Bird Eye View Worksheet Mapping Monday • Week 1 First Grade Map Skills
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Look Down! Bird's-Eye View 🐦
A map shows what a place looks like from straight above—just like a flying bird sees it!
🦅 Bob the Bird
Side View vs. Bird's-Eye View
When you sit at your desk, you see the side of your cup. But when Bob flies over your desk, he sees a circle with a handle! That overhead view is what we draw on maps.
☕
Side View
➔
☕
Top View
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Match the Views! Draw a line from the side view to its top view.
Side View (On Ground)
🚗 Car
🧢 Baseball Hat
🪑 Chair
Bird's-Eye View (From Above)
Round dome with brim
Square seat & back
Rectangle roof & hood
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Spot Bob's View! Bob flies over a round turtle. Circle the bird's-eye view.
CHOICE A
🐢
Side walking
CHOICE B
SHELL
Looking from above
CHOICE C
🌱 🐢
Hiding behind bush
Mapping Monday • Grade 1 Turn the page for the table map! ➔ Page 1 of 2
Mapping Monday • Week 1 Drawing Overhead Views
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Aerial Architect: You Draw the Map! ✏️
Practice drawing shapes as they look from above, then map a picnic table!
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Warm-Up: Draw each item as seen from above!
Yellow Pencil ✏️ Side: long stick with eraser
(Draw long rectangle & point)
Sweet Donut 🍩 Side: rounded cake pastry
(Draw circle with hole inside)
Tissue Box 📦 Side: tall cardboard cube
(Draw rectangle with oval slot)
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Map Bob's Lunch Table! (View From Above)
Draw inside the table!
Draw Bob's lunch on the tabletop using bird's-eye shapes: 1. Plate (big circle ⭕) • 2. Sandwich (triangle 🔺) • 3. Juice Box (rectangle ▯) • 4. Apple (small circle 🍎)
TOP OF TABLE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW TABLETOP TOP OF TABLE
BOTTOM OF TABLE BENCH SEAT (BELOW) BOTTOM OF TABLE
Quick Map Check! Circle TRUE or FALSE:
1. A map shows places from the side.
TRUE FALSE
2. Birds see things from straight above.
TRUE FALSE
Mapping Monday • Grade 1 🌟 You earned your Bird's-Eye Cartographer Badge! Page 2 of 2
Secret Symbol Worksheet Mapping Monday • Week 2 Map Symbols & The Legend
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Secret Symbols & The Map Key 🗝️
Real buildings and trees are too big to draw! Mapmakers use small pictures called symbols and a map key to explain them.
🗺️
What is a Map Key?
A map key is like a secret decoder ring. It shows each symbol and tells you what it stands for!
🌲 = Tree
⛺ = Camp
🏠 = House
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Crack the Symbol Code! Draw a line to match each symbol with its meaning.
🛝 Playground Swings & Slide
🧺 Picnic Table Lunch Spot
🚻 Restroom Bathroom
🦆 Duck Pond Water Pool
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Pine Park Map & Key
Use the Key to Answer!
🌲 🌲
🛝
🌲
🦆 Pond
🧺 🧺
🌲
🧺
🚻
MAP KEY
🌲 = Pine Tree
🛝 = Playground
🧺 = Picnic Table
🦆 = Duck Pond
🚻 = Restroom
How many 🌲 trees?
trees
How many 🧺 tables?
tables
How many 🛝 playgrounds?
playground
Mapping Monday • Grade 1 Turn the page to design your own zoo map! ➔ Page 1 of 2
Mapping Monday • Week 2 Designing Map Keys
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Zoo Mapmaker: Invent Your Own Symbols! 🦁
You are the cartographer for Happy Valley Zoo. Design 4 simple symbols, then place them on the trails!
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Draw a simple symbol inside each box for your Map Key:
Lion Den (ex: paw or mane)
Monkey Jungle (ex: banana or vine)
Penguin Pool (ex: fish or ice)
Snack Bar (ex: pretzel or cone)
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Draw Your Symbols on the Happy Valley Zoo Map!
Follow Clues 1-4
Zone A: Rocky Hills
Zone B: Tall Jungle Trees
Zone C: Cold Water Pond
🎟️ FRONT GATE (Start Here!)
Zone D: Next to Gate
1. Draw your Snack Bar symbol in Zone D (by the front gate).
2. Draw your Penguin Pool symbol in Zone C (by cold water).
Compass Rose Worksheet Mapping Monday • Week 3 Cardinal Directions
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Meet the Compass Rose! 🧭
A compass rose is a special star on a map that shows us which way to travel so we never get lost!
🧇
Memory Trick: The Waffle Rule!
Go in a circle like a clock starting from the top:
Never Eat Soggy Waffles!
N = North (Up ↑)
E = East (Right →)
S = South (Down ↓)
W = West (Left ←)
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Build the Compass Rose! Write N, E, S, or W in each box.
Word Bank: N (North) • E (East) • S (South) • W (West)
NORTH (↑)
SOUTH (↓)
EAST (→)
WEST (←)
🧭
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Direction Match! Circle the matching arrow for each word.
