Learning Timeline

Bring out the baby pictures! Kids track what they've learned-how to walk, talk, ride a bike-and chart major milestones in their lives.

• 1.

  You are growing up so fast! Talk with your family, read your baby book, and look at your baby pictures. Find out when major events occurred in your life. When did you learn to walk? Say your first word? Read? Ride a bike? When did you lose your first tooth? Start school? Make a list of your life's milestones.

• 2.

  On a large roll of white paper draw a timeline of your life with Crayola® Washable Markers. Start with the day you were born. Mark the months and years, and show when you learned each new thing.

• 3.

  Draw a picture to illustrate each important event. Write what you remember, or the stories you've heard, about each stage.

Benefits

• Children research family records and interview family members to identify when they reached major child development milestones.
• Students record dates in their development in chronological order on a chart.
• Students illustrate each stage of their development on their timelines.

Adaptations

• Invite families of special needs students to work with them on this project. Celebrate each child's accomplishments and maturation!
• Research one period of human development in depth. For example, make a list of all the things babies typically learn in their first year. Or students look ahead and find out what they'll be learning when they're older.
• Prepare Learning Timelines as personalized gifts for holidays such as Mother's Day or Father's Day.