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Map Symbols and Keys
Grade 2 - Social Studies - Challenge Me
Worksheet 1
1Which map symbol stands for Store?
2What place does the home symbol represent on the map?
3On this Grade 2 map, what does the key explain?
4Which label belongs with the park icon?
5Which evidence would help locate Lake on this map?
6Which map symbol stands for School?
7What place does the school symbol represent on the map?
8On this Grade 2 map, what does the key explain?
9Which label belongs with the water icon?
10Which evidence would help locate Store on this map?
About this worksheet
Maps use symbols, labels, keys, and directions to represent real places in a smaller space. Second graders may recognize a school icon but forget to check the key, or they may treat a symbol as a decoration rather than evidence. This worksheet asks students to use the map key directly. They match symbols to places, identify labels, explain the purpose of a key, and use the compass or position to compare features. The map shifts slightly across generated versions so students must read the current visual instead of memorizing a fixed layout. Support versions use direct symbol matches. Challenge versions ask for more reasoning from labels and directions. Encourage your child to read the key first, find the matching symbol, and then use the label or compass clue to support the answer.
What your child will learn
Use a map key to decode symbols
Match map symbols with community places
Use labels and positions as evidence
Read a simple compass clue
Worked example
If the key shows a school icon, find that icon on the map and read the nearby label to locate the school.
Common mistake
Guessing a symbol from its picture without checking the map key.
Worksheet 1