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