Sending a Message: Long Ago and Today Worksheet Download
Free social studies worksheets comparing long ago and today. Students read how people sent messages long ago and how they do it now, then sort what changed and what stayed the same.
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Long Ago and Today
Each worksheet has two short texts with pictures, about sending a message long ago and today, followed by 6 questions on what changed and what stayed the same.
About this worksheet
Each worksheet has two short texts with pictures, about sending a message long ago and today, followed by 6 questions on what changed and what stayed the same.
Student objectives
- Compare how something was done long ago and today
- Sort details as long ago, today, or both
- Explain one thing that changed and one that stayed the same
Everyday practice
- Ask a grandparent how they kept in touch with friends when they were young
- Compare an old photo of your town with how it looks now
- Notice which old ways of doing things people still use today