
3rd Grade · Social Studies
Primary or Secondary Source?
Free printable 3rd Grade social studies worksheet: Primary or Secondary Source? It practices sources (C3 D2.His.10.3-5). For ages 8-9. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Skill
- Sources
- Ages
- 8–9
- Standard
- D2.His.10.3-5
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Primary or Secondary Source?” is sheet 27 of 32 in our free 3rd Grade Social Studies Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on sources.
In the set it comes after “Local, State and National” and before “Physical and Human Features”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
D2.His.10.3-5 · C3 Framework for Social Studies · Grades 3–5
History
Children learn about how life and communities change over time, and learning from the past through sources.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Use a real map of your town alongside the map scale and grid sheets. Finding your own street makes the skills matter.
- 2
Talk about a real choice your family made for the opportunity cost sheet — every choice gives something up.
- 3
For the timeline, add three events from your own family history on the back.







