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Plan a Map of Your Route is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on planning a map that shows places and a route, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.1.K-2. It prints 8 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.

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Plan a Map of Your Route

D2.Geo.1.K-2

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Plan your maps in words, then circle the best answers.

1.Write directions for the route from your classroom to the school library. Use north, south, east and west, or left and right.
  • My directions start at the classroom
  • I used direction words
  • My directions end at the library
2.Plan a map of your classroom for a new student. Write the symbols you would put in the key, and say where each thing is from the door: north, south, east or west.
  • I named at least four things in the classroom
  • I gave each one a symbol
  • I used direction words
3.You are drawing a map of your route to school. What should the line on your map show?
  • A.What time school starts
  • B.The way you travel
  • C.How tall the buildings are
4.Why do mapmakers use small symbols instead of drawing every building in detail?
  • A.Symbols make the map longer
  • B.Symbols are simple and fit on the map
  • C.Symbols hide where things are
5.When you draw a route, where should the line start?
  • A.At the title
  • B.At the place where the trip begins
  • C.At the edge of the paper
6.Which map shows a smaller area: a map of your classroom or a map of your city?
  • A.They show the same area
  • B.The map of your classroom
  • C.The map of your city
7.Your map shows a school, a park and a store near your home. Which is the best title?
  • A.Places Near My Home
  • B.How to Bake Bread
  • C.My Favorite Food
8.Which is a good symbol for a pond on your map?
  • A.A brown square
  • B.A blue oval
  • C.A red star

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Answer key — Plan a Map of Your Route

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Directions in order from the classroom to the library, using north, south, east and west or left and right.
  2. 2.At least four classroom things, each with a key symbol, placed from the door with north, south, east or west.
  3. 3.The way you travel
  4. 4.Symbols are simple and fit on the map
  5. 5.At the place where the trip begins
  6. 6.The map of your classroom
  7. 7.Places Near My Home
  8. 8.A blue oval

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.