Trilingual Match It! - First Words

By The Learning Journey International
Price $11.99
Age 3+

This set of 30 different two-card puzzles is a fantastic educational tool for introducing young children to first words in three different languages. Each puzzle consists of two pieces, one of which is a colorful illustration of an object. The second piece displays the name of that object in English, Spanish, and French and is cut to fit perfectly with the first. At the outset, all 60 pieces are randomly laid out, a visual cornucopia of familiar objects and associated words. Children find the process of matching them up in pairs to be both fun and gratifying, in part because no two puzzle cuts are the same. If a child attempts to pair a word with the wrong object, it quickly becomes evident that the two pieces do not fit, prompting him or her to continue the search for the correct match. As more pieces are paired, the remaining pool becomes smaller, and the child's sense of excitement and mastery grows by leaps and bounds.