Make social studies meaningful and memorable with this Then and Now (Past and Present) Digital Lesson and Worksheet Bundle. Designed for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students, this interactive resource helps young learners compare life long ago to life today through engaging discussions, movement activities, visual examples, writing tasks, and hands-on practice.
Students will explore changes in communication, transportation, daily life, and technology while developing historical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of timelines and the passage of time.
Featuring Tiff the Time-Traveller, students are guided through age-appropriate lessons that encourage observation, discussion, and critical thinking.
⭐ What's Included?
✅ Interactive PowerPoint Lesson (29 Slides)
Follow Tiff the Time-Traveller as students explore the concepts of past and present through:
• Visual Then and Now comparisons
• Turn-and-talk discussion prompts
• Guided class discussions
• Higher-order thinking questions
• Interactive learning opportunities
PowerPoint is not editable.
✅ Stand Up, Sit Down Movement Activity
A fun movement-based review activity that helps students stay actively involved while demonstrating their understanding of key concepts.
✅ 19 Differentiated Printable Worksheets
Provide multiple opportunities for students to practice and apply what they have learned.
Included activities:
• KWL Chart
• Then and Now Cut-and-Paste Sorting Activity
• True or False Worksheet
• Matching Activities
• Labeling Past and Present Objects
• Draw and Write Activities
• "A Day in the Past" Writing Prompt with Word Bank
• Fill-in-the-Blank Worksheets
• Timeline Activities
• Vocabulary Practice
• Comprehension Activities
⭐ Topics Covered
✔ Then and Now
✔ Past and Present
✔ Life Long Ago and Today
✔ Communication Through Time
✔ Transportation Through Time
✔ Daily Life Changes
✔ Historical Thinking
✔ Timelines
⭐ Why Teachers Love This Resource
✔ Interactive and student-friendly
✔ Combines digital and printable learning
✔ Includes movement and discussion activities
✔ Differentiated worksheets support a variety of learners
✔ Encourages critical thinking and conversation
✔ Easy to implement with minimal preparation
✔ Supports social studies and literacy instruction
⭐ Perfect For
✔ Social Studies Units
✔ Then and Now Lessons
✔ Past and Present Activities
✔ Timeline Units
✔ U.S. History Introduction
✔ Kindergarten Social Studies
✔ First Grade Social Studies
✔ Second Grade Social Studies
✔ Whole Group Instruction
✔ Small Group Activities
✔ Centers
✔ Morning Work
✔ Early Finishers
✔ Substitute Plans
⭐ Learning Objectives
Students will:
• Identify differences between the past and present
• Compare historical and modern-day objects
• Understand how transportation and communication have changed over time
• Develop timeline skills
• Use observation and comparison skills
• Strengthen vocabulary related to history and social studies
• Communicate their ideas through writing and discussion
⭐ Skills Supported
• Historical Thinking
• Comparing and Contrasting
• Critical Thinking
• Oral Language Development
• Writing Skills
• Social Studies Vocabulary
• Timeline Sequencing
• Observation Skills
This Then and Now resource helps students develop an understanding of how life has changed over time while building important social studies and literacy skills. The combination of interactive slides, movement activities, differentiated worksheets, and writing opportunities makes it easy to create engaging lessons that students will remember.
⭐ Perfect for introducing history concepts in a way that is developmentally appropriate, interactive, and fun for young learners.
