The Town in 1871 and Now is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing past and present, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 3 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 20 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.
The Town in 1871 and Now
D2.His.2.K-2
NameDate
Sort each one into then or now.
1.Sort each one: In 1871 or Now?
Sort: Whole families weaving for wages, Records kept in a record office, 200 people employed at Bridge Mill, The mill site empty or rebuilt
In 1871Now
2.Sort each one: In 1871 or Now?
Sort: A bell at half past five, Water carried rather than piped, Children at school until sixteen, Water piped from the reservoir
In 1871Now
3.Sort each one: In 1871 or Now?
Sort: A census written out by hand, Children working as piecers at the mill, A museum showing the shuttle, Council minutes published for all
In 1871Now
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Town in 1871 and Now
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 200 people employed at Bridge Mill — In 1871 2. Records kept in a record office — Now 3. The mill site empty or rebuilt — Now 4. Whole families weaving for wages — In 1871
2.1. A bell at half past five — In 1871 2. Children at school until sixteen — Now 3. Water carried rather than piped — In 1871 4. Water piped from the reservoir — Now
3.1. A census written out by hand — In 1871 2. A museum showing the shuttle — Now 3. Children working as piecers at the mill — In 1871 4. Council minutes published for all — Now
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