Then and Now at Home is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how technology changed the way families meet basic needs, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.K-2. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Match each way of doing something long ago to how it is done today.
1.Draw a line from long ago to today.
Fanning yourself on hot days
Beating rugs outside to clean them
Washing clothes on a washboard
Growing most of the family's food
A.Cooling the house with air conditioning
B.Buying most food at a grocery store
C.Washing clothes in a washing machine
D.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
Sewing the family's clothes by hand
Carrying water from a well
Heating the house with a fireplace
Riding a horse to see the doctor
A.Driving a car to see the doctor
B.Buying clothes made in factories
C.Turning on a faucet
D.Heating the house with a furnace
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Then and Now at Home
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fanning yourself on hot days — A (Cooling the house with air conditioning) 2. Beating rugs outside to clean them — D (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner) 3. Washing clothes on a washboard — C (Washing clothes in a washing machine) 4. Growing most of the family's food — B (Buying most food at a grocery store)
2.1. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — B (Buying clothes made in factories) 2. Carrying water from a well — C (Turning on a faucet) 3. Heating the house with a fireplace — D (Heating the house with a furnace) 4. Riding a horse to see the doctor — A (Driving a car to see the doctor)
Questions about Then and Now at Home
What does the Then and Now at Home worksheet cover?
It practices how technology changed the way families meet basic needs — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.2.K-2: Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now. The instruction to students is “Match each way of doing something long ago to how it is done today”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Then and Now at Home practice?
D2.His.2.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Compare life in the past to life today.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Then and Now at Home 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 student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Then and Now at Home 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 Then and Now at Home 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 Then and Now at Home free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Then and Now at Home, 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.
More practice for D2.His.2.K-2
Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now.