This is not a timeline for purists. It's a timeline that fits in a binder. Perhaps timeline isn't even really the right name for it! This is a way to keep track of people and events as they fit into various historical periods rather than listing them along a strict line of dates. It allows each child to have a separate journal and to add his or her own words and pictures to it. This requires very little parent help. Although this is not as visual as a true timeline, I've found it to be invaluable for helping my kids place people and events in history and remember them. The website I found this on appears to no longer be available, so I'm posting this so the instructions will still be available online. For this timeline, you will need looseleaf paper (I use unlined printer paper), a hole punch (if the paper doesn't already have holes), and a three-ring binder of some kind (so additional pages can be added later as needed). On the front of each sh...
