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Telling the Town's Story is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on presenting a summary, aligned to Common Core standard D4.3.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with 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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Telling the Town's Story

D4.3.K-2

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Write your answer. Use the checklist.

1.Write a note explaining why the reservoir matters to the town.
  • Say what it does
  • Say what happens when it is low
  • Name the source
2.Write a note about where the market's goods come from.
  • Name one local good
  • Name one from far away
  • Name the source

LessonPrint · D4.3.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Telling the Town's Story

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The reservoir's purpose and the hose ban, with the water notice named.
  2. 2.A local and a distant good with the market stall list named.

Questions about Telling the Town's Story

What does the Telling the Town's Story worksheet cover?

It practises presenting a summary — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D4.3.K-2: Share a summary of an argument, in writing, out loud, or on a screen. The instruction to pupils is “Write your answer. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Telling the Town's Story practise?

D4.3.K-2 — D4.3.K-2, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Present a summary of an argument using print, oral, and digital technologies.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Telling the Town's Story is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D4.3.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Telling the Town's Story come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Telling the Town's Story can I print?

25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Telling the Town's Story free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Telling the Town's Story, 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 D4.3.K-2?

Yes — “Telling the Town's Story” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D4.3.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Telling the Town's Story is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D4.3.K-2

Share a summary of an argument, in writing, out loud, or on a screen.

Teaching this next? Telling the Town's Story is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

All Kindergarten to Grade 2 worksheets

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.