Using a Local Source is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using a source to study the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.10.K-2. It prints 2 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A poster on a lamp post, made by the Oak Street neighbours group.
OAK STREET FAIR
Saturday 12 June, from 11 until 4.
Cake stall, games and music.
The road will be closed to cars all day.
Money raised will pay for new trees on the street.
1. What happens to the road that day?
2. Why did the neighbours make a poster?
3. When does the fair start?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Lost Cat Poster
A poster tied to a fence on Oak Street. Written by a neighbour, Sam Patel.
LOST CAT
Her name is Pepper. She is black with white paws.
She was last seen near the library on Monday.
She is small and rather shy.
Please telephone Sam Patel at number 12.
1. What is the cat called?
2. Why did Sam Patel put up the poster?
3. What does Pepper look like?
LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Using a Local Source
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The road will be closed to cars. 2. To tell people about the fair so they come. 3. At 11 on Saturday 12 June.
2.1. Pepper. 2. To ask neighbours to help find the lost cat. 3. Black with white paws.
Questions about Using a Local Source
What does the Using a Local Source worksheet cover?
It practises using a source to study the past — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.His.10.K-2: Explain how a source helps you study the past. The instruction to pupils is “Look at the source, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Using a Local Source practise?
D2.His.10.K-2 — D2.His.10.K-2, in the History domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Explain how historical sources can be used to study the past.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Using a Local Source is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.10.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Using a Local Source come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 Using a Local Source 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 Using a Local Source free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Using a Local Source, 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.His.10.K-2?
Yes — “Using a Local Source” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.10.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Using a Local Source is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.10.K-2
Explain how a source helps you study the past.
Teaching this next? Using a Local Source is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.