Timeline figures - any suggestions

[inashoe]

I am thinking of doing history timeline with figures, instead of writing down the events / people etc.
I think that a child will get more out of his timeline if he can glance at it and see a picture to jog his memory, rather than reading it.

Any suggestions on which timeline figures to use ?
I am hoping for something that is pretty comprehensize - too few figures may frustrate ds as he will want to put as much as possible on his timeline.

[Surfside Academy]

Konos has an entire set of time characters that you can use on your own timeline or they have a large wall chart you can also purchase.

[inashoe]

Konos has an entire set of time characters that you can use on your own timeline or they have a large wall chart you can also purchase.

My six year old just saw your signature - he is rolling on the floor over your 3yo who is probably destroying something ! He can relate, he has a little 3yo sibling.

[Mommy22alyns]

Join this Yahoo group, then go to the Files section. Under History, there's a wealth of timeline figures, history review cards, etc - I was so excited to find this resource!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hannah_hs_helps/

[profmom]

Here are some others:

~ Sonlight's -- these are printed on label paper, which is so nice! Just cut out and stick on, no glue required. I think these are a special set made for them by Amy Pack from Homeschool in the Woods.

~ WinterPromise -- the ones made by WinterPromise are cute! They're already colored. They also offer some Amy Pack sets.

~ Have you already checked into the set by Amy Pack/Homeschool in the Woods? If not, you should be able to find it through Google.

I think Konos' figures might be larger because they are meant for a wall timeline vs. a book. It's been a long time since I looked at these, though, and I could be wrong.

~ Google Images -- I just use Google Images to find timeline figure for us. It's free and we've been happy with the pictures, but it can be time-consuming. (I copy the images, insert them into my Word document, reduce/resize, and then type a description and date.) If the figures you need overlap with TOG 2 (Medieval-Rennassance-Colonial America), you could join the TOG2 Yahoo group to download the ones I uploaded there.

HTH!

[Narrow Gate Academy]

We love the History Through the Ages timeline figures from Homeschool in the Woods here. I bought the cd covering creation through the present. It's great!

[ElizabethB]

We have these, I like them. They have blank ones you can copy and make more of for any invention/person.

I like L to R, not the S shape, so I bought 2 copies of the background and just use the straight portions.

http://www.jkschooling.com/

http://www.jkschooling.com/samples.php