Learn Swedish: Beach Things – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Swedish name goes with which picture? Your child answers that with a single line. They look at the buckets, spades and starfish, read the Swedish words on offer, and join each drawing to the right word. Along the way they learn how the Swedish names of familiar things look in writing, tying the picture to the written word. This kind of practice is quiet and friendly, because it is all about reading and matching — not about writing anything yourself. Let your child think as long as they need; a connection may be redrawn at any moment. The loveliest moment is when a line runs from every picture to its matching Swedish word and the whole match is complete.

Read and connect, with nothing to search for: your child sees the buckets, spades and starfish as pictures and a selection of Swedish words beside them. They read the vocabulary, decide which name belongs, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Swedish word. So they gently practise recognizing the written Swedish word. It is a quiet task — free to print or to play online. A line may always be drawn again, because here all that matters is the easy thinking with which your child builds Swedish vocabulary piece by piece. 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 had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the spring things and the ones with vegetables hold fresh pictures and new Swedish words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the beach things is ready to go — 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 reading, thinking, and connecting together!