Is It a Source? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on identifying kinds of historical source, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.9.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.
1.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?
Sort: An old map of the town, An old coin, A drawing of an imaginary place, A guess about the past
A source from the pastNot a source
2.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?
Sort: A dream you had, A grandparent's story, A made-up story about dragons, A letter written long ago
A source from the pastNot a source
3.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?
Sort: What you wish had happened, An old photograph, Something somebody made up, An old school attendance record
A source from the pastNot a source
LessonPrint · D2.His.9.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Is It a Source?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A drawing of an imaginary place — Not a source 2. A guess about the past — Not a source 3. An old coin — A source from the past 4. An old map of the town — A source from the past
2.1. A dream you had — Not a source 2. A grandparent's story — A source from the past 3. A letter written long ago — A source from the past 4. A made-up story about dragons — Not a source
3.1. An old photograph — A source from the past 2. An old school attendance record — A source from the past 3. Something somebody made up — Not a source 4. What you wish had happened — Not a source
Questions about Is It a Source?
What does the Is It a Source? worksheet cover?
It practices identifying kinds of historical source — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.9.K-2: Name different kinds of historical source. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into source or not”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Is It a Source? practice?
D2.His.9.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Identify different kinds of historical sources.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Is It a Source? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.9.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Is It a Source? 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 Is It a Source? 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 Is It a Source? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Is It a 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.9.K-2?
Yes — “What Counts as a Source?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.9.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Is It a Source? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.9.K-2
Name different kinds of historical source.
Teaching this next? What Counts as a Source? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.