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 6-7
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Curriculum
- Earth & Environment > States of Matter
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
- 1Discuss different sources of heat in the home, like the stove, a heater, or sunlight through a window.
- 2Draw pictures of other objects that produce heat that weren't included on the worksheet.
- 3Safely feel the difference between a cool surface and a slightly warm one, like a sunny windowsill versus a shaded wall, talking about heat.
- 4Talk about how heat can be helpful, like cooking food, and also something to be careful around, like a hot stove.
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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