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Italian Resources for Children

New languages, when learned at a young age, tend to remain with you for life. In early childhood, the brain is like a highly absorbent sponge, and it picks up spoken languages almost effortlessly.

Here you will find games, crosswords and puzzles, songs to sing, examples of numbers and colors, as well as quizzes, flashcards and worksheets. If you want to teach your child Italian, no matter the age, these sites offer great supplemental Italian resources for children.

Italian Games For Kids

• http://www.wartgames.com/themes/countries/italy.html
  Great for learning about the Mona Lisa, Galileo, Ancient Rome, Da Vinci and everything else Italian through interactive websites and animated cartoons. There is also a section for games solely in Italian, if you feel you're ready!
• http://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/quiz.htm
  A quiz about Italy with preliminary questions for kids. What is the capital? Name one country that touches Italy. And what's the largest island in the Mediterranean? This might be good for grown-ups as well!
• http://home.disney.it/giochi/#/giochi/
  The Italian Disney homepage offers quite a few video games for children, all in Italian. From Disco Bowling to Lemonade Renegade, what better way is there to supplement language learning?

Italian Flashcards

• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kids-flashcards-italian/id359332005?mt=8
  The Kids Flashcards app is the perfect learning tool for your toddler. Packed with colorful images, animated menus, and learning examples, Kids Flashcards will keep your child's attention as he or she absorbs the Italian language and alphabet.
• http://www.pcworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=776245&expand=false
  Italian flashcards for babies, toddlers, and preschool kids. A free app for your smart phone or tablet. Includes Food items, Animals, Alphabet, Transportation, Numbers, Colors and Shapes, Clothing, Household items, Body Parts, Outdoor items, Music Instruments, Arts, and Learning.
• http://www.italian-flashcards.com/
  Options for different levels of Italian and for receiving words and sentences via email. This is a very convenient option with audio available as well if needed.

Italian Worksheets

• http://www.chillola.com/at/printout%20italian.html
  A worksheet with the basics: Numbers, colors, nouns, the Italian alphabet, basic shapes, the time, and so on. All of these worksheets are printable, making them ideal for offline use.
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/outlinemap/1.shtml
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/outlinemap/2.shtml
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/outlinemap/3.shtml
  Test your knowledge of Italian geography and basic facts at varying levels: easy, medium and difficult, with each of these maps.
• http://www.happychild.org.uk/freeway/italian/index.htm
  A worksheet with the works: Verbs, nouns, calendars, accents, punctuation, expressions, accessories, careers, hair styles, drinks, clothing, etc. And verbs are in all tenses, including the dreaded "passato remoto."

Italian Crosswords and Puzzles

• http://www.editricegiochi.it/
  On this site, you can buy Italian board games such as Monopoli, Risiko, Scarabeo, and Il Paroliere online. Also includes electronic games and a discussion of the history of various games.
• http://www.italianfolkartfederation.org/EN/Activities/ItalianFunforKids.asp
  At the bottom of the page, you'll find nine different crossword puzzles, with different links for the answers. Days, months, seasons, the zoo, in the city, family, clothing – there is an array of topics to deal with here.

Italian Coloring

• http://www.coloring.ws/rome.htm
  There's a lot more to Italy than Ancient Rome, but coloring it sure is fun, isn't it? Review your vocabulary first, then color in a Roman senator, the Coliseum, a Roman aqueduct, or several Roman soldiers.
• http://italyfromtheinside.com/2007/04/italian-for-kids-colors-video.html
  If your child prefers to learn visually, here is a video of the colors in Italian said by a native speaking young girl. This is perfect for practicing pronunciation!

Italian Alphabet

• http://www.hello-world.com/Italian/worksheets/alphabet1.php
  The Italian alphabet may look just like the English one, but pronunciation makes all the difference. Learn how some (the Italians) would say is the best way to pronounce "h."

Italian Numbers

• http://www.zapitalian.com/Numbers/numbers.html
  A comprehensive list of numbers, with their spelling in Italian, and with audio pronunciation as well.
• http://italyfromtheinside.com/2007/06/italian-for-kids-numbers-video.html
  If your kid prefers visual cues this is perfect: a video of a young girl counting in Italian. Perfect for kids to learn the numbers from a native speaker, from their own computer.

Songs

• http://www.youtube.com/CoccoleSonore
  A YouTube channel dedicated entirely to Italian songs for the whole family. From the ABCs to "Fra Martino."
• http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=824&t=ec&c=120
  Mama Lisa lives in a world of dancing lions and whimsical Italian songs. Learn everything from your ABCs to nonsense rhymes.
• http://www.kidsgobilingual.com/great-italian-children-songs-for-kids/
  A collection of Italian children songs sung by Italian children. These are all songs Italian children grew up with; most Italians will recognize them.