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Dutch

Develop a love for words!

Stories to read, hear and talk about in Dutch, new words, writing, and grammar in three stages, up to verb spelling with -d, -t and -dt.

Your AI mentor

Willem van Oranje

Father of the Netherlands, 1533 to 1584

Willem is calm and encouraging. He reads with your child, asks what a sentence means, and points at the clue when a word is hard.

An AI character inspired by Willem van Oranje, not the real person.

What’s inside

3 courses, lesson by lesson

17 modules in the curriculum

  1. 01

    Story worlds

    • Discovery
    • School life
    • Family and home
    • Feelings and choices
    • Nature and animals
    • Problem and solution
    • Exploring the world
    • Conversations
    • Time and change
    • Mini story series
  2. 02

    Skills practice

    • Reading
    • Listening
    • Vocabulary
    • Writing
  3. 03

    Grammar

    • Stage 1: what a sentence is, capitals and punctuation
    • Stage 2: personal pronouns and verbs with ik, jij, hij and zij
    • Stage 3: verb spelling with -d, -t or -dt
Levels:Stories, speaking and new wordsConversations and clear sentencesGrammar and verb spelling

A sample lesson, about 10 minutes

A lesson with Willem van Oranje

  1. 1

    Hear the difference

    Two words that sound alike: bos and bus. Say the right one.

  2. 2

    Say it back

    Repeat a short sentence about Daan in the forest.

  3. 3

    Answer in a sentence

    Answer a question with a whole sentence.

  4. 4

    Tell it yourself

    Describe the little door in your own words.

Lesson screenshot: Dutch reading practice
Lesson screenshot: Dutch reading practice

Skills to grow towards

What your child practises

  • Finds the main idea of a short Dutch text or recording

  • Points to the sentence that proves an answer

  • Answers out loud in a complete sentence

Questions from parents

Both. Texts start simple and the mentor can explain a word in simpler Dutch.

Explore Dutch with your child

Discover the lessons with Willem van Oranje, together.