Learn Portuguese: Weather – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Portuguese word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the sunshine, rain and snow as drawings; opposite them their Portuguese names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the Portuguese vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the Portuguese name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their Portuguese vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching Portuguese word.

Read, think, connect: your child studies the sunshine, rain and snow 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 bakery treats and the ones with camping gear 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 weather 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!