Now and Then

Why did people wake up when the sun came up?

• So they could play

• So they could work in the light

• So they could enjoy the view

How did people spend time together in the evenings a long time ago?

• They would tell stories around the fire

• They would watch TV

• They would talk to their friends on the phone

How can we speak to our friends now?

• We must visit them to speak to our friends

• We must write them a letter to speak to our friends

• We can call them on the phone to speak to our friends

How do we spend our evenings with friends now?

• We tell stories around the fire

• We sing songs around the fire

• We watch movies together

What did boys learn instead of going to school back then?

• To sew clothes

• To keep the house clean

• To make and build useful things for the house ad garden

What did girls learn instead of going to school back then?

• To build things to sell at market

• To sew and make clothes

• To repair things in the house and garden

What do children like to do now?

• Make candles

• Play on their iPhones

• Make their own clothes

Why could people only work during the day?

• Because they needed the sunlight to see

• Because they liked to sleep

• Because it was cold

How did people wash clothes back then?

• They washed their clothes by hand back then

• They brought their clothes to the launderette back then

• They washed their clothes in a washing machine back then

How did people read back then?

• People read by electric light back then

• People read by candle light back then

• People read by torch light back then