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

LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Then and Now at Home

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

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