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The Lantern Grove Park Map

Use a word-described city-park map to locate six places, follow connected paths, and describe routes with north, south, east, and west.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toGEO.1.2

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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
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  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students locate places on a simple park map using north, south, east, and west.
  • Students describe routes between places by naming directions and stops.

How to use

Read the map description aloud and have students trace each route with a finger. Then ask them to explain how they know which path to take.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

GEO.1.2

Locate places on a simple map of a school or neighborhood and describe a route between them.

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The Lantern Grove Park Map

Locate places and follow paths around a city park.

Read the park map

Listen as your teacher reads the map description. Use it to answer the questions.

A Map of Lantern Grove Park

Lantern Grove Park has six marked places on its map: the Main Gate, the Fountain, the Butterfly Garden, the Playground, the Picnic Shelter, and the Pond. North is at the top of the map. The Main Gate is south of the Fountain. The Butterfly Garden is west of the Fountain. The Playground is north of the Fountain. The Picnic Shelter is east of the Fountain. The Pond is north of the Picnic Shelter. A path joins the Main Gate to the Fountain. Other paths join the Fountain to the Butterfly Garden, the Playground, and the Picnic Shelter. A path also joins the Picnic Shelter to the Pond.

1.
A walker starts at the Main Gate and walks north. Which place does the walker reach?
  • A. The Picnic Shelter
  • B. The Butterfly Garden
  • C. The Fountain
  • D. The Pond
2.
Match each move to the place the walker reaches.
  1. Walk north from the Main Gate.
  2. Walk east from the Fountain.
  3. Walk north from the Picnic Shelter.
  4. Walk west from the Fountain.
  1. A. The Picnic Shelter
  2. B. The Butterfly Garden
  3. C. The Fountain
  4. D. The Pond
3.
Word bank: north · south · east · west

To walk from the Main Gate to the Fountain, walk  .

4.
Which route goes from the Main Gate to the Pond?
  • A. North to the Fountain, west to the Butterfly Garden, north to the Pond.
  • B. North to the Fountain, east to the Picnic Shelter, north to the Pond.
  • C. East to the Picnic Shelter, north to the Pond.
  • D. North to the Fountain, north to the Playground, west to the Pond.
5.
Circle the two places that are directly above or below the Fountain.

The PlaygroundThe Butterfly GardenThe Main GateThe Pond

6.
Sort each place by the direction you walk from the Fountain to reach it.
The PlaygroundThe Main GateThe Picnic ShelterThe Butterfly Garden
North of the FountainSouth of the FountainEast of the FountainWest of the Fountain

Follow the paths

Use the map description to follow each route.

7.
A walker starts at the Pond and wants to reach the Main Gate. Which direction should be the first move?
  • A. East
  • B. West
  • C. North
  • D. South
8.
Word bank: north · south · east · west

From the Butterfly Garden, walk east to the Fountain. Then walk   to the Playground.

9.
Circle the two statements that correctly describe a route from the Main Gate to the Pond.

The first move is north.The walker passes through the Fountain.The walker turns west at the Fountain.The route ends at the Picnic Shelter.

10.
Which route goes from the Picnic Shelter to the Butterfly Garden?
  • A. West to the Fountain, then west to the Butterfly Garden.
  • B. North to the Pond, then west to the Butterfly Garden.
  • C. South to the Fountain, then east to the Butterfly Garden.
  • D. East to the Pond, then north to the Butterfly Garden.
11.
Ari wants to walk from the Pond to the Butterfly Garden. Her route says, “Walk south to the Picnic Shelter, then west to the Butterfly Garden.” Which place is missing from her route?
  • A. The Playground
  • B. The Fountain
  • C. The Main Gate
  • D. The Pond

Put a route in order

Put the steps in order or describe a route in words.

12.
Put these steps in order for a route from the Main Gate to the Pond.
Walk north to the Fountain.Walk east to the Picnic Shelter.Walk north to the Pond.
First moveSecond moveLast move
13.
Which sentence compares a route from the Main Gate to the Pond with a route from the Butterfly Garden to the Pond?
  • A. Both routes begin by walking north.
  • B. Both routes pass through the Fountain and Picnic Shelter.
  • C. Both routes end at the Playground.
  • D. Both routes use the Main Gate before reaching the Pond.
14.
Start at the Pond and go to the Butterfly Garden. Describe the route. Name the places you pass and the direction of each move.

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