Timeline Lesson Plan
TimelineLessonPlan
ConcepttoTeach
Manystudentsareturnedofftohistorybecauseitisn'tinterestingtothem.Onewaytoconnectwith
historyistohavestudentsdiscoverdifferentapproachestopresentinghistory.UsingCapstone
InteractiveLibrarytitlestostudypeopleandeventsinhistory,studentscreateaclassroomtimeline.
Grades:
4to7
Time:
Oneclassperiod
Objectives
? Thestudentwillgathermeaningfromformatsbyreading,viewingandlisteningforinformation. ? Usingavarietyofinformationresources,thestudentwillfindinformationaboutimportant
datesinhistory. ? Thestudentswillcreateaclassroomtimelinelistingimportantdatesinchronologicalorderand
demonstrateteamworkbyworkingproductivelywithothers.
Materials
? Timelineworksheet
? TimelineEventworksheet
? Interactivebookssuitableforhistoryexploration.Suggestedtitlesinclude:
AttackonPearlHarbor
BostonTeaParty
CreationofUSConstitution
GeorgeWashington
HarrietTubman
HelenKeller
JackieRobinson
LewisandClarkExpedition
SalemWitchTrials
SinkingoftheTitanic
? Titlewebsite:.
? Interactivetitlefordemonstration:GeorgeWashington.
? Amultimediacomputertodisplayandlistentotheinteractivetitle.
? Markers
? (Optional)Aninteractivewhiteboardorprojectortodisplayinteractivetitleswith.
Procedure
Preparation 1) Makeacopyofthetimelineworksheetforeachstudent. 2) Makeacopyofthetimelineeventsheetforeachstudent. 3) Findafewdifferenttypesoftimelinestoshowthestudents.Themorediversetheyare,the
betteritwillhelpyourstudentstocompletetheirprojectorcreateanexampleofatimeline ofaneventinhistory. 4) Markofftimeintervalsontheclassroomwalls. Setup 5) ShowthestudentsthelistofhistorytitlesinCapstoneInteractiveLibrary. 6) Assignstudentstointeractivebookfromhistoryexplorationlist. 7) Next,arrangedthestudentsingroupsaccordingtotheinteractivebooktheyarereviewing. 8) Reviewvocabularylistedbelowwiththestudents.
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DirectInstruction 9) DemonstrateCapstoneInteractiveLibrarybyopeningtheGeorgeWashingtontitle,and
showinghowthedatesareshown. 10) InGeorgeWashington,opentopageone,andpresspause. 11) Basedontheinformationonthescreen,fillinoneoftheTimelineEventpageswiththe
students. 12) Tellstudentshowtimelinesaregoodtovisualizethemajoreventsinagivenperiodin
historysuchasawarortheeventsinsomeone'slife. 13) Tellthemthattheywillmapimportanteventsinhistorywithatimeline.Pointoutthetime
intervalsthroughouttheclassroom. 14) DistributetheTimelineworksheet. 15) EachstudentwillworkatthecomputertoreadtheCapstoneInteractivebookandtake
notes(usingtheTimelineworksheet)onfourimportanteventsdiscussedinthebook. 16) Thestudentswillconveneintheirgroupstodecidetwoeventstoincludeontheclass
timeline.TheywillcompletetheTimelineEventworksheet.
Vocabulary
Reviewthesetermswiththestudents. ? Chronology:thesequentialorderinwhichpasteventsoccur. ? Sequence:thefollowingofonethingafteranother
Closure
StudentswillfillintwoeventsintheTimelineEventworksheetandplacethemontheclasstimeline.
Assessment
Havestudentsdiscussandexplaintheirgroup'schoiceofeventtoincludeontheclasstimeline.
Adaptations
Workinginlearninggroupsisanadaptationthatwillhelpthestudentbecomefamiliarwiththeresearch process.
ExtendedLearningActivities
1. Createpostersofthepersonoreventinhistoryanddisplaynearthedateonthetimeline. 2. Havestudentscreateatimelineofaperson'sentirelifetimeandpresenttotheclass.
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Name______________________
Date_________
Timeline Worksheet
As you read and listen to the Capstone Interactive Book, provide the important dates and details in a person's life or an event in history in the boxes below.
Event Date of Event 1.
Description
Notes
2.
3.
4.
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An Event in History
________________________________________________________
(Name of Event)
When did this take place? ___________________________________
Where did it happen?_______________________________________
Why is this event important in history?_________________________
________________________________________________________
Place this on the classroom timeline.
An Event in History
___ _____________________________________________________
(Name of Event)
When did this take place? ___________________________________
Wh
Why is this event important in history?_________________________
___ _____________________________________________________
Place this on the classroom timeline.
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