Is It a Source? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on identifying kinds of historical source, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Is It a Source?
D2.His.9.K-2
NameDate
Sort each one into source or not.
1.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?
Sort: An old photograph, An old map of the town, 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 letter written long ago, An old coin, Something somebody made up
A source from the pastNot a source
3.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?
Sort: A grandparent's story, What you wish had happened, An old school register, A made-up story about dragons
A source from the pastNot a source
LessonPrint · D2.His.9.K-2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Is It a Source?
Set 17. 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 map of the town — A source from the past 4. An old photograph — A source from the past
2.1. A dream you had — Not a source 2. A letter written long ago — A source from the past 3. An old coin — A source from the past 4. Something somebody made up — Not a source
3.1. A grandparent's story — A source from the past 2. A made-up story about dragons — Not a source 3. An old school register — A source from the past 4. What you wish had happened — Not a source
More practice for D2.His.9.K-2
Name different kinds of historical source.
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