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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.
  • Fanning yourself on hot days
  • Growing most of the family's food
  • Sewing the family's clothes by hand
  • Riding a horse to see the doctor
  • A.Driving a car to see the doctor
  • B.Buying clothes made in factories
  • C.Buying most food at a grocery store
  • D.Cooling the house with air conditioning
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Using an outhouse in the yard
  • Keeping food cold in an icebox
  • Beating rugs outside to clean them
  • Washing clothes on a washboard
  • A.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
  • B.Using a bathroom inside the home
  • C.Keeping food cold in a refrigerator
  • D.Washing clothes in a washing machine

LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Fanning yourself on hot days — D (Cooling the house with air conditioning) 2. Growing most of the family's food — C (Buying most food at a grocery store) 3. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — B (Buying clothes made in factories) 4. Riding a horse to see the doctor — A (Driving a car to see the doctor)
  2. 2.1. Using an outhouse in the yard — B (Using a bathroom inside the home) 2. Keeping food cold in an icebox — C (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator) 3. Beating rugs outside to clean them — A (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner) 4. Washing clothes on a washboard — D (Washing clothes in a washing machine)

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