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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.Plan a map of your street. Write which buildings you would show, the symbol for each one, and which way is north.
  • I named the buildings on my street
  • I gave each one a symbol
  • I said which way is north
2.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
3.When you draw a route, where should the line start?
  • A.At the edge of the paper
  • B.At the title
  • C.At the place where the trip begins
4.Which map shows a smaller area: a map of your classroom or a map of your city?
  • A.The map of your classroom
  • B.The map of your city
  • C.They show the same area
5.You want readers to know which way is north. What do you add to your map?
  • A.A title
  • B.A compass rose
  • C.A key
6.You are drawing a map of your route to school. What should the line on your map show?
  • A.How tall the buildings are
  • B.What time school starts
  • C.The way you travel
7.You use a tree symbol for parks. What must you do so readers understand it?
  • A.Draw it as large as possible
  • B.Show the tree symbol in the key
  • C.Leave it out of the key
8.Why do mapmakers use small symbols instead of drawing every building in detail?
  • A.Symbols hide where things are
  • B.Symbols are simple and fit on the map
  • C.Symbols make the map longer

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Answer key — Plan a Map of Your Route

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The buildings on the street, a key symbol for each building, and a note of which way north is.
  2. 2.Directions in order from the classroom to the library, using north, south, east and west or left and right.
  3. 3.At the place where the trip begins
  4. 4.The map of your classroom
  5. 5.A compass rose
  6. 6.The way you travel
  7. 7.Show the tree symbol in the key
  8. 8.Symbols are simple and fit on the map

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