Learn Swedish: Post Office – Picture Crossword for Kids

Here your child learns to turn things they see into written Swedish words. The clue pictures show the letters, stamps and parcels, and your child thinks of the matching Swedish word before each letter travels into its own box. That deliberate spelling firms up how Swedish words are written, while naming the drawings widens their Swedish vocabulary one picture at a time. At the crossings two words share a letter, which brings small, happy wins. Let your child puzzle and experiment in comfort; a word may be reconsidered twice without any worry. The nicest moment is when the last Swedish word fits exactly and the whole grid lies finished in front of them — free to use and entirely free of pressure.

In this picture crossword your child names the letters, stamps and parcels 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 farm animals and the ones with bugs 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 post — 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!