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Close to Home or Far Off? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on problems near and far, aligned to Common Core standard D4.6.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Close to Home or Far Off?

D4.6.K-2

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Sort each problem into near or far.

1.Sort each one: A problem near us or A problem further away?

Sort: The bus shelter with no roof, Places where children cannot go to school, Not enough clean water in some countries, No safe crossing on the busy road

A problem near usA problem further away
2.Sort each one: A problem near us or A problem further away?

Sort: Rubbish washing up in the sea, No bin at the bus stop, Forests being cut down, Litter along the front of the shops

A problem near usA problem further away
3.Sort each one: A problem near us or A problem further away?

Sort: People having to leave their homes, The dark corner on Oak Street, The path that floods each winter, Animals losing the places they live

A problem near usA problem further away

LessonPrint · D4.6.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Close to Home or Far Off?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. No safe crossing on the busy road — A problem near us 2. Not enough clean water in some countries — A problem further away 3. Places where children cannot go to school — A problem further away 4. The bus shelter with no roof — A problem near us
  2. 2.1. Forests being cut down — A problem further away 2. Litter along the front of the shops — A problem near us 3. No bin at the bus stop — A problem near us 4. Rubbish washing up in the sea — A problem further away
  3. 3.1. Animals losing the places they live — A problem further away 2. People having to leave their homes — A problem further away 3. The dark corner on Oak Street — A problem near us 4. The path that floods each winter — A problem near us

Questions about Close to Home or Far Off?

What does the Close to Home or Far Off? worksheet cover?

It practises problems near and far — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D4.6.K-2: Name problems near and far, and some ways people are tackling them. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each problem into near or far”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Close to Home or Far Off? practise?

D4.6.K-2 — D4.6.K-2, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Identify and explain a range of local, regional, and global problems, and some ways in which people are trying to address these problems.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Close to Home or Far Off? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D4.6.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Close to Home or Far Off? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Close to Home or Far Off? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Close to Home or Far Off? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Close to Home or Far Off?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D4.6.K-2?

Yes — “Close to Home or Far Off?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D4.6.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Close to Home or Far Off? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D4.6.K-2

Name problems near and far, and some ways people are tackling them.

Teaching this next? Close to Home or Far Off? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.