Warm and Cool Colors word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Warm and Cool Colors word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this warm and cool colors puzzle set for my 2nd and 3rd graders during our art unit. The kids could name colors but had no idea which ones were warm or cool and why it mattered in art. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like warm, cool, red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, feeling, mood, sunshine, fire, ocean, sky, grass, and contrast. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the warm and cool color concept finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether green is warm or cool. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple sun, flame, water, and leaf drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 2nd through 4th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name one warm color and one cool color on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.