Learn Portuguese: Post Office – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Portuguese name goes with which picture? Your child answers that with a single line. They look at the letters, stamps and parcels, read the Portuguese words on offer, and join each drawing to the right word. Along the way they learn how the Portuguese names of familiar things look in writing, tying the picture to the written word. This kind of practice is quiet and friendly, because it is all about reading and matching — not about writing anything yourself. Let your child think as long as they need; a connection may be redrawn at any moment. The loveliest moment is when a line runs from every picture to its matching Portuguese word and the whole match is complete.

Read, think, connect: your child studies the letters, stamps and parcels and reads the Portuguese words beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. That trains recognition of written Portuguese words, with no writing at all. Take your time together — what counts is the happy joining, with no clock and no contest. With every pair matched, the look of the Portuguese word grows more familiar, and your child moves step by step toward reading their first Portuguese 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 had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the toys and the ones with Fourth of July things 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 post 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!