From Near and From Far is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using near and distant environments, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.8.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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: Wood from the local wood, Eggs from the farm down the road, Spices, Cotton for a T-shirt
From near hereFrom far away
2.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?
Sort: Pineapples, Coffee beans, Water from the local reservoir, Fish from the harbor
From near hereFrom far away
3.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?
Sort: Vegetables from the community garden, Rubber for tires, Tea leaves, Milk from a nearby dairy
From near hereFrom far away
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — From Near and From Far
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cotton for a T-shirt — From far away 2. Eggs from the farm down the road — From near here 3. Spices — From far away 4. Wood from the local wood — From near here
2.1. Coffee beans — From far away 2. Fish from the harbor — From near here 3. Pineapples — From far away 4. Water from the local reservoir — From near here
3.1. Milk from a nearby dairy — From near here 2. Rubber for tires — From far away 3. Tea leaves — From far away 4. Vegetables from the community garden — From near here
Questions about From Near and From Far
What does the From Near and From Far worksheet cover?
It practices using near and distant environments — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.8.K-2: Compare how communities use nearby and faraway places to get what they need. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into where it comes from”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does From Near and From Far practice?
D2.Geo.8.K-2, under Geography for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Compare how people in different types of communities use local and distant environments to meet their daily needs.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
From Near and From Far is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.8.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does From Near and From Far 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 From Near and From Far can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 From Near and From Far free to print and photocopy?
Yes. From Near and From Far, 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 D2.Geo.8.K-2?
Yes — “Near Places and Far Places” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.8.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. From Near and From Far is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.8.K-2
Compare how communities use nearby and faraway places to get what they need.
Teaching this next? Near Places and Far Places is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.