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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 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
2.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
3.You want readers to know which way is north. What do you add to your map?
  • A.A key
  • B.A title
  • C.A compass rose
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.They show the same area
  • C.The map of your city
5.Why should you label the streets on a route map?
  • A.So people know which street to take
  • B.So the map is heavier
  • C.So the map has more colors
6.Your house is next to the park. How should you draw them on your map?
  • A.Close together
  • B.On separate pages
  • C.Far apart
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Plan a Map of Your Route

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.At least four classroom things, each with a key symbol, placed from the door with north, south, east or west.
  2. 2.The buildings on the street, a key symbol for each building, and a note of which way north is.
  3. 3.A compass rose
  4. 4.The map of your classroom
  5. 5.So people know which street to take
  6. 6.Close together
  7. 7.Symbols are simple and fit on the map
  8. 8.Show the tree symbol in the key

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