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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.

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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: Something somebody made up, An old photograph, A guess about the past, An old school register

A source from the pastNot a source
2.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?

Sort: What you wish had happened, A grandparent's story, A made-up story about dragons, An old map of the town

A source from the pastNot a source
3.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?

Sort: An old coin, A drawing of an imaginary place, A dream you had, A letter written long ago

A source from the pastNot a source

LessonPrint · D2.His.9.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Is It a Source?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A guess about the past — Not a source 2. An old photograph — A source from the past 3. An old school register — A source from the past 4. Something somebody made up — Not a source
  2. 2.1. A grandparent's story — A source from the past 2. A made-up story about dragons — Not a source 3. An old map of the town — A source from the past 4. What you wish had happened — Not a source
  3. 3.1. A drawing of an imaginary place — Not a source 2. A dream you had — Not a source 3. A letter written long ago — A source from the past 4. An old coin — A source from the past

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.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.9.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.