Beyond Our Town is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on characteristics of world regions, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.10.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.10.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Beyond Our Town
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A mountain range — B (High rocky land, colder at the top) 2. A desert — A (Dry, hot, with very little rain) 3. An island — D (Land with sea all around it) 4. A coastline — C (Where the land meets the sea)
2.1. A grassland — B (Wide open grass with few trees) 2. A rainforest — A (Hot and wet, with tall thick trees) 3. The far north — C (Snow and ice for much of the year) 4. A river valley — D (Flat land on both sides of a river)
Questions about Beyond Our Town
What does the Beyond Our Town worksheet cover?
It practises characteristics of world regions — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.10.K-2: Describe how different parts of the world change. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each place to what it is like”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Beyond Our Town practise?
D2.Geo.10.K-2 — D2.Geo.10.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe changes in the physical and cultural characteristics of various world regions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Beyond Our Town is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.10.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Beyond Our Town come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Beyond Our Town can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Beyond Our Town free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Beyond Our Town, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.10.K-2?
Yes — “Beyond Our Town” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.10.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Beyond Our Town is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.10.K-2
Describe how different parts of the world change.
Teaching this next? Beyond Our Town is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.