How They Saw It, How We Do is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing perspectives past and present, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.4.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 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 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
How They Saw It, How We Do
D2.His.4.K-2
NameDate
Draw a line from each one to what it means.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Fifty years ago news of the street travelled
Now fruit in winter means
Fifty years ago fruit in winter meant
Now a trip for bread means
A.A few minutes to the corner shop
B.By word of mouth and a printed newspaper
C.Oranges and bananas brought from warm countries
D.Whatever had been stored since autumn
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Now rubbish means
Now news of the street travels
Fifty years ago rubbish meant
Fifty years ago a trip for bread meant
A.Three bins sorted by what is in them
B.An hour of walking there and back
C.One bin for everything
D.By poster and by screen in minutes
LessonPrint · D2.His.4.K-2 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How They Saw It, How We Do
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fifty years ago news of the street travelled — B (By word of mouth and a printed newspaper) 2. Now fruit in winter means — C (Oranges and bananas brought from warm countries) 3. Fifty years ago fruit in winter meant — D (Whatever had been stored since autumn) 4. Now a trip for bread means — A (A few minutes to the corner shop)
2.1. Now rubbish means — A (Three bins sorted by what is in them) 2. Now news of the street travels — D (By poster and by screen in minutes) 3. Fifty years ago rubbish meant — C (One bin for everything) 4. Fifty years ago a trip for bread meant — B (An hour of walking there and back)
More practice for D2.His.4.K-2
Compare how people in the past saw things with how people see things now.
Teaching this next? How They Saw It, How We Do is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.