Even though I'm rather limited in my history knowledge, within a couple of minutes, I found some information that seemed questionable and commented to my husband about my curiosity of the sources used. I found it an interesting product and I, the sporadic history teacher, started looking over the information. The size, unique display, and sheer volume of information of this timeline was initially impressive. Basic information on sources and how to use the outline is located in the upper left corner and both the right and left lower corners contain the index. Christ is presented bottom center, splitting the timeline in half with B.C.
Blue, pink and yellow color-coding help with tracking families, nations and related events. Unlike typical horizontal timelines that either fold or run the perimeter of your school area (or down the hallway), this timeline is presented in a circular fashion. It barely fits on our dining room table, which is where it first landed when pulled it out of the shipping container. At 37" x 45", it doesn't fit on any surface in our school area. The first thing I noticed was this timeline is absolutely huge.
Now that you know my dirty little secret about our history studies, I can share our experience with this particular timeline. While some history-loving homeschoolers can't imagine such an approach, such is the case in our household. With one child needing extra time in the 3Rs and the other with some heavy duty coursework in other subjects, history studies end up being more enrichment. The larger issue is that we are often a bit, well., sporadic, in our history studies. It isn't that I don't see the value of them. I've purchased materials for the kids to make their own timelines as well as premade timelines for reference. I have to confess that my attempts to implement timelines into our homeschool have never been very successful. A Creationist perspective is taken on this timeline.
This timeline, which traces the origins of each nation to Adam and Eve, includes over 1000 references from the Bible and world history from the start of time to 2000 AD. The Crew was sent the Amazing Bible World Timeline for review. It is even more interesting is when multiple timelines are combined in one resource for a broader view of what was going on concurrently around the world. Whether made from scratch, purchased premade, hung along the perimeter of the room, or contained in a binder, timelines are often used to supplement history learning. If there is one learning tool that homeschoolers love, it's timelines. I try to provide enough information for the reader to discern whether or not a product will be a fit in their home, in addition to providing my personal opinion of the product. Note: Presence of a review on this blog does not mean I endorse a product.
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