Learn Spanish: Feelings – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the smiling, sad and surprised faces as pictures and, beside them, a selection of Spanish words. The task: read the Spanish vocabulary, work out which word goes with which picture, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Spanish name. In this way your child gently practises tying the written Spanish word to the thing they already know. Because no Spanish word has to be written out, the focus rests entirely on reading and recognizing — ideal for first steps in learning Spanish. It is a quiet task with no contest and no clock. Free to print or to play online, so your child can match the Spanish words as often as they like, until every line is in place.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Spanish word. The smiling, sad and surprised faces 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 bakery treats and the ones with camping gear 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 feelings 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!