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Four Districts, Four Stories is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a place changes over time, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.5.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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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Four Districts, Four Stories

D2.Geo.5.3-5

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Number the stages from 1 to 4.

1.Put the upland district's changes in order.
  • Farms, grazing and a market village
  • Cottages standing empty
  • Two thousand people where there were nearly four
  • Young people leaving for mill work
2.Put the mill district's changes in order.
  • A water mill and a row of cottages
  • Steam mills and terraced streets
  • Eleven thousand people and a school board
  • Scattered farms above a fast river

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Answer key — Four Districts, Four Stories

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 1, 4, 2, 3
  2. 2.Correct order: 4, 1, 2, 3

Questions about Four Districts, Four Stories

What does the Four Districts, Four Stories worksheet cover?

It practices how a place changes over time — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.5.3-5: Explain how a place changes over time, in its land and its culture. The instruction to students is “Number the stages from 1 to 4”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Four Districts, Four Stories practice?

D2.Geo.5.3-5, under Geography for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places change over time.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Four Districts, Four Stories is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.5.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Four Districts, Four Stories 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 Four Districts, Four Stories can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Four Districts, Four Stories free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Four Districts, Four Stories, 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 D2.Geo.5.3-5?

Yes — “Four Districts, Four Stories” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.5.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Four Districts, Four Stories is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.5.3-5

Explain how a place changes over time, in its land and its culture.

Teaching this next? Four Districts, Four Stories is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.