This easy-level sheet introduces what really belongs on a map. Second graders begin with a sorting activity, deciding whether items like a compass rose, map key, recipe, and toothbrush belong in the Found on a Map or Not Found on a Map column. Then they fill in five blanks about map keys, symbols, and directions, and finish with four true-or-false statements that check whether they understand what a compass rose and map key actually do.
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Maps and Map Keys
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
compass roserecipemap keytoothbrushsymbolspillow
Found on a Map
Not Found on a Map
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A map key explains what the symbols mean.
2. The four main directions are north, south, east, and west.
3. A compass rose shows directions on a map.
4. Small pictures on a map are called symbols.
5. A map helps you find places and roads.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A compass rose shows directions on a map.
True False
2. A map key is the same as a recipe.
True False
3. Symbols on a map stand for real things.
True False
4. Maps can only show one room in a house.
True False
Maps and Map Keys
★ Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
compass roserecipemap keytoothbrushsymbolspillow
Found on a Map
Not Found on a Map
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A map key explains what the symbols mean.
2) The four main directions are north, south, east, and west.
3) A compass rose shows directions on a map.
4) Small pictures on a map are called symbols.
5) A map helps you find places and roads.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A compass rose shows directions on a map.
True
False
2) A map key is the same as a recipe.
True
False
3) Symbols on a map stand for real things.
True
False
4) Maps can only show one room in a house.
True
False
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