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

LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Beating rugs outside to clean them — D (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner) 2. Carrying water from a well — B (Turning on a faucet) 3. Riding a horse to see the doctor — A (Driving a car to see the doctor) 4. Keeping food cold in an icebox — C (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator)
  2. 2.1. Heating the house with a fireplace — C (Heating the house with a furnace) 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. Using an outhouse in the yard — D (Using a bathroom inside the home)

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