Weather Watchers Word Search
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- Answer key
- Beginner
- About 12 min
- 10 words
Practice everyday weather words with a printable Grade 1 word search, kid-friendly meanings, an answer key, and observation ideas.
For parents and caregivers
What your child will practice
- Identify common words used to describe daily weather conditions.
- Make a simple weather observation using evidence from the sky and air.
How to use this puzzle at home
- Look outside together and choose two words from the list that describe today's weather.
- Have your child find and circle the hidden words, reading each one aloud as it appears.
- Afterward, compare today's conditions with the forecast and talk about what matched.
Word List
- SUNNY
- CLOUDY
- RAIN
- SNOW
- WIND
- STORM
- WARM
- COLD
- FORECAST
- SKY
Printable Puzzle
Vocabulary guide
Use these short definitions before or after the word search. Ask your child to explain a few in their own words.
- Sunny
- Weather with bright sunlight and little cloud cover in the sky.
- Cloudy
- Weather when clouds cover much or most of the visible sky.
- Rain
- Drops of liquid water that fall from clouds to the ground.
- Snow
- Soft crystals of frozen water that fall when the air is cold enough.
- Wind
- Air that is moving from one place to another around us.
- Storm
- A period of rough weather that may bring strong wind, rain, snow, or thunder.
- Warm
- A temperature that feels comfortably hot but is not extremely hot.
- Cold
- A low temperature that may make people need extra layers of clothing.
- Forecast
- A prediction that tells what the weather is expected to be later.
- Sky
- The space seen above Earth where clouds, the Sun, and the Moon appear.
Talk about the science
- What clues in the sky tell you what today's weather is like?
- How does windy weather feel or sound different from calm weather?
- Why might a family check the forecast before leaving home?
Try one more thing
Extension activity
Make a seven-day weather calendar. Draw one symbol each day, write two describing words, and note whether the day feels warmer, colder, windier, or calmer than yesterday.
Teacher and tutor note
Classroom adaptation
Begin a weather unit with the puzzle, then have partners use a window observation to select matching terms. Collect their words on a class chart and revisit it throughout the week.
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