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 C3 Framework indicator 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 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 18 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.
Now a trip for bread means
Fifty years ago trash meant
Now news of the street travels
Fifty years ago a trip for bread meant
A.A few minutes to the corner store
B.By poster and by screen in minutes
C.An hour of walking there and back
D.One bin for everything
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Fifty years ago fruit in winter meant
Now fruit in winter means
Fifty years ago news of the street traveled
Now trash means
A.Oranges and bananas brought from warm countries
B.Three bins sorted by what is in them
C.Whatever had been stored since fall
D.By word of mouth and a printed newspaper
LessonPrint · D2.His.4.K-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How They Saw It, How We Do
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Now a trip for bread means — A (A few minutes to the corner store) 2. Fifty years ago trash meant — D (One bin for everything) 3. Now news of the street travels — B (By poster and by screen in minutes) 4. Fifty years ago a trip for bread meant — C (An hour of walking there and back)
2.1. Fifty years ago fruit in winter meant — C (Whatever had been stored since fall) 2. Now fruit in winter means — A (Oranges and bananas brought from warm countries) 3. Fifty years ago news of the street traveled — D (By word of mouth and a printed newspaper) 4. Now trash means — B (Three bins sorted by what is in them)
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.