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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.
  • Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps
  • Beating rugs outside to clean them
  • Keeping food cold in an icebox
  • Sewing the family's clothes by hand
  • A.Lighting the house with electric lights
  • B.Keeping food cold in a refrigerator
  • C.Buying clothes made in factories
  • D.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Carrying water from a well
  • Heating the house with a fireplace
  • Using an outhouse in the yard
  • Growing most of the family's food
  • A.Using a bathroom inside the home
  • B.Buying most food at a grocery store
  • C.Turning on a faucet
  • D.Heating the house with a furnace

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps — A (Lighting the house with electric lights) 2. Beating rugs outside to clean them — D (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner) 3. Keeping food cold in an icebox — B (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator) 4. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — C (Buying clothes made in factories)
  2. 2.1. Carrying water from a well — C (Turning on a faucet) 2. Heating the house with a fireplace — D (Heating the house with a furnace) 3. Using an outhouse in the yard — A (Using a bathroom inside the home) 4. Growing most of the family's food — B (Buying most food at a grocery store)

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