Learn Spanish: Christmas – Picture-Word Match for Kids

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

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Spanish word. The trees, baubles and stockings stand ready as pictures, with their Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish so light and welcome for your child. One friendly thing about Spanish: the words are said almost exactly the way they are written.

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