Description
This fun and colorful Revolutionary War Activity offers 5 creative options: Chain Links Timeline, Long Timeline, Bulletin Board Display, “Name that Event” and Interactive Notebook Timeline.
Events of the American Revolution covered in this activity include: French and Indian War, 1st and 2nd Continental Congress, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, Townshend Acts, Shot Heard Round the World, Crossing the Delaware and the Sugar Act.
Revolutionary War Option 1:
1. Make copies of the timeline pages for each student.
2. Have students research and write about the timeline events. This allows them the opportunity to summarize an event.
3. Color the pictures and numbers
4. Cut out the chain links and glue or tape them together in the correct order.
5. You could print copies for each student, cut the strips ahead of time and give 1-2 strips per student or have them work in groups to complete their research and write about the events. The last two options save paper.
Option 2:
1. Put the pre-filled events in order (for younger students)
2. Color the pictures and numbers
3. Cut out the chain links and glue or tape them together in the correct order.
4. You could print copies for each student, cut the strips ahead of time and give 1-2 strips per student or have them work in groups to complete their timeline.
Option 3:
Use the strips and glue them into an interactive notebook. Color the lettering and pictures for each event and write about the event underneath the strip in a notebook.
Option 4: (for the teacher)
Use the pre-colored strips and create a bulletin board display, either as a chain link or as a timeline of events display. Instead of links, you glue each piece together to make a long timeline display. I create a timeline on my classroom door.
Option 5:
Use the strips with a “blank” title. Have the students research the events and “name that event”. Then they can create a long timeline or chain links. You can do these in groups, as you teach the event or whatever works for you! A list of event names is included for you to print or display.
Emily Baker –
My students love doing these activities! They are fun and engaging. This was an entertaining assignment.
Andrea A. –
Using this in our homeschool for a couple different activities it has been helpful!
Karen T. –
This was a great engaging resource to enhance our curriculum!
Amanda L. –
The timeline has been really helpful for students to refer to throughout the unit.
Erin Stringfellow –
I need a way to show the Revolutionary War in a timeline, this was perfect
Katharina A. –
A great way to review the timeline. My 4th graders were highly engaged!
Michele B. –
I loved that differentiation was built in to this resource. The students enjoyed cutting and pasting their timeline into a file folder to use as a study guide.
Rachael C. –
This was a great small group activity for my class while I had some students working on make-up assignments.
Sonia F. –
Great cut and paste activity and used it on my board also.
Rodrick F. –
Great visual resource to use as unit review.
Teaching With TaraDee –
Great resource for my classroom!
Holly H. –
Good resource for our class! Thank you!
Kristi A. –
I loved all the different levels that can be used with this.
Down Right Sass-ulous –
These were great!
Bright Ideas by Bailey –
My students loved having to research the different events!
Mary Cannon –
This was a fun addition to my history lesson.
Cheri Ingle –
Love this resource!
Tami T. –
I used this as a whole group timeline as well as allowing each student to make their own individual timeline which we added to daily. I love the option of having the students write in the info or already preprinted info written on each important date that way you can make it as long of an activity as you want to make it. Great way to organize info for the kids and a great visual as well!
Alexis O. –
Loved the visual timeline! Thank you!
Renee G. –
Great information that made things easy for my students to understand