Tackle-It Tuesday

 

 

Our timeline for school has been through some rough times in the last few months.  Pieces of it have fallen down and ended up scattered here and there through the house.  This is the project I decided to take care of this week, with the help of my kids. 

 

The timeline pieces have been a cluttery mess on my desk for too long.  Never mind the stuff I had to clear off the desk in order to take this picture.  ;-)

 

 

And then of course there was King George III on my bathroom wall.....

 

Here is the timeline before.  You can see where it needs work!

 

I got my kids busy with this one, and we used this for our history lesson today.  First I had the kids take off the old, nasty tape from the pieces that were stuck together on my desk.  Then my oldest put the lines back in order on the wall (I was in charge of tape!).  Then I quizzed all three on each of the timeline figures before we put them back on the timeline.  I gave a clue about who the figure was, and they each tried to guess.  They usually got it right.  Then I had them each tell me one thing they remembered about each character.  I was amazed at the details they remembered about each person.  Don't anyone tell ME that textbooks are superior to living books!  ;-)

 

Here is the finished job!  I am so glad to have those stinkin' strips of timeline off my desk and on the wall!