Timeline Lesson Plan - My Capstone Library

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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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