longer words are easier, because an unusual run of letters catches the eye. Six words in total, hidden across and down.

A few of these repay explaining. LATTE simply means milk — the coffee order borrowed the word and confused everyone. UVA is grapes as a bunch, not a single grape. PORRIDGE is another English word Italian has taken in whole and left alone. FRAGOLA and SALSICCIA are the two that need saying aloud a few times before they settle. Both are said much as they are spelled, which helps.

This is a sheet for the actual breakfast table. Put it beside the bowl and let your child find one word at a time between mouthfuls; there is no reason to finish in a single sitting. Then ask what is really on the table in Italian, because LATTE will almost certainly be there. Free to print, and easy to run off again when the words start fading. No timer, no score, and no sign-up of any kind.