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

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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