B2. Keeping Track: A Family Timeline
Students will reflect on the kinds of events that help shape a family's
growth and development, and then make a timeline.
What You Need
Lined writing paper
Newsprint
Oak tag strips 4" wide
Rulers, yardstick or other straight edge
Masking tape
What to Do
Explain to students that timelines are often used to
show the progression of historical periods. Timelines show, in
chronological order, the important people, events and ideas that
identify a particular time and place. Explain to students that they
will be creating their own family timelines from their birth to the
present.
Ask students to brainstorm a list of significant
family events that have occurred each year since they were born. Some
examples include: the birth of other siblings, family trips, moves, new
jobs, going to school, special family events and activities.
Have students make their timelines, taping strips of
oak tag together, as necessary. They may add drawings or symbols to
highlight their most favorite events. Place the completed timelines on
bulletin boards or walls, inviting students to explain their timelines.
TEACHER OPTIONS
Students may wish to add significant historical
events to their timelines.
Students may invent a timeline for the next 11 - 12
years.
Students may choose the one event they feel had the
greatest impact on their family and write about it in further detail.
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