Learn Spanish: Breakfast – Picture Crossword for Kids

This crossword brings your child gently into contact with Spanish. The drawings show the eggs, pancakes and bananas, and your child says the Spanish word to themselves before setting each letter into the grid. In doing so they practise turning a remembered Spanish word into its correct written form — a lovely warm-up for anyone just starting to learn Spanish. At the crossing points the words meet on a shared letter, and that is exactly where small moments of "oh, it fits!" appear. Take your time, because this puzzle wants to be solved slowly. There is no timer and no score, only your child, the pictures, and the satisfaction of every Spanish word spelled correctly into place, box after careful box.

In this picture crossword your child names the eggs, pancakes and bananas in Spanish and spells each word into the boxes. Spanish vocabulary and spelling get a quiet workout at once, because the shared letters at the crossings have to agree. Let your child puzzle at their own pace — there is no clock and no score, only the pleasure of each Spanish word spelled correctly. Once a word is solved, it hints at the next, and the grid fills in piece by piece. That way a first taste of Spanish feels like a cheerful little puzzle your child gets to discover all by themselves. One friendly thing about Spanish: the words are said almost exactly the way they are written.

Has your child caught the joy of naming and spelling in Spanish? Then keep going! The crosswords about the Fourth of July things and the ones with bakery treats hold fresh pictures, new Spanish 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 breakfast foods — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Spanish stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun discovering, writing, and puzzling together!