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School grounds map: warm-up · Grades 4–5

A 5 by 5 grid map with a key and compass. Use letters and numbers to find 4 places and name their squares.

  • Grades 4–5 · ages 9 to 11
  • Easy
  • 10 to 15 minutes
  • 1 page
  • Free

Goes with the game Coordinate Courier.

Paper

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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Directions: Use the letters and numbers to find places on the map.

  • Key
  • Nurse
  • Office
  • Sports field
  • Garden
  • Questions
  • 1. What is in square A1?
  • 2. Which square is the office in?
  • 3. What is in square B3?
  • 4. Which square is the garden in?

What your child practices

Your child practices the geography skill “Map directions”: use left, right, above and below, then north, south, east and west (including in-between directions) to place and find things on a map.

Grades and ages
Grades 4–5, ages 9 to 11
Time
About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject
Geography
Level
Easy for Grades 4–5
Answer key
Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing
1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated

How to use it

Find the map's title, key and compass together before answering anything. Point to each place on the map before writing the answer. It is one of the easier sheets for Grades 4–5, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Find the compass and key together before answering anything.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.

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