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

Description

Winter word search: a printable that gathers snow, ice, cold-weather clothing, forest and polar animals, winter sports, warm drinks and holiday words. The theme comes from the season itself — everyday winter life, from snowstorms and sledding to hot chocolate and the cozy indoors.

This word search contains the following words:

1. WINDCHILL — A cold-weather measurement term used by forecasters, describing how much colder the moving air feels on exposed skin.
2. ICESTORM — A winter weather event in which freezing rain coats roads, trees and wires in a layer of ice.
3. TURTLENECK — A close-fitting knit collar that folds over at the neck, worn as part of winter clothing on the body.
4. PULLOVER — A sweater without buttons or a front opening that is pulled on over the head, a common winter garment.
5. PTARMIGAN — A grouse of arctic and alpine tundra whose plumage turns white in winter for camouflage.
6. LEMMING — A small rodent of the arctic tundra, known for the population cycles that gave rise to migration myths.
7. SKIING — A winter sport in which a person travels over snow on a pair of long runners attached to the feet.
8. SNOWBOARDING — A winter sport ridden on a single wide board strapped to both feet, sliding sideways down snowy slopes.
9. HOTCHOCOLATE — A warm drink of melted chocolate or cocoa powder mixed with milk or water, a classic cold-day treat.
10. MOCHA — A coffee drink that mixes espresso with chocolate and steamed milk, a warmer choice on a winter menu.
11. YULETIDE — An old name for the Christmas season, the winter holiday period built around the Yule festival.
12. NEWYEAR — The holiday that begins on 1 January and closes the winter season with countdowns and fireworks.
13. CHALET — A wooden house with a sloping roof, traditionally a herder's hut in the Alps and now a ski resort lodging.
14. TUNDRA — A treeless biome of the far north where the ground stays frozen most of the year and only low plants grow.
15. SNOWPLOW — A truck fitted with a wide blade that pushes snow off roads after a winter storm.

In numbers: the puzzle hides 15 words, the file runs to 1 page, the answer sheet is included as a second file.