Winter Word Search Ages 9-10, Easy, Set 1

Description

This Winter word search celebrates the cold season, from snow and ice to warm clothes, arctic animals, hibernation, winter sports and cozy hot drinks. Our printable gathers seasonal words about weather, wildlife and holiday fun for a chilly afternoon of puzzling.

This word search contains the following words:

1. DECEMBER — The twelfth month of the year, whose arrival brings the first official day of winter in the north.
2. SNOWFALL — A general weather word for snow falling from the clouds, the scene that turns a grey winter day white.
3. FREEZING — A general weather word for temperatures at or below zero, when puddles turn to solid ice overnight.
4. ANORAK — A general clothing word for a hooded pullover jacket, a style that originated in the cold Arctic regions.
5. THERMALS — A general clothing word for the warm base layer worn under clothes, long johns that keep the body warm.
6. HIBERNATE — A general word for what bears, bats and groundhogs do through the cold months: sleeping deeply until spring returns.
7. CARIBOU — A species word for the North American reindeer, a large deer of the Arctic tundra that migrates in huge herds.
8. SLALOM — A ski racing event where skiers weave between gates down a course, a standard discipline in winter sports.
9. LUGE — A winter sport where a rider slides feet-first down an ice track on a small sled, also the sled itself.
10. COCOA — A general hot drink word for the warm chocolate beverage served in a mug, often topped with marshmallows.

In numbers: the puzzle hides 10 words, the file runs to 1 page, the answer sheet is included as a second file.