Learn Portuguese: Zoo Animals – Picture Crossword for Kids

Naming things and spelling them — that is what your child practises here, in Portuguese. They look at the lions, zebras and giraffes, 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.

Look, think in Portuguese, and write: your child finds the Portuguese word for the pictured zoo animals and spells it into the crossword. Each word is joined to another at a crossing, so your child attends to every single letter. That practises Portuguese spelling and firms up vocabulary. It is a feel-good puzzle — no haste, no contest, just one new word per picture. You can print it for free or open it online to play together, as often as the urge to puzzle returns and a few more Portuguese words feel worth meeting. 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 classroom objects and the ones with farm animals 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 zoo 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!