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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.
  • Using an outhouse in the yard
  • Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove
  • Fanning yourself on hot days
  • Heating the house with a fireplace
  • A.Using a bathroom inside the home
  • B.Cooling the house with air conditioning
  • C.Heating the house with a furnace
  • D.Cooking on a gas or electric stove
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Sewing the family's clothes by hand
  • Keeping food cold in an icebox
  • Growing most of the family's food
  • Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps
  • A.Keeping food cold in a refrigerator
  • B.Lighting the house with electric lights
  • C.Buying clothes made in factories
  • D.Buying most food at a grocery store

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Using an outhouse in the yard — A (Using a bathroom inside the home) 2. Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove — D (Cooking on a gas or electric stove) 3. Fanning yourself on hot days — B (Cooling the house with air conditioning) 4. Heating the house with a fireplace — C (Heating the house with a furnace)
  2. 2.1. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — C (Buying clothes made in factories) 2. Keeping food cold in an icebox — A (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator) 3. Growing most of the family's food — D (Buying most food at a grocery store) 4. Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps — B (Lighting the house with electric lights)

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