Then+and+Now+Reinforcing+Activity


 * Objective:** Students will explore how time creates changes for people, places, and things and also determine how these changes affect human life by reading __Then and Now__ and completing a short activity.


 * Materials:**
 * Copy of __Then and Now__
 * Paper and pencil for each student

Begin this activity by asking students to individually brainstorm and create lists of things they might find in images from "then" (late 1800s and early 1900s). Next, have students create a separate list of things they might find in images from the "now." The teacher may want to put the following list of locations on the board to help students brainstorm ideas:
 * Procedure:**

What would you find in... - A busy street? - A market or shop? - In the kitchen? - In the living/drawing room? - In a bedroom? - In a school? - In the country or on a farm? - At the beach or seaside? - In a garage? - At a railway station?

For each list, the teacher should give the students anywhere about a minute to brainstorm things they might find in the different time eras. After the students have had the opportunity to brainstorm for each list, bring the class together and discuss what the students put in their "then" and "now" lists. The teacher may choose to compile a class list from student examples for students to refer to. After discussing the possibilities shared by the students for each category, the teacher should then introduce the book.Before reading the book, it is important for the teacher should mention to the students that the book was published in 1985, and therefore the "Now" may not have everything the students had in their list.

After introducing the book, the teacher can begin to read the text, being careful that each student gets a good look at the illustrations on both pages (use of technology could be important here, like a projector or document camera). While reading the book to the students, the teacher can take the opportunity to ask the students some of the following questions:

- What do you see on the ‘Now’ page that is different from the ‘Then’ page? - What is the importance of some of the things portrayed on both of the pages? - What types of things led to such a difference between the ‘Then’ illustration and the ‘Now’ illustration? - Looking at the ‘Now’ illustration, what are some differences between what is in the book and what you’d see present day? Are there any items on our list that were not shown in the illustrations?

These questions will open up a great classroom discussion and lead to the sharing of the students’ multiple perspectives on each set of pages. By asking questions during the discussion, students will begin to think critically about how time creates changes for people, places and things and the significance of these changes. To end the activity, the teacher could ask the students what they thought the overall goal of the short book was.

__**Other possible Content Standard(s) the Activity could meet: **__

**__Grade__**: 8 **__Strand__**: Economics __**Topic**__: Production and Consumption **__Content Statement__**: The Industrial Revolution fundamentally changed the means of productions as a result of improvements in technology, use of new power resources, the advent of interchangeable parts and the shift from craftwork to factory work.