Old Tools, New Tools is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how tools and machines changed home life and work, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.13.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 12 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.
Old Tools, New Tools
D2.Eco.13.K-2
NameDate
Draw a line from each old tool to the new one that does the same job.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Icebox
Oil lamp
Washboard and tub
Wood-burning stove
A.Refrigerator
B.Electric or gas stove
C.Washing machine
D.Electric light
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Scythe for cutting wheat
Paper hand fan
Horse-drawn plow
Carpet beater
A.Electric fan
B.Vacuum cleaner
C.Tractor
D.Combine harvester
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.K-2 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Old Tools, New Tools
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Icebox — A (Refrigerator) 2. Oil lamp — D (Electric light) 3. Washboard and tub — C (Washing machine) 4. Wood-burning stove — B (Electric or gas stove)
2.1. Scythe for cutting wheat — D (Combine harvester) 2. Paper hand fan — A (Electric fan) 3. Horse-drawn plow — C (Tractor) 4. Carpet beater — B (Vacuum cleaner)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.13.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.