Objective:  To create a timeline of your child's life.

Directions:  For our final project, you and your child will be creating a timeline of your child's life.  First, discuss timelines with your family.  Then, help your child to select 4-6 important moments in their life.  Use white paper no larger than 6x6 inches to show each event.  Each event should have a picture, be labeled, and include the event's date.  You can attach photos or draw pictures for each one and decorate in any way you would like.  The first picture on the timeline should be the day your child was born.  The last picture should be current.  Some ideas for the other four:  first word, first tooth, first steps, first haircut, first day of preschool, vacations, holidays, or first day of kindergarten.  

Finally think of a way you can assemble the events all together.  They should be side by side and in chronological order.  All timelines should have a title including the author displayed somewhere as well (for example, "John's First Five Years" by John Smith).  

Due Date:  Timelines should be completed by Tuesday, May 4, and returned to school to share on or before that day.  Children will present their timeline to the class.  So, make sure your child practices what he or she will say about each event.  Projects will be displayed, so they must be able to be easily hung on a bulletin board.  

One Final Note:  Family projects were intended to not only be a fun way to spend quality time together but also to be creative, to feel proud about the finished project, to create a kindergarten keepsake, and to learn to sit in front of a group and present.  The students have come a long way!  I hope you enjoyed our projects as much as I have!