Natural or Built? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on features of a place, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.6.K-2. It prints 3 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.
Sort: The valley the town sits in, The hill above the reservoir, The reservoir dam, Bridge Mill
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2.Sort each one: Natural or Built?
Sort: The river, The Market Square paving, The clay in the ground, The bridge
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3.Sort each one: Natural or Built?
Sort: The natural ford where the bridge is, The woods on the far bank, The town hall, The river wall
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LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Natural or Built?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Bridge Mill — Built 2. The hill above the reservoir — Natural 3. The reservoir dam — Built 4. The valley the town sits in — Natural
2.1. The bridge — Built 2. The clay in the ground — Natural 3. The Market Square paving — Built 4. The river — Natural
3.1. The natural ford where the bridge is — Natural 2. The river wall — Built 3. The town hall — Built 4. The woods on the far bank — Natural
Questions about Natural or Built?
What does the Natural or Built? worksheet cover?
It practises features of a place — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.6.K-2: Name what makes a particular place what it is. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into natural or built”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Natural or Built? practise?
D2.Geo.6.K-2 — D2.Geo.6.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Natural or Built? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.6.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Natural or Built? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Natural or Built? 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 Natural or Built? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Natural or Built?, 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.6.K-2?
Yes — “Natural or Built?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.6.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Natural or Built? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.6.K-2
Name what makes a particular place what it is.
Teaching this next? Natural or Built? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.