★Hot and Cold
Preschool Science Worksheet
Circle the picture.
Which one is hot?
Which one is cold?
Which one is hot?
Which one is cold?
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Preschool Hot and Cold worksheets
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About this worksheet
Hot and cold is the first property a child ever sorts by, learned through bath water, ice cubes, and being told to wait for dinner to cool. This worksheet keeps the sorting concrete. Snow is named and your child points to the other cold thing; the sun is shown and your child points to the other hot thing. The other questions ask what heat and cold actually do: a snowman left in the sunshine melts, cold hands are kept warm by mittens, and a coat is what you put on when it is freezing. Every question is one short sentence read aloud and every answer is a picture, so nothing has to be read.
The ready sheet offers wrong answers that are the opposite of the right one, so a child can rule them out at a glance. The stretch sheet adds a fourth picture. Please treat this as a page about looking and remembering rather than about testing by touch. Talk about the rule as you go, an adult checks first because you cannot see how hot something is, and afterwards sort real things at home by looking and asking.
What your child will learn
- Sort familiar things into a hot group and a cold group
- Use ice, snow, and fire as strong temperature clues
- Know that warmth melts what is frozen
- Choose what to wear to keep warm when it is cold
Head Start ELOF standard: P-SCI 3, K-PS3-1
Worked example
You say that snow is cold and ask which picture is cold too. Ice is the one that is cold like snow, so your child points to the ice.
Common mistake
Sorting by where a thing is found, so anything from the kitchen is called hot, instead of using the temperature clue itself.
Helpful hint
Ask whether a grown-up would say wait, it is too hot, or brr, that is cold.
Questions parents ask
What is the most common mistake with hot and cold?
Sorting by where a thing is found, so anything from the kitchen is called hot, instead of using the temperature clue itself.
How can I help my child with hot and cold?
Ask whether a grown-up would say wait, it is too hot, or brr, that is cold.
Are these preschool science worksheets free to print?
Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.
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