North
↑ ↓
South
↓ ←
East
→ ←
West
← ↑
Mapping Monday • Grade 1 Turn the page for the Animal Safari Trail! ➔ Page 1 of 2
Mapping Monday • Week 3 Safari Navigator
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Safari Trail: Which Way Did They Go? 🚙
Ranger Sam is parked in the center of the Safari Park. Look at the map and compass rose to guide the jeep!
N ↑
← W 🧭 E →
S ↓
🦒
Tall Giraffe NORTH
🦁
Resting Lion WEST
🚙 START HERE Ranger Sam
Elephant Herd EAST
🐘
🦛
Splashing Hippo SOUTH
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Guide the Jeep! Fill in the blanks with: North, South, East, or West.
1. To visit the tall Giraffe 🦒, Ranger Sam must drive
2. To visit the giant Elephant 🐘, Ranger Sam must drive
3. To visit the splashing Hippo 🦛, Ranger Sam must drive
4. To visit the resting Lion 🦁, Ranger Sam must drive
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Explorer Challenge:
If you are looking at the Giraffe at North and turn all the way around to look behind you, which direction are you facing? Circle:
East South West
Mapping Monday • Grade 1 🌟 You earned your Cardinal Directions Compass Badge! Page 2 of 2
Treasure Grid Worksheet Mapping Monday • Week 4 Map Grids & Coordinates
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Grid Detectives: Pirate Island 🏴☠️
A grid divides a map into squares using letters and numbers . Finding where they meet is like finding an exact secret address!
📍
How to Read a Grid Square:
1. Look at the Letter at the top (Column A, B, or C).Number on the side (Row 1, 2, or 3).B and Row 2 meet at B2 !
Rule of Grids: Letter First, Then Number!
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Pirate Island Coordinate Map
3 Rows × 3 Columns
A
B
C
1
🏴☠️ Pirate Ship
🌴 Palm Tree
🦜 Parrot
2
🌊 Ocean Wave
💎 Sparkle Gem
🥥 Coconut
3
🦈 Shark
⚓ Iron Anchor
💰 Gold Chest
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Be a Grid Detective! Answer the coordinate questions:
What is at square B2 ?
What is at square C3 ?
Where is the Pirate Ship 🏴☠️?
Where is the Anchor ⚓?
Mapping Monday • Grade 1 Turn the page to draw coordinates & decode secret words! ➔ Page 1 of 2
Mapping Monday • Week 4 Drawing on a Grid
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Coordinate Artist & Mystery Code Breaker 🗺️
Read coordinates to draw pirate items, then decode the secret cartographer word!
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Follow the Coordinate Clues to Draw!
Draw inside the squares
A
B
C
1
2
3
1. Draw a Gold Coin 🟡B1
2. Draw a Pirate Flag 🚩A3
3. Draw a Skull 💀C2
4. Draw a Big Red 'X' ❌B3
4
Decode the Secret Word!
A B C
1 S U N
2 M A P
3 C A R
Neighborhood Route Worksheet Mapping Monday • Week 5 Community Map & Routes
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Happy Town Community Map 🏘️
Use all your cartographer skills—symbols, the map key, and cardinal directions—to explore Happy Town!
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Look at the Town Map and Key:
🧭 N (Up) • S (Down) • E (Right) • W (Left)
N ↑
Main Street ➔ (East-West)
Oak Street
Pine Street
🏫
School North-West
🛝
Sunny Park North-East
🚒 Fire Station
🧁 Sweet Bakery
📚
Library South-West
🚓
Police Dept South-East
TOWN KEY
🏫 = School
🛝 = Sunny Park
🚒 = Fire Station
🧁 = Bakery
📚 = Library
🚓 = Police Dept
2 Streets: Oak & Pine
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Town Detective: Answer using the map:
1. What building is at the North-West corner?
School Bakery Park
2. Which street runs across from West to East ?
Main Street Oak Street
3. If you are at the Library and walk North, you reach the:
Fire Station Bakery
4. Is Sunny Park 🛝 North or South of the Bakery?
North South
Mapping Monday • Grade 1 Turn the page to plan your walking route! ➔ Page 1 of 2
Mapping Monday • Week 5 Route Navigation
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Route Planner & Town Architect 🚶♀️
Follow the walking path, plan a neighborhood route, and design a brand-new building!
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Help Officer Maya Walk to the Bakery!
Draw the path!
🚓
START Police Dept
Walking 1 Block NORTH on Pine Street ↑
👣 Step 1 ➔ 👣 Step 2 ➔ 👣 Step 3
(Trace your pencil along the sidewalk from Start to Finish!)
🧁
FINISH! Sweet Bakery
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You Are the Town Architect!
Design a new building
There is an empty spot in Happy Town! What new place should we build? (An ice cream shop 🍦, a pet shelter 🐶, a toy store 🧸, or a fire truck garage 🚒)?
Draw your building and its symbol here:
My new building is a
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