Getting Around: Long Ago and Today Worksheet Download
Free social studies worksheets comparing long ago and today. Students read how people got from place to place long ago and how they travel 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 getting around 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 getting around long ago and today, followed by 6 questions on what changed and what stayed the same.
Student objectives
- Compare how people traveled 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 got to school when they were young
- Count the different ways people get around on your street
- Notice which old ways of traveling people still use today