Creating Timelines

In Social Studies, our students are learning about people's lives "then and now."  Part of this involves leaning about timelines.  In class, we read the story of Johnny Appleseed and used a few resources to create a timeline of his life.

Now I would like students to apply this skill to their own lives.  In class, they will work to create their own personal timeline.  I would like them to include at least 5 events in their life so far. We brainstormed several ideas in class today, and students were asked to discuss this with their families at home tonight. They may need help coming up with some events that are important to them, or the dates when those events happened (this can be the full date, the month and the year, or just the year).  Some examples of events that we discussed in class today are:

• Day they were born
• Day a little brother or sister was born
• When they learned to do an important skill (swim, ride a bike, read, play piano, etc)
• Day they started school
• A favorite vacation
• When they moved to America or to Dublin, if not born here

Students will also illustrate their timeline.  They may use drawings, images from magazines or online, or personal photos to do this.  However, if they are bringing personal photos to school, I ask that they be duplicates or small color copies of the photos so that no originals get lost or damaged.

I look forward to learning more about our students and the important event in their lives!