Cool in the Shade Worksheets for Preschool to 1st Grade

What your child practices

This preschool to 1st grade science set explores Cool in the Shade through 6 worksheets and 59 questions. Young scientists learn by noticing, asking questions and talking about what they see, and these sheets turn Cool in the Shade into simple questions they can answer with pictures and words. It opens with a guided Learn and Practice page, moves on to a practice sheet and a review test, then finishes with two quick quizzes and a mixed review. It is aligned to NGSS K-PS3-2, which focuses on energy and how it moves. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Kindergarten. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Read the sheet aloud and let your child answer by drawing or pointing.
• Look up one extra fact about Cool in the Shade together and add it to the sheet.
• Keep a small science notebook for drawings and questions that come up.