Map Symbols Kindergarten Social Studies Unit “Maps and Me” By Monica Chuppetta Clemens Crossing Elementary School

Maps have little pictures on them called symbols.

A symbol is something that stands for something else.

On this map, the gray lines are a symbol for roads.

This symbol can be used for railroad tracks.

The blue lines on this map mean rivers.

With so many different maps, how do we know what each symbol stands for?

Each map has a key. The key tells us what each symbol stands for.

The key shows us the symbols used on this map of a neighborhood.

Use the key to find the bus stop at the mall.

Here’s the bus stop- good job!

Nice job following along! Remember, a symbol stands for something else on a map. The key on a map shows us what each symbol is for.