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
Donna M. –
Recommend this resource!
Deanna L. –
This was a great resouce to use for my social studies unit.
Courtney Gottschalk –
FUN!
Britney H. –
This was great!
First Grade Bee’s –
Great Resource!
Jill S. –
I cute writing project to go along with our study of long ago and today.
Caitlin C. –
A fun activity for students to compare the past and the present.
Emma D. –
These were great for discussing the similarities and differences between now and long ago. They aligned perfectly with the first grade standard!
Heidi Redmon –
I love this flap book. I added some sentence frames for my ESL students. They loved it!
Vickie R. –
It was a easy resource to use.
Andrea M. –
Excellent resource that kept my students engaged and they really enjoyed it!
Naomi A. –
Great to use for long ago vs. today in social studies
Jennifer V. –
This covers a range of early settler life. I used the pics to make a poster with the student. Less writing, as writing is not always easy for these learners.
Simone N. –
I LOVE THIS! I am using it with my daughter (homeschool). The author did a great job of giving additional resources & activities, lesson ideas & timeline, and multiple ways of completing the project. We were able to choose the topics we wanted, and have a final product that looked like a real book for her. I also like the addition of an Introduction & Conclusion pages, Table of Contents, etc. She really enjoyed the project and looked forward to it daily. We had some wonderful discussions during it.
Vanessa D. –
Great resource.
Amy S. –
Great resource!
Simply Seufert –
Great resource!
Elizabeth B. –
I used this unit for Social Studies and how our community has change. Super!
Dana C. –
My students loved this resource! Most of the pages went well with some of the past and present books featured on Epic. It also correlated with our non-fiction unit. They added labels and loved making this non-fiction book.
Ronda M. –
This resource was one of the best things I have found to help with testing and explaining about Past vs. Present! Thank you