Truth or Tale

This fact-or-myth worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they strengthen critical reading, historical accuracy, evidence-based reasoning, and written explanation skills. By evaluating common statements about the Jamestown settlement, students learn to separate popular misconceptions from documented history while practicing how to justify answers using clear historical evidence and reasoning.

Learning Goals

• Historical Accuracy (Grades 4-6) – Determine whether statements about Jamestown are factual or based on myth.
• Critical Reading & Reasoning – Analyze claims carefully and identify inaccuracies or oversimplifications.
• Source Evaluation – Understand how myths form and why historical evidence matters.
• Evidence-Based Writing – Explain corrections using accurate facts and logical reasoning.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper elementary social studies and ELA standards.
• Engaging Myth vs. Fact Format – Keeps students actively thinking rather than memorizing information.
• Reflection Section Included – Encourages students to explain their reasoning in their own words.
• Flexible Use – Works well as a review activity, formative assessment, discussion starter, or enrichment task.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence in historical reasoning, fact-checking, and explanatory writing by challenging common Jamestown myths. By correcting misconceptions with evidence, learners deepen their understanding of early colonial history and strengthen analytical thinking skills. It’s a simple, no-prep resource that works effectively in both classroom instruction and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our Jamestown Settlement collection.