CU 8.06My Personal Timeline

1. 1

   Recall the birthday walk: 'Each time around the sun is one year.'

2. 2

   Unroll the strip. Say: 'This is a timeline. Each section is one year of your life.'

3. 3

   Mark the beginning: 'This is the day you were born.'

4. 4

   Look at the photographs with the child and ask which came first.

5. 5

   Place the photos in order along the strip.

6. 6

   Ask the child what they could do at each age (walk, talk, ride a bike). Write it under each photo.

7. 7

   Glue the photos and label the ages.

What catches the child’s eye

• A baby photo at one end of the strip and a recent photo at the other
• The strip growing longer with each year of life

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Add one thing the child learned to do this year to the newest section
2. Make a timeline of a family member's life
3. Compare two classmates' timelines of different lengths