Finding Places on a Grid Map is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on naming the place at a grid square, 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A grid map of a made-up farm, written out in words for this worksheet.
Letters are columns, from A in the west to C in the east. Numbers are rows, from 1 in the north to 3 in the south.
Row 1: A1 apple orchard, B1 barn, C1 chicken coop
Row 2: A2 pond, B2 farmhouse, C2 vegetable garden
Row 3: A3 corn field, B3 farm stand, C3 pumpkin patch
1. What is just west of the farmhouse?
2. What is in square C3?
3. What is just south of the pond?
2.Read the grid map, then answer the questions.
Grid Map: Town Center
A grid map of a made-up town center, written out in words for this worksheet.
Letters are columns, from A in the west to C in the east. Numbers are rows, from 1 in the north to 3 in the south.
Row 1: A1 library, B1 city hall, C1 fire station
Row 2: A2 bakery, B2 town square, C2 bank
Row 3: A3 school, B3 post office, C3 grocery store
1. You leave the school in A3 and go east one square. Where are you?
2. What is just south of city hall?
3. What is in square C1?
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.2.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Finding Places on a Grid Map
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The pond, in square A2. 2. The pumpkin patch. 3. The corn field, in square A3.
2.1. At the post office, in square B3. 2. The town square, in square B2. 3. The fire station.
Questions about Finding Places on a Grid Map
What does the Finding Places on a Grid Map worksheet cover?
It practices naming the place at a grid square — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.2.K-2: Use maps and photographs to describe a place and what shapes it. The instruction to students is “Read each grid map, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Finding Places on a Grid Map practice?
D2.Geo.2.K-2, under Geography for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Finding Places on a Grid Map is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.2.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Finding Places on a Grid Map 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 Finding Places on a Grid Map can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Finding Places on a Grid Map free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Finding Places on a Grid Map, 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.
More practice for D2.Geo.2.K-2
Use maps and photographs to describe a place and what shapes it.