Tell students that they are going to construct their own timeline of their life history. Development Have students look through magazines and cut out any other pictures that represent them or an event in their life. Discuss with students how each picture represents them. This may be done in groups. Have students construct their own timelines using paper or posterboard, photos, pictures, and markers or their choice of writing utensil.
Closure divide students into groups to share their completed timelines with their peers.
Students could also present their timelines to the class. After students have shared their timelines, they will write in their journal about the most significant event that they have portrayed on their timeline.