A family timeline

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 20 minutes

Read together

A timeline is a line of events in order.

Let us make one for our family.

Do it

1. Take a long strip of paper or a piece of string. Mark “then” on the left and “now” on the right.
2. Add three or four family events with photos or drawings: a wedding, your child's birth, a new home, a first birthday.
3. Say each one in order: “First, then, next, now.”
4. Hang it on a wall and add to it each year.

Talk about it

• What happened first?
• What would you like to add next year?

For the grown-up

A timeline helps children understand “before” and “after”. A family timeline is also a way to tell family faith stories, such as baptisms or first communions, if they are part of your family.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

This is a play and practice activity with no factual claims to source.

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