I am trying to get things ready early for a change and am trying to figure out how to do the timelines. Reading the book the author suggested a fold-able sewing board.. and I like that idea, but am confused on just how it was done. So I thought I'd ask you all here to find out what everyone else has done. Thank you!!
We did ours on a roll of brown craft paper that we cut in half. It was perfect because we only had to unroll it to work on it, and then when we were done I hung it up for a couple of weeks to celebrate and took it down.
I guess it depends on the age/ages of your child/children. We did MOH for the first time when my older two were 10 and 7, and at that time we used the sewing board and followed her directions. That worked great at the time. The kids would split up making the figures, and they shared the time line. DS has been using MOH (7th grade), as just one of the spines while working through Biblioplan, and he is using a timeline book and Biblioplan's figures.
Oh sorry about that! My two girls are 9 years old. Thank you for those tips! I was just confused on the directions that the book had.
When we did it years ago when the kids were little, I made a timeline from copy paper and hung it like border on my wall. Dd was too young then to really benefit from it, so we will be using it for 7th grade next year. I'm interested in hearing others' ideas, too.
I am very interested in the replies as well! I like the idea of a long, thin, border-like timeline, too, Brooke. I would like to make it sturdier, though, and don't relish laminating or contact papering 30-40 feet of timeline! Can't wait to hear ideas!
We didn't keep the time line going through the full study, but plan to do timeline work on the computer this year. We have used notebooks to keep track in the past. Just never kept up with it. As ds will be going into High SChool I am going to use Power Point and have him do his own time line up that way as he goes through his History classes, this way I can have him cross the computer credits with the history credits!
I was given rolls of paper, which I cut in half and put on the wall. I search on-line for pictures, post them in a Word document, then cut them out and rubber cement them on. I might add that I don't put a timeline on the wall until it's completely done; it would be difficult to plan where to put it and glue it on if it were hanging. Also, you might want to designate one day (Friday?) as Timeline Day and just work on the events you studied that week. I've posted an example of my American History timeline. They're posted in this thread: http://www.homeschoolspot.com/showthread.php?t=20174
In High School for World Views WW we used continuous computer type paper, punched holes and it went into the WV notebook. I'm adding MOH to WVWW this year and will continue to use this method for the timeline. In the younger years we used a role of butcher paper on the wall and DC would color pictures of Christobal Colon or whomever we were studying, cut it out, and paste it to the butcher paper. Good times.
We don't have anywhere that we can hang a timeline, and my kids would not be so inclined as to switch off on doing the figures...so....I think I'm going to go with a notebook version and order the image CD's from Homeschool In the Woods. Not positive, though. If you google "free timeline" you get a few different ideas, too.
Donna Young also has instructions on making notebook timelines. Homeschool in the Woods is expensive, but it does have everything you need.
We were going to use that this year and just put it in a notebook. The computer is a good idea too! That could double as computer class. We have no space since we've moved back in with mom.
I have not done one yet (a timeline), but there is paper called "brown masking paper" (at Home Depot) that you could use without having to cut paper in half. I saw it and thought that that would be perfect for a timeline.
New to the hs thing and haven't started it yet but I "plan" on having ds (11)put a basic time line together on paper and then converting it to a website with hyperlinks to info pages on key figures/era's/etc. I will be having him write the website pages as he learns about each. He has a little experience on making websites and I have an easy website making program. I'm trying to incorperate many subjects into one. Starting with ancient history as this is what he will be studying this year in SS. Does this sound too aggressive of a goal? I am planning at least 6-8 weeks just for timeline and mapping. In case anyone needs a website making program, the program I'm using is by Serif and they have a free downloadable program. They also have other free progams. I can't post link yet but google serif software.
Oh, neat!!! I like the idea of doing it on-line!!! Great idea!!! I'm not sure how it will work with the 6-8 weeks of timeline and mapping. But hey, if it works for you, that's all that matters! For me, that needs to be done as you go so it "connects" in the brain.
Thank you all for the links and tips. I finally just asked the girls the other day which they would prefer, a big project or notebooks and they said they wanted individual notebooks. So -- off to check out Donna Young's things. I should have asked them first, lol!
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