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

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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