On the Playground: A fun educational worksheet for children to practice reading maps and understanding directions using a playground layout.

I will solve this worksheet by using the map and the map key to answer each question. I'll go through them one by one, identifying the location of each playground equipment and determining what is in the specified direction.

Let me start with the first question.

Question 1: What is north of the bench?

- First, look closely: I need to find the bench on the map. It's located in the bottom row, in the middle. According to the compass rose, "North" is up. So, I need to look at what is directly above the bench.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly north of the bench is a sandbox.
- Then, review the findings: The sandbox is the object located north of the bench. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the sandbox icon matches the one on the map.

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Question 2: What is east of the sandbox?

- First, look closely: I need to find the sandbox on the map. It's in the middle row, in the middle. "East" is to the right. So, I need to look at what is directly to the right of the sandbox.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly east of the sandbox is a roundabout.
- Then, review the findings: The roundabout is the object located east of the sandbox. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the roundabout icon matches the one on the map.

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Question 3: What is west of the hopscotch?

- First, look closely: I need to find the hopscotch on the map. It's in the top row, on the right side. "West" is to the left. So, I need to look at what is directly to the left of the hopscotch.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly west of the hopscotch are the swings.
- Then, review the findings: The swings are the objects located west of the hopscotch. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the swings icon matches the ones on the map.

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Question 4: What is south of the monkey bars?

- First, look closely: I need to find the monkey bars on the map. They're in the middle row, on the left side. "South" is down. So, I need to look at what is directly below the monkey bars.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly south of the monkey bars is a seesaw.
- Then, review the findings: The seesaw is the object located south of the monkey bars. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the seesaw icon matches the one on the map.

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Question 5: What is north of the slide?

- First, look closely: I need to find the slide on the map. It's in the bottom row, on the right side. "North" is up. So, I need to look at what is directly above the slide.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly north of the slide is a roundabout.
- Then, review the findings: The roundabout is the object located north of the slide. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the roundabout icon matches the one on the map.

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Question 6: What is east of the seesaw?

- First, look closely: I need to find the seesaw on the map. It's in the bottom row, on the left side. "East" is to the right. So, I need to look at what is directly to the right of the seesaw.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly east of the seesaw is a bench.
- Then, review the findings: The bench is the object located east of the seesaw. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the bench icon matches the one on the map.

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Question 7: What is south of the roundabout?

- First, look closely: I need to find the roundabout on the map. It's in the middle row, on the right side. "South" is down. So, I need to look at what is directly below the roundabout.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly south of the roundabout is a slide.
- Then, review the findings: The slide is the object located south of the roundabout. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the slide icon matches the one on the map.

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Question 8: What is west of the bench?

- First, look closely: I need to find the bench on the map. It's in the bottom row, in the middle. "West" is to the left. So, I need to look at what is directly to the left of the bench.
- Next, find information: Looking at the map, directly west of the bench is a seesaw.
- Then, review the findings: The seesaw is the object located west of the bench. I can confirm this by checking the map key, which shows the seesaw icon matches the one on the map.

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Based on my analysis of the map and the map key, here are the answers to all the questions:

1. What is north of the bench? - Sandbox
2. What is east of the sandbox? - Roundabout
3. What is west of the hopscotch? - Swings
4. What is south of the monkey bars? - Seesaw
5. What is north of the slide? - Roundabout
6. What is east of the seesaw? - Bench
7. What is south of the roundabout? - Slide
8. What is west of the bench? - Seesaw