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

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Keeping food cold in an icebox — B (Keeping food cold in a refrigerator) 2. Beating rugs outside to clean them — C (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner) 3. Lighting the house with candles or oil lamps — A (Lighting the house with electric lights) 4. Sewing the family's clothes by hand — D (Buying clothes made in factories)
  2. 2.1. Heating the house with a fireplace — B (Heating the house with a furnace) 2. Growing most of the family's food — C (Buying most food at a grocery store) 3. Washing clothes on a washboard — A (Washing clothes in a washing machine) 4. Riding a horse to see the doctor — D (Driving a car to see the doctor)

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