CurriculumGrade 1Social Studies

Life Now and Long Ago

Aligned to C3.D2.His — C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.

What this lesson teaches

Life changes over time. The way people travel, communicate, and live today is different from long ago.

Worked example

Long ago people wrote letters and traveled by horse; today we send texts and ride in cars — a big change over time.

Practice questions

  1. Name something that's different now than long ago.
  2. How did people travel before cars?
  3. What's one thing that has stayed the same?

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En español

La vida hoy y hace mucho tiempo

La vida cambia con el tiempo. La forma en que las personas viajan, se comunican y viven hoy es diferente a la de hace mucho tiempo.

Ejemplo: Hace mucho tiempo la gente escribía cartas y viajaba a caballo; hoy enviamos mensajes de texto y viajamos en automóvil — un gran cambio a lo largo del tiempo.

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