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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.
  • Keeping food cold in an icebox
  • Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps
  • Washing clothes on a washboard
  • Using an outhouse in the yard
  • A.Keeping food cold in a refrigerator
  • B.Using a bathroom inside the home
  • C.Lighting the house with electric lights
  • D.Washing clothes in a washing machine
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Carrying water from a well
  • Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove
  • Sewing the family's clothes by hand
  • Beating rugs outside to clean them
  • A.Cooking on a gas or electric stove
  • B.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
  • C.Buying clothes made in factories
  • D.Turning on a faucet

LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Keeping food cold in an icebox — A (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator) 2. Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps — C (Lighting the house with electric lights) 3. Washing clothes on a washboard — D (Washing clothes in a washing machine) 4. Using an outhouse in the yard — B (Using a bathroom inside the home)
  2. 2.1. Carrying water from a well — D (Turning on a faucet) 2. Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove — A (Cooking on a gas or electric stove) 3. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — C (Buying clothes made in factories) 4. Beating rugs outside to clean them — B (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner)

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