Learn Norwegian: Thanksgiving – Picture-Word Match for Kids

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

Read and connect, with nothing to search for: your child sees the turkeys, pumpkins and pies as pictures and a selection of Norwegian words beside them. They read the vocabulary, decide which name belongs, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Norwegian word. So they gently practise recognizing the written Norwegian word. It is a quiet task — free to print or to play online. A line may always be drawn again, because here all that matters is the easy thinking with which your child builds Norwegian vocabulary piece by piece. Norwegian shares a lot of everyday words with English, so a few of them feel familiar right away.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the household things and the ones with body parts hold fresh pictures and new Norwegian words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the Thanksgiving things is ready to go — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Norwegian stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun reading, thinking, and connecting together!