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 7 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 your bedroom or classroom. Write its title, list the symbols for its legend, and explain the scale and grid you would use.
A title
At least three legend symbols
A scale
A grid
2.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
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Answer key — Plan a Map With Every Part
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A title naming the room, at least three legend symbols such as a desk or a door, a scale such as 1 inch for 2 feet, and a lettered and numbered grid.
2.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.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.