Learning Outcomes
Identifies a phone call as a way to hear a voice from far away. The child practices by circling the correct picture on the page.
Compares past and present communication tools. The child explains how a letter and phone call can both share news.
Uses social studies vocabulary about long ago, today, news, and messages. The child practices by talking through the prompt with an adult.
Then and Now: Two Ways Kindergarteners Share News
Explaining the past can get bumpy when children assume long ago means very, very far away, or when every old-fashioned object feels unfamiliar. This page gives you a simple, concrete place to start: how people share news and stay in touch.
On this printable worksheet, children look at two illustrated ways to send a message: a letter and a phone call. In a then-and-now style museum scene, a friendly beaver points while children compare the pictures, circle the way they could hear a voice from far away, and tell how both choices help people communicate.
Use the page as a quick social studies conversation starter. Read the short story aloud, point to each picture, and ask your child to say what a person might do with it. If your child is ready, add a crayon circle around the phone call, then invite a sentence about why letters still matter.
This worksheet belongs to Kindergarten Social Studies Adventures, a Whizki Plus set from Whizki Learning that explores everyday Social Studies through illustrated Kindergarten activities, conversation, and drawing. It supports past-and-present thinking without needing screens, videos, or a long lesson plan.
Keep the session short and friendly. Spend 5 to 10 minutes naming, circling, and talking, then use the family question at the bottom: How did a grown-up share news as a child?
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