The Importance of a Timeline

A timeline shows events in what order?

• Random order

• Alphabetical order

• The order they happened in

• By importance

Answer explanation

Timelines organizes events chronologically, not randomly or by importance.

Which of these belongs on a personal timeline?

• The day you were born

• A country's Independence Day

• A famous person's birthday

• The weather yesterday

Answer explanation

I can distinguish between personal events and general or historical events.

What is the first thing you usually put on a timeline?

• The most fun event

• The earliest event

• The most important event

• The biggest event

Answer explanation

Timelines begin with the earliest event in time order.

If your brother was born in 2020 and you were born in 2018, whose birthday goes first on the timeline?

• Yours

• Your brother's

• Both at the same time

• Neither

Answer explanation

I can correctly apply the concept of chronological order to real-life events.

What can pictures and drawings on a timeline help with?

• Making the timeline shorter

• Making the timeline colorful

• Helping us understand the events better

• Replacing the dates

Answer explanation

Visuals help with comprehension and meaning, not just decoration.

Which of these tools best shows family history over time?

• A graph

• A timeline

• A map

• A chart

Answer explanation

Timelines are the correct tool to represent chronological family events.

Write down the most important event from your own life that you could put on a timeline.

Answer explanation

Personalize the concept of a timeline.

Explain why putting the day you were born first on your timeline makes sense.

Answer explanation

What is your reasoning.

A _______ shows events in the order they happen

Answer explanation

Vocabulary

The first event on a timeline is the event that happened ________.

Answer explanation

Sequencing