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 21 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: Something somebody made up, An old map of the town, A grandparent's story, What you wish had happened
A source from the pastNot a source
2.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?
Sort: A letter written long ago, A dream you had, An old coin, A drawing of an imaginary place
A source from the pastNot a source
3.Sort each one: A source from the past or Not a source?
Sort: An old school register, An old photograph, A made-up story about dragons, A guess about the past
A source from the pastNot a source
LessonPrint · D2.His.9.K-2 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Is It a Source?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A grandparent's story — A source from the past 2. An old map of the town — A source from the past 3. Something somebody made up — Not a source 4. What you wish had happened — Not a source
2.1. 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
3.1. A guess about the past — Not a source 2. A made-up story about dragons — Not a source 3. An old photograph — A source from the past 4. An old school register — A source from the past
More practice for D2.His.9.K-2
Name different kinds of historical source.
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