I thought I’d share this timeline paper.jpg I created tonight. You can punch it on the top side or the left side. I’m using Paint.NET v3.35 software to create it, and it shows that it’s 8.5 x 11 (landscape orientation) so hopefully it will print to that size for ya’ll.

If you have a paint program you could fill in the main date, a period specific heading and page #’s or just use a fine line marker and write it on the page. I’ve made this template based on the Homeschool in the woods website TimelineHelps. Amy Pak of Homeschool in the Woods was very kind to put up all the information anyone would need to create a history timeline. She has a beautiful blank timeline book that you could purchase where all of this is done for you. If I had the money, that is definitely what I’d be buying! I am hoping that we will soon be able to buy the CD of timeline figures from her.

I’ m thinking of dividing up the time periods amongst the three kids. The Georgia Cirriculum uses for example 1860 to present for 5th graders and up to 1860 for 4th graders, but I really don’t like the idea of skipping around. I prefer the idea of learning about history as it happens, to immerse yourself in it. I’ve just got to get my courage up to tell myself - so what if so and so is learning about the American Revolution while our son is learning about Moses! As with most decisions in my life - I’ll just see what direction the butterflies are flying towards today! One thing I am sure about is the first few weeks of timeline keeping will be about dating methods, geological timelines and the whole ‘You can’t beleive everything you read’ discussion that seems to come up an awful lot in our discussions as it is.

If you have a solution that works for you, please don’t hesitate to share it with me. I’m new to this and could use any help out there!