Learn Swedish: Community Helpers – Picture Crossword for Kids

Pictures become Swedish words in this puzzle: your child sees the chefs, nurses and pilots, finds the right word in Swedish, and writes it one letter at a time into the boxes. Because every word is joined to another at a crossing, your child watches each individual letter as they write, practising Swedish spelling in the most natural way. At the same time their Swedish vocabulary grows, since each drawing brings along a new word. It is a puzzle for easy, unhurried thinking, with no pace to keep and nothing to tally. You can print it for free or open it online to play together. When all the boxes are full, your child has not only solved a grid but picked up a handful of fresh Swedish words.

In this picture crossword your child names the chefs, nurses and pilots in Swedish and spells each word into the boxes. Swedish 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 Swedish 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 Swedish feels like a cheerful little puzzle your child gets to discover all by themselves. Swedish has three extra letters at the very end of its alphabet — a, a and o with little marks — that English does not use.

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