Grades 1–5
Label the Compass Rose
Label the four cardinal directions and the four in-between (intermediate) directions on a compass rose, then answer sun and map questions.
Social studies worksheet · Maps and cardinal directions
My Place in the World
A where-I-live organizer that zooms out from home to street, town, state, country, continent and planet, with a drawing of each step.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Map skills, Cardinal and intermediate directions, Grids and coordinates, Map keys and scale
What kids do
“You live in many places at once! Fill in each line, from your street out to your planet.”
Printed on the sheet:
- My home is on (street):
- In the town or city of:
- In the state of:
- In the country of:
- On the continent of:
- Zoom out: draw each one
Teacher tip
Zoom out on an online map from your school to the whole Earth.
How to use it
- Look at a real map of your town or school together first.
- Show a map on the document camera and model one question.
- Read the sheet aloud for early readers and let them answer with drawings.
Watch for
Kids who think north means “up” on any page. Turn the map and talk about it.
Talk about it
- How would you give a friend directions to your house?
- How does this connect to where we live?
Take it further
Make a class map of the playground with a key.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More maps and cardinal directions worksheets
Grades 1–5
Directions Around Town
A 16-square town map with a compass rose: kids find what is north, south, east and west of each place.
Grades 1–5
Treasure Island Grid
A lettered and numbered treasure island map: read grid squares like C4, then draw new things in the squares you are given.
Grades 1–5
Make a Map With a Key
Draw a bird’s-eye map of a real place, add a compass rose and build a map key (legend) with your own symbols.
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