Long Ago or Now? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing past and present, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Long Ago or Now?
D2.His.2.K-2
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Sort each one into long ago or now.
1.Sort each one: Long ago or Now?
Sort: Writing in an exercise book, Washing clothes by hand in a tub, Sending a message by letter only, Washing clothes in a machine
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2.Sort each one: Long ago or Now?
Sort: Carrying water from a well, Sending a message on a screen, Travelling by bus, Writing on a small black board
Long agoNow
3.Sort each one: Long ago or Now?
Sort: Travelling by horse and cart, Lighting a room with a switch, Water from a tap, Lighting a room with candles
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LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Long Ago or Now?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Sending a message by letter only — Long ago 2. Washing clothes by hand in a tub — Long ago 3. Washing clothes in a machine — Now 4. Writing in an exercise book — Now
2.1. Carrying water from a well — Long ago 2. Sending a message on a screen — Now 3. Travelling by bus — Now 4. Writing on a small black board — Long ago
3.1. Lighting a room with a switch — Now 2. Lighting a room with candles — Long ago 3. Travelling by horse and cart — Long ago 4. Water from a tap — Now
More practice for D2.His.2.K-2
Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now.
Teaching this next? Long Ago and Now is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.