My First Italian Words
A gentle 40-week introduction to Italian through pictures, pronunciation, tracing and interactive learning.
A Friendly First Step into Italian
Benvenuti! SmartPrep Italian Foundation — My First Italian Words introduces young learners to useful Italian vocabulary in small, achievable weekly steps.
Each week focuses on five picture-supported Italian words or expressions. Learners see the word, hear how it sounds, practise saying it, trace and write it, and then reinforce their learning through interactive activities.
40 Weeks of Foundation Italian
The program is organised across four terms, with ten weeks in each term. The vocabulary gradually expands from greetings and family to numbers, school, food, animals, nature, places, actions and everyday expressions.
- 📖 200 Picture Dictionary Words & Phrases: Five carefully selected vocabulary items each week, supported by pictures, English meanings and learner-friendly pronunciation guides.
- ✍️ 40 Weekly Tracing Booklets: Each booklet gives children repeated opportunities to trace, copy and recall the week's five Italian words. Practice progresses across Day 1, Day 3 and Day 5.
- 🔊 Listen & Say: Audio support helps learners connect the written Italian word with its pronunciation and practise saying it aloud with confidence.
- 🎮 Interactive Digital Practice: Picture matching, number recognition, word racing, sound sorting, sequencing, spelling and early sentence activities reinforce the weekly vocabulary.
Preview the Tracing Booklet
Flip through a sample Foundation booklet to see how pictures, pronunciation and handwriting practice work together.
Click and drag the corners to turn the pages.
Make It Theirs.
A child's own name on their learning material can make the booklet feel personal and special. Each SmartPrep Foundation booklet can be individually typeset for the learner.
Enter your child's first name below and generate a personalised booklet. You can try the first three weeks of My First Italian Words free.
🔒 Privacy first: Your child's name is used to generate the personalised document and is not intended to become part of the learning record.
Support Our Parish & Access the Complete Program
SmartPrep Italian Foundation resources have been developed by a parent within our school community to support children's Italian learning and parish fundraising. 100% of the funds raised go directly to our parish, with payments made into the parish bank account. SmartPrep Education receives no financial benefit from this initiative.
Once your payment to the parish has been confirmed and your account has been set up, you will receive secure access to the downloadable My First Italian Words weekly tracing booklets and accompanying Foundation Digital Learning Hub.
Bring My First Italian Words to Life
The printed tracing booklets and the Foundation Digital Learning Hub are designed to work together. Children can first meet a word through a picture, listen to it, practise writing it and then encounter it again through short interactive activities.
Repeated exposure across print, pictures, sound and play helps build familiarity without overwhelming beginning learners.
🖥️ Use at Home or in the Classroom
The Foundation Hub works well for individual practice, parent-supported learning or whole-class use on an interactive display. Teachers can introduce the week's Picture Dictionary words first, then use the games for listening, recognition and retrieval practice.
Picture Dictionary
See the picture, read the Italian word and listen to its pronunciation.
Picture Match
Match familiar Italian words with the correct pictures.
Number Pop
Listen, recognise and match Italian numbers from 1 to 10.
Prima e Dopo
Practise number order by identifying what comes before and after.
Corsa delle Parole
Race towards the picture that matches the Italian word.
Sound Sorter
Listen carefully and sort words using familiar Italian sounds.
Parole e Frasi
Practise spelling, missing letters, word building and simple Foundation sentences.