Summary
A history segment examining tools, everyday objects, and money from long ago as clues about how people lived. Children use these historical sources to compare life in the past with life today.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
After watching “Objects and Money from Long Ago” together:
- What objects from long ago did you see?
- How is money from the past different from money today?
- What can old objects tell us about how people used to live?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: past, present, object, money, history
Draw one object from long ago and the object we use for the same job today. Tell one way they're different.