This easy level worksheet introduces first graders to the idea of a map legend with large, friendly symbols. Children look at a simple neighborhood map and match four picture symbols—a house, a tree, a road, and a pond—to their meanings in the key.
Activities include drawing lines from each symbol to the correct word and coloring the symbols to match the legend, building confidence with the most basic map reading skill.
Style:
Map Symbols & Legend Keys
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word on the dotted lines. Then write it one more time by yourself.
1. map
2. key
3. north
4. lake
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line to complete each sentence.
1. A map is a drawing that shows places from above.
2. The map key tells you what the symbols mean.
3. On a map, the color blue usually means water.
4. A compass rose shows North, South, East, and West.
5. The title of a map tells you what the map is about.
Part C: True or False
Circle True or False for each statement.
1. A map key helps you understand the symbols on a map.
True False
2. On most maps, green means water.
True False
3. A compass rose shows directions like North and South.
True False
Map Symbols & Legend Keys
★ Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word on the dotted lines. Then write it one more time by yourself.
1) map
2) key
3) north
4) lake
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line to complete each sentence.
1) A map is a drawing that shows places from above.
2) The map key tells you what the symbols mean.
3) On a map, the color blue usually means water.
4) A compass rose shows North, South, East, and West.
5) The title of a map tells you what the map is about.
★ Part C: True or False
Circle True or False for each statement.
1) A map key helps you understand the symbols on a map.
True
False
2) On most maps, green means water.
True
False
3) A compass rose shows directions like North and South.
True
False