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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.
  • Riding a horse to see the doctor
  • Washing clothes on a washboard
  • Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove
  • Keeping food cold in an icebox
  • A.Cooking on a gas or electric stove
  • B.Washing clothes in a washing machine
  • C.Driving a car to see the doctor
  • D.Keeping food cold in a refrigerator
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Using an outhouse in the yard
  • Fanning yourself on hot days
  • Beating rugs outside to clean them
  • Heating the house with a fireplace
  • A.Cooling the house with air conditioning
  • B.Using a bathroom inside the home
  • C.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
  • D.Heating the house with a furnace

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Riding a horse to see the doctor — C (Driving a car to see the doctor) 2. Washing clothes on a washboard — B (Washing clothes in a washing machine) 3. Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove — A (Cooking on a gas or electric stove) 4. Keeping food cold in an icebox — D (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator)
  2. 2.1. Using an outhouse in the yard — B (Using a bathroom inside the home) 2. Fanning yourself on hot days — A (Cooling the house with air conditioning) 3. Beating rugs outside to clean them — C (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner) 4. Heating the house with a fireplace — D (Heating the house with a furnace)

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