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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.
  • Heating the house with a fireplace
  • Carrying water from a well
  • Using an outhouse in the yard
  • Beating rugs outside to clean them
  • A.Using a bathroom inside the home
  • B.Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner
  • C.Heating the house with a furnace
  • D.Turning on a faucet
2.Draw a line from long ago to today.
  • Growing most of the family's food
  • Riding a horse to see the doctor
  • Fanning yourself on hot days
  • Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove
  • A.Driving a car to see the doctor
  • B.Cooking on a gas or electric stove
  • C.Buying most food at a grocery store
  • D.Cooling the house with air conditioning

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Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Heating the house with a fireplace — C (Heating the house with a furnace) 2. Carrying water from a well — D (Turning on a faucet) 3. Using an outhouse in the yard — A (Using a bathroom inside the home) 4. Beating rugs outside to clean them — B (Cleaning rugs with a vacuum cleaner)
  2. 2.1. Growing most of the family's food — C (Buying most food at a grocery store) 2. Riding a horse to see the doctor — A (Driving a car to see the doctor) 3. Fanning yourself on hot days — D (Cooling the house with air conditioning) 4. Cooking over a fire or on a wood stove — B (Cooking on a gas or electric stove)

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