The children will create a time line of their lives and include important traditions they celebrate. They will then compare and contrast it to other traditions their classmates celebrate. This lesson can be used independently or as part of the Family Tradition Scrapbook Unit. Students know and understand the chronological organization of history and are able to group people and events into major eras to identify and explain historical relationships. Chronologically organizes significant people, groups, and events in the history of Colorado.
Students know that religious and philosophical ideas have been powerful forces throughout history.
Students know how to use maps, globes, and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, places, and environments. Students will create a personal time line displaying their life history in a chronological order. Students will provide an oral or written explanation on how their time lines reflect some of their family traditions. Students will choose an important family tradition and create an icon to identify it on the classroom calendar. When that date occurs during the year, they will explain why their family recognizes that day and how they celebrate it.