Samuel has a funny new way of showing his interest in history. He keeps asking us what happened in a particular year. My husband was watching a show on the History Channel last night about World War II. Samuel came in the room and asked, "What year is this?" My oldest son left a book he is reading about the War of 1812 in their bedrom; Samuel asked me, "What happened in 1812?" He also keeps asking me, "What happened in 1944?" and while he was getting a bath the other night he asked me, "What happened in the year 1?" 
I'm sure if I asked him, he could tell me what year every video game was introduced. That seems to be where this interest in years came to the forefront for him. He has been watching a YouTube video that covers the history of video games and has been scripting it for the past few weeks. One time he told me, "I'm going to watch, 'The History of the Years.'" I asked him what that was about and he explained it was about the video games. Not long after this is when he started to ask all the questions about years.
I need to capitalize on this interest Samuel has for teaching him some history! Does anyone know about any good books or other resources for timelines?
I'm sure if I asked him, he could tell me what year every video game was introduced. That seems to be where this interest in years came to the forefront for him. He has been watching a YouTube video that covers the history of video games and has been scripting it for the past few weeks. One time he told me, "I'm going to watch, 'The History of the Years.'" I asked him what that was about and he explained it was about the video games. Not long after this is when he started to ask all the questions about years.
I need to capitalize on this interest Samuel has for teaching him some history! Does anyone know about any good books or other resources for timelines?
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1. History of the world books http://www.peacehillpress.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=2
We have 2 of these.
2. DK Eyewitness books
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I used to have all kinds of sites for different periods in Virginia history bookmarked on my computer at work when I was teaching! I wish I could remember some of them.
If I run across any, I'll let you know.
Ki loves history and esploves when I tell him what family member or event he already knows happened at the same time as the one we are learning. and he loves making timelines
I'm doing Autism research for work and stumbled across this blog. Thank you so much for sharing this journey - these stories are so interesting and helpful to pain a picture of what your family is going through in raising an Autistic child.
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Also, this post is adorable :D
Thank you S, I'll check out the Peace Hill Press website. DK Eyewitness books tend to be a little overwhelming for Samuel (and me!).
Also, Thank you Shannon! What kind of work do you do?
We're currently just looking at the pictures in our DK book. He's learning to look at it and read the blurb underneath instead of asking me what it is.
Otherwise they are still too complex but I want to have a decent set by the time he reaches highschool. We have the Earth one so far.
The Peachill press books are in short sections and are in narrative style. Just long enough for a bedtime story.
S.
Great to have such an interest. Hope you can capitalize on it.
For him to start making his own, to help make those connections between events, google for information on a Book of Centuries. simplycharlottemason.com has some good information about starting one, and is a good jumping off point.
There is a huge timeline book that I can't remember at the moment, and it has events from the beginning of recorded time divided into what was going on politically, socially, culturally, etc. all in a chunk. Basically, a very involved book of centuries already made for you.
Thanks Faith, I remember reading about timelines when I was checking out the Charlotte Mason method last year. Thanks for the reminder!
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