This simple worksheet is a terrific way for students to explore the ways in which they have changed as they have grown up. There is also space for them to predict how they may change in the future. It is designed to be part of the Childhood: Then and Now unit.
Print out some current photos of your students for the ‘now’ section. You may also like to send a note home to ask parents to send in a copy of a baby photo. Students will draw what they predict they will look like in the ‘future’ section.
Continuity and change between aspects of their daily lives and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods
Differences and similarities between students' daily lives and life during their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods
How the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating time, as well as by dates and changes that may have personal significance, such as birthdays, celebrations and seasons
Differences and similarities between students' daily lives and perspectives of life during their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods, including family traditions, leisure time and communications
How the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating and describing time
Identify perspectives about changes to daily life from people in the past or present
Identify the content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places or events