Heat Energy Matching Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet narrows the broad concept of energy down to one specific, easy-to-observe type — heat — and asks children ages 3-5 to match everyday objects to pictures representing heat energy, like a stove, the sun, or a fire. Because heat is something children can directly feel and observe, it's an excellent entry point for early science vocabulary before moving to more abstract energy types like electricity. The word search portion adds early literacy practice, asking children to visually scan for heat-related vocabulary words among a grid of letters.
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Month 8: English, Math, Science | Ages 6-7Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the objects on the left side of the page together and talk about which ones produce or relate to heat. Ask your child to draw a line matching each object to the picture that represents heat energy on the right. Once matching is complete, move to the word search and help your child scan the letter grid to find heat-related words. Circle or highlight each word your child finds, reading it aloud together.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- •Discuss different sources of heat in the home, like the stove, a heater, or sunlight through a window.
- •Draw pictures of other objects that produce heat that weren't included on the worksheet.
- •Safely feel the difference between a cool surface and a slightly warm one, like a sunny windowsill versus a shaded wall, talking about heat.
- •Talk about how heat can be helpful, like cooking food, and also something to be careful around, like a hot stove.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage children to talk about what they see and explain their choices, since describing why an object relates to heat reinforces the concept better than matching alone. This is also a natural moment to reinforce simple safety awareness around real heat sources like stoves, ovens, or candles, without making the conversation frightening. This helps reinforce the concept of heat energy through language, observation, and a touch of everyday science safety.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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