Now and Long Ago

Tell things from long ago from things we use now.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 9

Welcome to Time Words! Now means this time, the time we live in. Long ago means a long, long time before you were born, even before your grandparents were born.
Long ago, there was no electricity in homes. People used candles for light. Now we use light bulbs.
Long ago, people rode a horse and wagon. Now we ride in cars.
Long ago, people wrote letters to family far away. A letter took days or weeks to get there! Now we can call on a phone.
Things from long ago and now are alike in some ways and different in others. A candle and a light bulb both give light, but a light bulb is brighter.
Try it with a grown-up! Ask an older family member: what was different when you were little?

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SSKH3.a — Now, long ago
IPS.1 — Information Processing Skill 1: compare similarities and differences (introduced in Kindergarten)