Grade 1 - Social Studies

Grade 1 Past and Present Worksheet

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Past and Present

Grade 1 - Social Studies - Building Confidence

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  1. Which communicate example belongs to long ago?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.write a paper letterlong agosend an emailtoday

  2. Which find places example belongs to today?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.draw a paper maplong agouse a digital maptoday

  3. What stayed the same from “write a paper letter” to “send an email”?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.write a paper letterlong agosend an emailtoday

  4. Which event came before “ride in a car”?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.ride in a horse-drawn wagonlong agoride in a cartoday

  5. Which prepare food example belongs to long ago?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.cook over a hearthlong agocook on a stovetoday

  6. Which travel example belongs to today?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.ride in a horse-drawn wagonlong agoride in a cartoday

  7. What stayed the same from “buy from a street cart” to “shop in a supermarket”?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.buy from a street cartlong agoshop in a supermarkettoday

  8. Which event came before “cook on a stove”?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.cook over a hearthlong agocook on a stovetoday

  9. Which make light example belongs to long ago?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.light an oil lamplong agoswitch on an electric lighttoday

  10. Which clean clothes example belongs to today?

    A timeline with 2 events.A left-to-right timeline. Earlier events sit on the left and later events on the right.wash clothes by handlong agouse a washing machinetoday
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About this worksheet

Studying past and present helps children see both change and continuity. Tools for travel, communication, cooking, lighting, and learning may look different, while the human purpose behind them often remains the same. First graders sometimes treat long ago as a single moment or assume that an older tool vanished as soon as a newer one appeared. This worksheet compares concrete pairs on two-event timelines and asks which came earlier, which is common today, what changed, and what stayed the same. Support questions read the labels directly. Harder items require children to infer the continuing purpose without ranking one time as better. Watch for answers based only on whether an object looks familiar. Historical reasoning uses the timeline labels and the described evidence, while recognizing that families can use old and new tools at the same time.

What your child will learn

  • Distinguish past examples from present examples
  • Describe change in familiar tools
  • Identify purposes that continued over time
  • Use before, after, then, and now accurately

Worked example

A paper letter appears before email on a timeline. The tool changed, but both can communicate a message.

Common mistake

Assuming every old tool disappeared completely when a newer tool was invented.

Helpful hint

Read left to right, then compare what changed with what people still needed to do.

Land and WaterPut Events on a Timeline

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with past and present?
Assuming every old tool disappeared completely when a newer tool was invented.
How can I help my child with past and present?
Read left to right, then compare what changed with what people still needed to do.
Are these 1st grade social studies worksheets free to print?
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