Plan a Map With Every Part is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on planning a map with title, compass rose, legend, scale and grid, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 of them with 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.
Set 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 21 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Plan a Map With Every Part
D2.Geo.1.3-5
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Plan each map in writing. Then draw it on the back if there is time.
1.Plan a map of a pretend island. Write its title, list symbols for mountains, rivers and towns in a legend, and describe where each is using directions.
A title
Legend symbols for mountains, rivers and towns
Directions such as northeast or south
A scale and a grid
2.Plan a map of your school playground. Write its title, list four symbols for its legend and what each means, say where the compass rose goes, and give a scale and a grid.
A title that names the playground
Four legend symbols and their meanings
A compass rose
A scale and a grid of lettered and numbered squares
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.1.3-5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Plan a Map With Every Part
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A title naming the island, legend symbols for mountains, rivers and towns, places described with cardinal or intermediate directions, and a scale and a grid.
2.A title naming the playground, four legend symbols with meanings, a compass rose, a scale such as 1 inch for 10 yards, and grid squares like A1 and B2.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.