This simple T-Chart worksheet allows students to compare various school-related objects and processes from the past to the present. Students will identify things that have changed about schools as well as things that have remained the same. It is designed to be used after viewing the Lesson 2 Presentation: Changing Schools as part of the Childhood: Then and Now Unit.
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
Some students may benefit from working in a small guided group with a teacher or you may pair mixed ability students to work together.