Learn Swedish: Birds – Picture-Word Match for Kids

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

Which Swedish name goes with which picture? Your child answers with a single line: they look at the robins, owls and ducks, read the Swedish words, and join each drawing to the right one. So they learn along the way how Swedish names look in writing. A line may be redrawn at any moment. The loveliest moment is when every connection is in place. Until then your child may read and think entirely in their own rhythm, because here there is neither a clock nor a single right pace to keep. 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 summer things and the ones with vehicles 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 birds 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!