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Clara's Letter from Railroad Day

Kindergarten students use time words and sequence events in a historical letter about the 1869 railroad connection.

KindergartenSocial StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toHIS.K.1

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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Kindergarten
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use past, present, and future time words in a historical context.
  • Students put events in order using first, next, and last.

How to use

Read Clara's letter aloud. Help students point to time words, then have them explain which events happened before, during, and after the letter's day.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.K.1

Use time words such as past, present, future, yesterday, today and tomorrow, and put events in order.

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Clara's Letter from Railroad Day

Use time words to tell what happened before, now, and next.

Read Clara's letter

Listen as your teacher reads the letter. Then answer the questions.

A Letter from May 10, 1869

Dear Aunt Rosa, Today is May 10, 1869. I am at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory with my father. Workers are joining two railroad tracks. Yesterday, we packed our blankets and rode west by train. Today, people cheer as a final golden spike joins the tracks. Tomorrow, we will visit cousins in Salt Lake City. I will keep this letter to remember this day. Love, Clara

1.
What is happening today in Clara's letter?
  • A. Clara is packing blankets.
  • B. Clara is visiting cousins.
  • C. People are cheering as the tracks are joined.
  • D. Clara is riding west by train.
2.
Word bank: yesterday · today · tomorrow

In her letter, Clara says she packed her blankets  .

3.
In her letter, what does Clara say she will do tomorrow?
  • A. Ride west by train.
  • B. Visit cousins in Salt Lake City.
  • C. Watch workers pack blankets.
  • D. Join the railroad tracks.
4.
Circle the two things that happened the day before Clara wrote her letter.

Clara packed the blankets.People cheered at the railroad.Clara and her father rode west by train.Clara visited her cousins.

5.
Match each time in the story to what happened then.
  1. First
  2. Next
  3. Last
  1. A. Clara will visit her cousins.
  2. B. Clara packed blankets and rode west.
  3. C. People cheered as the tracks were joined.

Use time words

Think about when events happen. Choose or write the best answer.

6.
Word bank: yesterday · today · tomorrow

Today comes after   and before  .

7.
Clara wrote her letter on May 10, 1869. For you, when did people cheer for the golden spike?
  • A. In the past, long ago
  • B. In the future, next year
  • C. Yesterday, the day before today
  • D. Today, right now
8.
Circle the two sentences that use time words correctly.

Yesterday is before today.Tomorrow is after today.Yesterday is after today.Tomorrow is before today.

9.
Today is Tuesday. A class will visit a farm tomorrow. Which day will the class visit the farm?
  • A. Monday
  • B. Tuesday
  • C. Wednesday
  • D. Thursday
10.
Tell about Clara's railroad day in order. Use Clara's words: say what she did yesterday, what happens today, and what she will do tomorrow.

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