Timelines offer students the ability to process overlapping and chronological events in history visually, relating them in a way that is more difficult to perceive through reading. Timelines in the homeschool are a valuable tool for relating subjects together and viewing historical events as interrelated.
"See" History with a Historical Timeline - "It is one thing for students to learn about isolated historical events, but quite another to understand the interrelation of those events throughout time. In order to help students grasp the scope and influence of events throughout history, as well as how those events have impacted the flow of history and the nature of the world as it is today, a historical timeline can be indispensable." Rebecca Capuano explains how timelines bring history together and explores some of the best resources for creating a timeline.
How to Make a Timeline Easily - Terri Johnson of Knowledge Quest Maps shows how to easily make a timeline in book, wall, or digital form.
Notebooking Pages' History Timeline Notebooking System - Samples are available to view that can give you ideas to create your own notebooking timeline templates, or you can buy the complete product for $6.95 which includes: Spines for your notebook, cover pages, title pages, dividers for special topics like daily living, government/politics, religion/philosophy, science/technology, & more, books read & resources used templates, vocabulary page, timeline pages (in multiple formats), and 2 sets of differently themed bordered notebooking templates.
Homeschool in the Woods Timeline Helps - Free timeline ideas from a popular provider of timeline figures
AlternaTime - If you use a timeline and have any questions about where to place a figure in time, this site is bound to have the answer. Hundreds of timelines arranged by subject should cover just about anything you are studying. Archived at the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
