Learn Norwegian: Feelings – Word Search for Kids

This puzzle asks your child to read and search in Norwegian. The names of the smiling, sad and surprised faces are hidden across and down in a letter grid, and your child finds each one and circles it. Reading along the rows and columns, they watch for letters that spell a Norwegian word they recognize. That on-sight recognition is the first kind of reading in a new language — your child sees a whole word among the letters and knows it. The picture list gives clear clues, so the only work is the search itself. Short, familiar Norwegian words mean a beginner can hunt without anything being spelled out for them, and every circle is a small sign that a Norwegian word is becoming truly familiar.

Spotting whole Norwegian words inside a grid teaches your child to recognize words on sight, which is quite different from sounding each one out anew. This puzzle practises it round by round, with your child finding each one themselves. The pictures of the smiling, sad and surprised faces give clear, concrete clues, so the only work is the search across and down. For a beginner in Norwegian that is one of the most useful things to rehearse — building speed and confidence with the words they meet most often, free to print or to play online whenever the mood strikes. Norwegian shares a lot of everyday words with English, so a few of them feel familiar right away.

Does your child love searching for Norwegian words? Then there is plenty more to hunt for! The word searches about the community helpers and the ones with space things hide fresh pictures and new Norwegian words to find and circle. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the feelings is ready and waiting — 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, with no timers and no scores.