Learn Portuguese: Beach Things – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the buckets, spades and starfish as pictures and, beside them, a selection of Portuguese words. The task: read the Portuguese vocabulary, work out which word goes with which picture, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Portuguese name. In this way your child gently practises tying the written Portuguese word to the thing they already know. Because no Portuguese word has to be written out, the focus rests entirely on reading and recognizing — ideal for first steps in learning Portuguese. It is a quiet task with no contest and no clock. Free to print or to play online, so your child can match the Portuguese words as often as they like, until every line is in place.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Portuguese word. The buckets, spades and starfish stand ready as pictures, with their Portuguese names beside them. Your child reads, thinks, and draws a line to the right word. So they learn to connect a picture with its written Portuguese name — no pressure, at their own pace, with no score. Because nothing has to be written, reading and recognizing take centre stage, and that is just what makes first steps into Portuguese so light and welcome for your child. Portuguese adds little marks to some letters, like the curly a in "ã", which gives the word a soft nasal sound.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the colors and the ones with forest creatures hold fresh pictures and new Portuguese words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the beach things is ready to go — 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 reading, thinking, and connecting together!