3rd Grade · Social Studies
Latitude and Longitude Basics
Free printable 3rd Grade social studies worksheet: Latitude and Longitude Basics. It practices map skills (C3 D2.Geo.1.3-5). For ages 8-9. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Skill
- Map skills
- Ages
- 8–9
- Standard
- D2.Geo.1.3-5
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Latitude and Longitude Basics” is sheet 23 of 32 in our free 3rd Grade Social Studies Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on map skills.
In the set it comes after “Then and Now: My Community” and before “Community Economy: Taxes and Services”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
D2.Geo.1.3-5 · C3 Framework for Social Studies · Grades 3–5
Geography
Children learn about maps, places and regions, and how people and environments shape each other.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Use a real map of your town alongside the map scale and grid sheets. Finding your own street makes the skills matter.
- 2
Talk about a real choice your family made for the opportunity cost sheet — every choice gives something up.
- 3
For the timeline, add three events from your own family history on the back.
