More About This Resource
My students and I love learning about life long ago and comparing the past to the present! I love that this Long Ago and Today social studies unit easily integrates with our ELA “ALL ABOUT” informative writing unit.
By the end of the unit, students will understand that…
They know a lot about differing topics and can write focused information to teach others.
They can gather data from various sources like books, websites, videos, and other media sources. They use this knowledge to help them tell more about a topic.
They should organize their writing like published “All About books”. Their “All Abouts” will include an introduction, chapters, and a closing. Each chapter will include a heading.
Included in this download:
Suggested daily unit planning guide
Teacher Resource list with online links
Long Ago and Today flip book pages-8 topics Flip book includes: cover, introduction, table of contents (4 versions to best suit your class) full lined sheet to copy on the back of each topic page, 8 topic pages (schools, homes, transportation, chores, jobs, entertainment, communication, clothing) and a closing page.
Photo directions sample of flip page
Past–Present pocket chart sorting cards
Student past present sorting printable What does not belong? printable
EDITABLE Family Homework project (2 versions)
Long Ago-today venn diagram
People Change (student timeline)
If I lived in the past… printable
One Lucky Classroom –
Love it
Megan E. –
Great interactive resource! I love how it is integrated with writing!
Cheryl C. –
Good unit!
Amanda F. –
Thanks
Sophia P. –
Awesome Resource
Mrs KitKat –
Great tool
Sarah NurseyBray –
My kids really enjoyed the interactive nature of these worksheets. Thank you!
Ricardo P. –
This si great resource! It has been very helpful in trying to explain the past to my second graders.
Carley H. –
I absolutely love this product! It’s perfect for helping my students learn about non fiction books and provides the appropriate support to help do that in an appropriate way! Thank you.
The Clever Cactus –
Wonderful!
Kimberly B. –
Great resource to add to our Social Studies Unit!
maureen B. –
LOVED using this this year!
Carrie Kawaguchi –
Thank you!
Jessica H. –
Thanks!
Amie Lyon –
great
Muhd Bismilla –
nice
The Rose of Sharon –
Thank you!
Amberlee W. –
My students had a lot of fun with this unit. It was a great continuation of what we had just learned in social studies.
Nancy C. –
The sheets made for easy categorizing of each topic! Wonderful!
sarah berry –
This is a great activity to use when learning about the past/present.