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

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

Which Portuguese name goes with which picture? Your child answers with a single line: they look at the beds, bandages and stethoscopes, read the Portuguese words, and join each drawing to the right one. So they learn along the way how Portuguese names look in writing. A line may be redrawn at any moment. The loveliest moment is when every connection is in place. Until then your child may read and think entirely in their own rhythm, because here there is neither a clock nor a single right pace to keep. 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 shapes and the ones with tools 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 hospital 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!