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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
  • Heating the house with a fireplace
  • Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps
  • Growing most of the family's food
  • A.Lighting the house with electric lights
  • B.Heating the house with a furnace
  • C.Buying most food at a grocery store
  • D.Cooling the house with air conditioning
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Carrying water from a well
  • Beating rugs outside to clean them
  • Riding a horse to see the doctor
  • Sewing the family's clothes by hand
  • A.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
  • B.Buying clothes made in factories
  • C.Driving a car to see the doctor
  • D.Turning on a faucet

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

Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Fanning yourself on hot days — D (Cooling the house with air conditioning) 2. Heating the house with a fireplace — B (Heating the house with a furnace) 3. Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps — A (Lighting the house with electric lights) 4. Growing most of the family's food — C (Buying most food at a grocery store)
  2. 2.1. Carrying water from a well — D (Turning on a faucet) 2. Beating rugs outside to clean them — A (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner) 3. Riding a horse to see the doctor — C (Driving a car to see the doctor) 4. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — B (Buying clothes made in factories)

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