Learn Portuguese: Animals – Picture Crossword for Kids

Naming things and spelling them — that is what your child practises here, in Portuguese. They look at the cats, sheep and hens, work out what each is called in Portuguese, and enter it letter by letter into the grid. Because each box holds exactly one letter, your child naturally attends to every sound and every quirk of Portuguese spelling. Where two words cross, the shared letter has to match, so Portuguese vocabulary and writing come together as they puzzle. Your child may hardly notice how much early Portuguese they are absorbing along the way. Puzzling, guessing, writing — without any rush and without any contest, simply at their own speed, until the final Portuguese word slides neatly into the grid.

Here your child turns pictures into Portuguese words. They study the cats, sheep and hens, settle on the right Portuguese word, and spell it carefully into the grid. Because the words trade a letter at their crossings, your child checks their own work as they go. So a first step into Portuguese becomes a real pleasure. Take your time — this crossword wants to be solved slowly, with no rush at all. With every word entered, Portuguese spelling grows more familiar, and your child quietly gathers a little treasure-chest of new vocabulary. Portuguese adds little marks to some letters, like the curly a in "ã", which gives the word a soft nasal sound.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in Portuguese? Then keep going! The crosswords about the Easter things and the ones with furniture hold fresh pictures, new Portuguese words, and new crossings to puzzle over. And once your child is really in the swing of it, there is a whole free collection built around the animals — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Portuguese stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!