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Dating a Town Document is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on the maker, date and place of a source, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.11.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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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Dating a Town Document

D2.His.11.K-2

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Notice About the Water

A notice put up round the town by the water company. WATER NOTICE The reservoir is low after a dry summer. Please do not water gardens with a hose. The pipes will be mended in Ash Lane on Thursday. Water may be off between 9 and 3.

  1. 1. Who put up this notice?
  2. 2. Why ask people not to use a hose?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Census Page, Mill Row

A page from the town census of 1871, kept in the record office. MILL ROW, 1871 Number 3: Shaw, John, 34, weaver. Number 3: Shaw, Alice, 31, weaver. Number 3: Shaw, Emma, 11, piecer at the mill. Number 4: Doyle, Mary, 58, washerwoman. Number 5: empty.

  1. 1. When was this census taken and where is it kept?
  2. 2. Why did the town count people this way?

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Answer key — Dating a Town Document

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The water company. 2. Because the reservoir is low and hoses use a great deal of water.
  2. 2.1. In 1871, and it is kept in the record office. 2. To record who lived in each house on Mill Row and what work they did.

Questions about Dating a Town Document

What does the Dating a Town Document worksheet cover?

It practises the maker, date and place of a source — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.His.11.K-2: Work out who made a source, when, and where, from the source itself. 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 Dating a Town Document practise?

D2.His.11.K-2 — D2.His.11.K-2, in the History domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Identify the maker, date, and place of origin for a historical source from information within the source itself.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Dating a Town Document is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.11.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Dating a Town Document 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 Dating a Town Document can I print?

25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Dating a Town Document free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Dating a Town Document, 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.11.K-2?

Yes — “Dating a Town Document” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.11.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Dating a Town Document is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.11.K-2

Work out who made a source, when, and where, from the source itself.

Teaching this next? Dating a Town Document is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.