Discover Amazing Changes From Past to Present

You will learn about changes over time by looking at old photos and objects from the past. When you compare how things were long ago to how they are today, you can see amazing differences! Your grandparents lived very differently when they were your age.

Long ago, people wore different clothes than you do today. They wore long dresses and fancy hats. Men wore formal suits every day. You can see this in old photos that your family might have.

People traveled differently too. Before cars were made, people rode horses and used wagons to go places. Your great-grandparents might have walked to school instead of riding in a car like you do.

Children long ago played with wooden toys like toy horses. They did not have tablets or video games like you have today. Some toys like blocks have stayed the same - children long ago played with blocks just like you do now!

You can learn about Then and Now by comparing old toys to new toys. This helps you understand how some things change while others stay the same.

Kitchens were very different long ago. People used wooden iceboxes to keep food cold before electricity was invented. They mixed cookie dough by hand with wooden spoons instead of using electric mixers like your family uses today.

Children wrote with feather quill pens instead of pencils. They had to dip the feather in ink to write! This shows you how Daily Life Comparisons help us understand the past.

Past: Things that happened long ago, before you were born. Your grandparents' childhood was in the past.

Present/Today: Things that are happening right now, in your lifetime. Going to school today is in the present.

Long Ago: A time many years before now, when your grandparents or great-grandparents were young.

Changes Over Time: How things become different as years go by. Cars replaced horses and wagons over time.

Old Photos: Pictures taken many years ago that show how people and places looked in the past.

Wooden Toys: Toys made from wood that children played with long ago, like toy horses and blocks.

Horse and Buggy: How people traveled before cars, using horses to pull wagons or carriages.

Feather Quill Pen: A writing tool made from a bird's feather that people used long ago instead of pencils.

You can explore changes over time by looking at old family photos with your parents or grandparents. Ask them to tell you stories about how things were different when they were young.

Try to find old objects in your house like wooden spoons or old toys. Compare them to the things you use today to see how they are different or the same.

You already know the difference between yesterday and today. Now you will learn about much longer time periods - like when your grandparents were children! You can use your understanding of My Life Events to help you think about time.

Learning about changes over time connects to many other topics you will study. Then and Now helps you compare specific things from the past to today, while Daily Life Comparisons shows you how families lived differently long ago.

After you understand changes over time, you will learn about Community Changes and Our Community's Past to see how your neighborhood has changed too.

You will also practice Timeline Creation and Sequencing Events to put things in order from past to present. Looking at Historical Photos and Family Artifacts will help you become a time detective!