Reading a Map in Words is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on following directions on a map described in words, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.2.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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 22 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Reading a Map in Words
D2.Geo.2.K-2
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Read each map, then answer the questions.
1.Read the map, then answer the questions.
Map of Pine Hill School
A map described in words, made for this worksheet. North is at the top.
The front door is on the south side of the school.
The office is next to the front door.
The library is north of the office.
The gym is east of the library.
The lunchroom is west of the library.
The playground is behind the school, on the north side.
1. Which side of the school is the front door on?
2. What is east of the library?
3. Where is the playground?
2.Read the map, then answer the questions.
Map of Maple Park
A map described in words, made for this worksheet. North is at the top.
The pond is in the center of the park.
The playground is north of the pond.
The picnic tables are east of the pond.
The parking lot is south of the pond.
The garden is west of the pond.
Key: a blue circle means water. A green square means a garden.
1. What does a blue circle mean?
2. What is west of the pond?
3. What is north of the pond?
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.2.K-2 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Map in Words
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The south side. 2. The gym. 3. Behind the school, on the north side.
2.1. Water. 2. The garden. 3. The playground.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.