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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 route from home to school. List the places you pass, the symbol you would use for each one in your key, and the directions you turn.
  • I listed the places I pass
  • I gave each place a symbol for the key
  • I wrote the directions I turn
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.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
4.When you draw a route, where should the line start?
  • A.At the title
  • B.At the edge of the paper
  • C.At the place where the trip begins
5.Which is a good symbol for a pond on your map?
  • A.A red star
  • B.A blue oval
  • C.A brown square
6.You use a tree symbol for parks. What must you do so readers understand it?
  • A.Draw it as large as possible
  • B.Leave it out of the key
  • C.Show the tree symbol in the key
7.Where do you explain what each symbol on your map means?
  • A.In the map key
  • B.In the title
  • C.On the compass rose
8.You are drawing a map of your route to school. What should the line on your map show?
  • A.The way you travel
  • B.What time school starts
  • C.How tall the buildings are

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Answer key — Plan a Map of Your Route

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A route from home to school in order, with a key symbol for each place passed and the directions turned.
  2. 2.At least four classroom things, each with a key symbol, placed from the door with north, south, east or west.
  3. 3.Symbols are simple and fit on the map
  4. 4.At the place where the trip begins
  5. 5.A blue oval
  6. 6.Show the tree symbol in the key
  7. 7.In the map key
  8. 8.The way you travel

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