Oak Street Then and Now is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing past and present, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.2.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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: Oranges from Spain in the shop, Walking half an hour for bread, One bus a day, A playground with swings
Fifty years agoNow
2.Sort each one: Fifty years ago or Now?
Sort: Five buses a day, A baker on the corner, Coal fires in every house, No shops at all on Oak Street
Fifty years agoNow
3.Sort each one: Fifty years ago or Now?
Sort: Three coloured bins, A horse and cart delivering milk, A library open six days, A car park where the playground is
Fifty years agoNow
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Oak Street Then and Now
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A playground with swings — Now 2. One bus a day — Fifty years ago 3. Oranges from Spain in the shop — Now 4. Walking half an hour for bread — Fifty years ago
2.1. A baker on the corner — Now 2. Coal fires in every house — Fifty years ago 3. Five buses a day — Now 4. No shops at all on Oak Street — Fifty years ago
3.1. A car park where the playground is — Fifty years ago 2. A horse and cart delivering milk — Fifty years ago 3. A library open six days — Now 4. Three coloured bins — Now
Questions about Oak Street Then and Now
What does the Oak Street Then and Now worksheet cover?
It practises comparing past and present — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.His.2.K-2: Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into then or now”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Oak Street Then and Now practise?
D2.His.2.K-2 — D2.His.2.K-2, in the History domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Compare life in the past to life today.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Oak Street Then and Now is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.2.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Oak Street Then and Now come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Oak Street Then and Now can I print?
25 — one per pupil, 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 Oak Street Then and Now free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Oak Street Then and Now, 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.His.2.K-2?
Yes — “Oak Street Then and Now” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.2.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Oak Street Then and Now is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.2.K-2
Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now.
Teaching this next? Oak Street Then and Now is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.