Time Line?

[rere]

I would like to make a time line for my 5 year old because she is very interested in "the olden days"but doesn't quite get it that "the olden days"can refer to different points in time.Any tips for making one?We have a hallway that I can hang it in.

Thanks for any help!

[Attila the Honey]

I've wanted to do this as well but haven't yet. My idea was to put pieces of paper up in the hallway with each century on them, and as we read about something from history we'd put it on the appropriate paper on the wall. However, my dd doesn't read yet so I am not sure how helpful it'd be until then. Plus, I am unclear of how the best way to divide up the paper - would centuries work or would that be broken down too much? I have no idea. How far should we go back? Again, no idea.

I can't wait to see the responses.

[AAK]

I would make the line out of the tape register paper (comes on spools). Put the dates (maybe by decade?) spaced out up and down the hallway. Then, under and above, sort of collage stuff for each decade. So, it would be more of a picture timeline. Also, I would add pictures of relatives like when grandma or great grandma were born, or anything else that may have some relevance for her. Also, if you watch/read Little house on the prairie, put a picture of Laura or a photocopy of the book cover on the appropriate spot.

Amy

[*Jessica*]

Check out the Home School in the Woods site for some ideas.

[luv-my-boys]

I found this site with some great info regarding timelines and it does have pics of different ones to give you ideas. HTH

http://www.squidoo.com/homeschooltimelines

[Momma Aimee]

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[dotnetdiva]

Our first one was very simple. We used the little adding paper roll and it went all the way up our staircase.

http://satorismiles.com/2009/05/11/u...wall-timeline/

We made a larger timeline of just earth's history. These activities really helped our entire family comprehend long passages of time!

[Momma Aimee]

so when you all started your timeline --did you start with "all" of it -- ie creation to now ...

or did you start with a smaller one (say life of child) jsut to get the idea going?

[Collinsky]

Mosaic Introduction to Timelines is a free 26 pg ebook -- the site also has links to other resources for timelines!

[Hedgehog Mtn]

DS (9) started a classical history approach the had ancient times in G1, middle ages G2 etc. For G1 I used a roll of art paper with the dates 4" apart at the top....well side since it's really rolled out on it's side. I can't find that anymore and switched to an 18" roll of butcher paper from Sam's club. After each history lesson we went to the Usborne Quicklinks website and downloaded a relevant image (reduced usually to 3x3 or smaller) or he drew and colored a timeline piece that reminded him of what he studied.

Now that I have more kids in more grades I've cut the 18" in half so it is the length of the hallway but each section is 9" tall. We will have 4 rows with ancient at the top, middle next etc. For the time span I'd have to look it up but ancients cover many more years than say modern times so the 12 ft timeline may cover 2000 years on one but 200 on the other.

Hope that is somewhat clear LOL

[Hedgehog Mtn]

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[Hedgehog Mtn]

Oh yeah and so he would get the concept we did a little 11x4 in one with pictures of him....so a newborn pic at age 0, another at 2,3,5 or whatever I had that was small enough. This way he got the idea first.

[Momma Aimee]

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i need to re-read this today -- but we have to go to speech now -- so i will be back later

[napless]

We made a time line just the other day!

First I made a quick little one - just the past ten years, showing when they were born, etc, to give them an idea of what a time line is.

Then we used adding machine paper to make a bigger one for the hallway. It starts at the year 1300 - kind of arbitrary - I wanted to include the exploration of Canada. We put star stickers to show when we were all born (kids, parents, and grandparents). I marked the centuries in large coloured numbers and the years in smaller numbers. As we read a story or have a discussion, we'll add info to the time line.

Later we'll make another one with a different scale to show ancient times and prehistory - but this fits our purposes for now.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by Collinsky

Mosaic Introduction to Timelines is a free 26 pg ebook -- the site also has links to other resources for timelines!

downloaded that today -- thanks.


QUESTION:
if you started your timeline with Adam and Eve -- at what year BC did you put them?


Luv -- http://www.squidoo.com/homeschooltimelines is an awsome site -- thanks so much for shareing it.

[Collinsky]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

downloaded that today -- thanks.


QUESTION:
if you started your timeline with Adam and Eve -- at what year BC did you put them?

We didn't -- however, what you might want to do is go from what your beliefs are on when Adam and Eve lived, as there can be variation in those ideas. I think most would put them at about 6000 BC.

[PJsmomma]

I chose to do a book of centuries.
Partially because it's a Charlotte Mason idea, but also because I wanted something that would last long term.

I also didn't want the timeline all over the walls. We don't have a hall either.

I used Linda Faye's set up. This is the 3rd year we've added to ours and we love it!
http://higherupandfurtherin.blogspot...centuries.html

Here's another idea
http://simplycharlottemason.com/time...-of-centuries/

[mangopassion]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

so when you all started your timeline --did you start with "all" of it -- ie creation to now ...

or did you start with a smaller one (say life of child) jsut to get the idea going?

To introduce what a timeline is and how it works, we started with a timeline of our week. The timeline was two pieces of 8.5 x 11 paper taped together. This is how we used it:

• There is a different color line on it for each member of our family
• Each day of the week is marked on it
• Each family member drew a tiny picture of something they did that day and glued it on under the appropriate day
• At the end of the week, I asked questions such as: What did each person do on Tuesday?; Which day did we go to the library?; Who studied the most this week?

I got this idea somewhere online... I'll try to find it.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by mangopassion

To introduce what a timeline is and how it works, we started with a timeline of our week. The timeline was two pieces of 8.5 x 11 paper taped together. This is how we used it:

• There is a different color line on it for each member of our family
• Each day of the week is marked on it
• Each family member drew a tiny picture of something they did that day and glued it on under the appropriate day
• At the end of the week, I asked questions such as: What did each person do on Tuesday?; Which day did we go to the library?; Who studied the most this week?

I got this idea somewhere online... I'll try to find it.

that is a great idea.

I think I will do that with my two boys ...

thanks

Aimee

[AngelBee]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

downloaded that today -- thanks.


QUESTION:
if you started your timeline with Adam and Eve -- at what year BC did you put them?


Luv -- http://www.squidoo.com/homeschooltimelines is an awsome site -- thanks so much for shareing it.

We started with Creation, then Adam and Eve. Let me double check what year we put.