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1. Long Ago and Today | Past and Present for Kids - A quick and easy video to help kids see the differences in how things used to be and compare them to how things are today.
2. Passage of Time: Learn the Difference between Past, Present, and Future - Learn about the difference between past, present, and future in this video. Then try the hands-on activity in the classroom or at home.
3. Past, Present and Future - In this activity tap the correct time identification of each item.
4. Past, Present, and Future - This engaging lesson introduces the concept of past, present, and future to students in first grade. Students participate in partner activities to gain understanding of chronological order and how things change over time. (Downloadable PDF)
5. Past, Present, and Future (Chronological Order) - Learn about the difference between past, present, and future (chronological order) in this video.
6. Then and Now - Look at another set of things used in the past and then match them to things used now
7. What are the Past, Present, and Future? | Thinking Historically for Kids - Knowing what the past, present, and future are helps young people to understand how things always change with time, including themselves.

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