Indiana Social Studies K.H.1
The Standard
Observe and describe similarities and differences between children's lives and families today and those from long ago using familiar everyday objects.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Children look at familiar objects in photos from long ago and today. They describe how children and families used the objects in similar or different ways.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A child can say that both families cleaned clothes, but one picture shows a washboard and the other shows a washing machine. They point to each tool to explain their answer.
Common Misconceptions
- Children may think every family long ago used the same tools. They may also think an object must be old because it looks worn, or that no one uses old tools today.
How to Assess It
- Show a photo of a family using a washboard long ago and one using a washing machine today. Ask, "What are both families doing? What is different about their tools?"
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a clothespin, a sock, and a photo of a dryer; have them show two ways families dry clothes.
Show photos of two families washing clothes, one with a washboard and one with a machine; ask, "What work is the same?"
Print dated picture cards of laundry tools and toys; have partners pair objects by use and name one difference.
Show photos of a rotary phone and a smartphone; ask how families could use each to call a relative.
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Related Standards
- 2.H.2
Identify the impact the past has on the present way of life in the community using primary sources.
- K.G.5
Identify similarities and differences in family traditions, homes, and celebrations.
- 1.H.1
Identify the impact the past has on the present way of life in the community using primary sources.
- K.H.2
Recognize and explain the ways people, heritage, and events are remembered and celebrated in families, schools, and communities.
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