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Then and Now at Home is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how technology changed the way families meet basic needs, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.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.

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Then and Now at Home

D2.His.2.K-2

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Match each way of doing something long ago to how it is done today.

1.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Sewing the family's clothes by hand
  • Fanning yourself on hot days
  • Riding a horse to see the doctor
  • Beating rugs outside to clean them
  • A.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
  • B.Cooling the house with air conditioning
  • C.Buying clothes made in factories
  • D.Driving a car to see the doctor
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Keeping food cold in an icebox
  • Heating the house with a fireplace
  • Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove
  • Growing most of the family's food
  • A.Cooking on a gas or electric stove
  • B.Keeping food cold in a refrigerator
  • C.Heating the house with a furnace
  • D.Buying most food at a grocery store

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — C (Buying clothes made in factories) 2. Fanning yourself on hot days — B (Cooling the house with air conditioning) 3. Riding a horse to see the doctor — D (Driving a car to see the doctor) 4. Beating rugs outside to clean them — A (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner)
  2. 2.1. Keeping food cold in an icebox — B (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator) 2. Heating the house with a fireplace — C (Heating the house with a furnace) 3. Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove — A (Cooking on a gas or electric stove) 4. Growing most of the family's food — D (Buying most food at a grocery store)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.