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we discuss and I read a LOT to my so who will be 6 in August. He is very interested in the way the world works, science and history. He is very patriotic:) and loves stories about George Washington and to try to explain to him why King George III did what he did I say well he was a bully and we were tired of it and he wouldn't listen so we had the Boston Tea Party and then there was the 'shot that was heard around the world'. He understands all of this, no problem. Then I got a good audio story (holy heroes) I HIGHLY recommend it! and it went over St. Joan of Arc and she lived 300 yrs before George Washington and again the English were bullies. don't worry I explain to him that all English are not bad, just those 2 kings and maybe some others but not all and there are many good people who live there now. So what is my problem you ask? Well yesterday was St. Patrick's Day as I'm sure you know and we go over his life every year, etc. etc. and where is he from? Britain of course. You and I know that it was not England yet. It was under the rule of Christian Rome at the time. I explained that England (or Britain rather) was not a bully at that time and didn't have a king. And much later on they became a nation and had their own king, some good and some bad. My son said that he didn't really understand. He can read simple 3-5 letter words so a complicated timeline would be useless. I was thinking of using a flat map of the world with perhaps with the use of the colored pegs or marbles of chinese checkers to show different peoples in different areas, still kinda complicated. Your ideas please? Thank you!
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When we used Five in a Row, we really enjoyed placing the "story disks" on a world map. I had a laminated World Map that I picked up from Staples for a few dollars. I used Velcro dots on the back of the story disks to attach them to the map. The disks themselves were about 1" or a little more in diameter and each had a simple picture representing the story which we colored before laminating. In your case, it could be a simple picture depicting the historical event (like a shamrock for St. Patrick or an ouline of Washington's face with his name printed beneath). Place each disk on the map where the event/person occurred (or lived).
I'd separate a simple timeline from the map. Using just a strip of paper labeled so that you have it divided into maybe 250 year sections, you could place duplicates of the same disks you used on the map on the timeline. This way he can easily make the connections between place and time.
I have to admit that we use a book of the centuries type notebook, not a timeline, but the timeline is more visual and shows the "flow" a little better for a younger learner.
You could use the disks as an interactive learning tool as well just by removing them from the map and having your child:
1. Arrange them in the time order in which they happened (chronologically).
2. Put them back on the map showing where they happened.
3. Use them to re-tell what they remember of a given event or person.
ETA: If you want have more recent events (such as different Presidents, etc) you will need to divide the last two centuries into about 25 year sections.
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For my kids we started by preparing a simple timeline that goes back to the birth of the grandparents, wedding of the great-grandparents, writing in our births and wedding, their births and placements for adoption to help them get that their lives are history too and tie it into people who are part of their lives.
Then we took the timeline and starting from our front door started counting steps, counting back years with every step. Each time we came to a milestone that had meaning for them based on our interests and the books etc they know (WW2, Queen Victoria, Henry VIII, William the COnqueror) as well as the family events from our timeline we wrote them on the pavement with chalk, and generally I talked about what was going on and what their lives might have been like at the time in question as we walked back through the centuries.
This really had an impact on them. They still talk about how William the Conqueror was 1000 years ago and that is as far as the toys at the park. I think it helped them start to get an idea of the scope and scale of history. But I think generally grasping the concept of large periods of time is really tough at this sort of age. Generally we have a couple of frames of reference - WW2/great grandparents marrying, Queen Victoria, Henry VIII, WIlliam the Conqueror, Jesus being on the earth. We tie things in with those. So we have been learning about the romans coming to Britain and we say it was a short while after Jesus lived on the earth.
One thing we did that was really helpful was to use lentils to give an idea of scale. So we counted one year = one lentil stuck on paper, a decade = 10, PopPop's age = 65, a century =100, and then we worked out how much 50 lentils weighed and then worked out how much lentils represented a millenium, and how much the amount of time since Jesus was on earth. It really brought home to the the idea of how long ago 1000 years is.
Concepts like the early history of Britain are going to be mind boggling to a 5yo though....
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wow what a great great great concept of teaching this! Thank you! I have purchased some page protectors and found an on-line image of the world in a flat fashion in montessori style and printed it out 8 times (each representing 250 years from 0 AD on, (I fudged the last 11 years have go from 1751-present.) My son said he really like it. But I also like the idea of have a family history timeline included and 'stepping back into history' wow what a great idea! Thank you! I would have to be really good with years to help me recall all of that but well I think I can do start out small at first.
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LucyP wrote:
Then we took the timeline and starting from our front door started counting steps, counting back years with every step. Each time we came to a milestone that had meaning for them based on our interests and the books etc they know (WW2, Queen Victoria, Henry VIII, William the COnqueror) as well as the family events from our timeline we wrote them on the pavement with chalk, and generally I talked about what was going on and what their lives might have been like at the time in question as we walked back through the centuries.
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This is one of the best ideas I have ever heard! Thanks for sharing!!!!
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I love the suggestions you all put here and they spurred me on to try something that fit our family. I have a broken ankle and in a boot until Holy Thursday and so steps are difficult for me and walking a lot is difficult for me. I LOVE the idea of walking back in time and giving a child the feel of how far back something occurred - wow! BUt of course in light of my injury I got some page protectors and printed out some montessori pictures of the world over and over again, each one representing 250 years but I am not sure if my 5 yo really understands that. I am way way way into digital scrapbooking and my dh gave me the great idea of just using pictures and scrapbook pages and have them in a completely visual timeline and i was able to put it together in like 1 hour and it packs a good punch per se. I love it! And my son understands better now and so I:) I was able for the most part just find pictures of the garden of Eden, Moses, Crucifixion, Abe Lincoln, George Washington, etc. etc and himself and Grandpop, and us, etc. etc. etc and just stick them in iphotos into what they call an album and iphotos will just page through it for you! I can add or delete whatever I want. I also have tons and tons of scrapbook digital pages and i even did some of my church on special holy days like the Triduum,etc. and so forth. Through the use of hte completely visual timeline my son said that he understood and then he asked me today where in church we 'do' the agony of the garden and well I have a scrapbook of our pastor 'doing' the Holy Thursday Mass, washing of the feet and processing and repositioning the Holy Eucharist (our pastor had hired a professional photographer and I had purchased the cd photographer produced)and so I stuck that in the timeline after the Leonardo's last supper (who we have also studied and is on our timeline) and the agony in the garden, etc. etc. I just love this. SOmeone stop me I don't think I can! I would send you a link but it would LONG and the scrapbook software (nova development art deluxe) is very very very exclusive about what I can and cannot do so therefore I cannot digitally share it with you unless I were to make a cd of it and mail to each of you, sorry!
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Wow, Rosemarie! I can imagine your timeline/scrapbook just from your writing! (Yes, it would be fun to see it, but I think I get what you are doing regardless.)
This makes me wish I still had young children at home...what a fantastic way to integrate timelines with family history and Church teaching.
And you want to stop...why? (Maybe slow down to enjoy it more?)
I will pray for healing for your ankle...please don't hesitate to ask for prayers on the We Pray to the Lord forum! (Broken ankles are NOT trivial!)
Thank you so very much for sharing! I am sure we have other moms here who enjoy digital scrapbooking...your suggestions may just inspire them to do something similar with timelines.
Stay off that ankle and get well soon, okay? 
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