The question I receive most frequently, I believe, is which timeline will best suit my students' needs. Choosing a timeline is an important and subjective decision and a tough one at that, with so many great options to choose from. However, I do believe that every home educating family needs a timeline, particularly if you have students in 4th grade or higher.

Perhaps you are the crafty type. If so and if you would prefer to make your own timeline, I would love to show you how I made mine. Click this link for an article explaining the process from beginning to end:

http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/How-to-Make-a-Timeline-Easily.html

Without a doubt, the best visual representation of time is shown on a wall timeline. The linear progression of the time increments help children to grasp the length and progression of time. Knowledge Quest carries wall timelines that measure 10 feet long by one foot in height. They are broken down by time period - Ancient, Medieval, New World and Modern - which means there are four in all. This is a portion of the Modern World timeline:

Most families prefer to post just one timeline for the time period that they are currently studying. Some families, however, like to hang them all up on a large bare wall. Look how Angela displayed all four of her wall timelines at the link below. It's about half-way down the page (her schoolroom is so cute, isn't it?):

http://homegrownmom.com/homeschool-2/our-red-and-aqua-homeschool-room/4397

Here is the link where you can purchase Knowledge Quest's wall timelines so that you can achieve a similar result:

http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/Wall-Timelines-of-World-History.html

Although the best visual representation of time, wall timelines are not always the most practical, especially for homes with lots of windows without large blank wall spaces. For this reason, Knowledge Quest also provides timelines in other formats - book, software and mobile app!

Wonders of Old timeline book is a hardcover book that may become your treasured keepsake once the school years have faded into the past. This book is also available as an ebook for easy and economical printing for more than one child.

http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/Wonders-of-Old.html