Teaching Time

Teaching Time

Wow, this is a hard one. One of the most troublesome aspects of teaching the Social Studies is to develop in students a sensitivity for the passage and relationships of time. Let's put it simply: how do you teach tens, or hundreds, or thousands of years to a 14-year old?

Place your strategies for teaching time here

===Timeline

• students to develop timelines on their own, as opposed to being given timelines to study
• students to decide on the relevancy of items to include in their timelines allows them to explore, evaluate, and create the history for themselves
  • assessing relevancy of student-generated timeline:
    • is the timeline factually, graphically, or proportionally accurate?
      • is the timeline factually correct?
      • is the timeline sequentially correct?
      • is the timeline proportionally accurate between dates? (if that is a requirement of the timeline)
    • is the timeline relevant and thoughtful?
    • does the timeline show student comprehension of the passage of time and its relationships

• • • do the items in the timeline represent logical, related connections and succession of events?
    • are the items in the timeline relevant to the ovearll purpose?
    • did the student demonstrate thoughtfulness and creativity in preparing the timeline?