Using the cards and timelines is very easy. Start by reading the relevant passage in the history spine, then look on the card sheets and find the chapter. The cards are listed below the chapter. Cut these out and place them on the timeline. You can also refer to the Timeline Card Summary to see which cards are for which chapter.

We have created resources to make setting up and using timelines for teaching and studying history easier. We have created 5 Timeline Posters that cover history from 5000BC to AD2020. The Timelines are divided into five ages: 5000BC to 400AD Ancient Times 400AD to 1400AD The Middle Ages 1400AD to 1650AD Reformation & Renaissance 1650AD to 1850AD Early Modern 1850AD to 2030AD Modern Each timeline is divided into PEOPLE, EVENTS, WARS and PROGRESS. Timeline Posters from 1400AD have a second section underneath to record the history of your own country. The Timeline Cards are small 3"x4" cards featuring a picture and title that covers a single event, person, conflict or progress in history. These are placed on the relevant poster. The Timeline Cards are organised according to a particular history spine. For example, if you are reading Our Island Story by H. E Marshall, read the first chapter, cut out the cards for that chapter, then place them on the relevant Timeline Poster.

No, Living Book Timelines is not providing a comprehensive history curriculum. What we provide is a supplement to help make history more visual and engaging. Many homeschool history curriculum’s use history books which we called spines. We have used ones that are well known and provide timeline resources to use alongside them.

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There are two sizes in each pack. They are similar but depend on the paper sizes countries use. USA, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Philippines, Chile ANSI E (44” x 32”) Everywhere Else ISO A0 (1189 x 841mm) If you print the posters on a home printer, there will be slight differences as you are cutting and sticking the pages together.

Basically, you can't. We always bundle the Timeline Posters needed for that particular set of Timeline Cards. The Posters are free so you are only paying for the Timeline Cards.

Yes. If you are purchasing the posters and cards to use in a classroom or co-op setting, then one copy for the classroom falls within our Terms & Conditions. If each student needs a copy of the poster or cards, then they will need to purchase their own. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.

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Currently all our products are in digital format only. We provide comprehensive instructions for printing in the packs and also on this FAQ.

The link is valid for 30 days. If you are trying to download the product after 30 days it will not work. Please contact us and we will resend the link. If you get an error message, it may be due to security and firewall settings within your browser or email program. You could try adjusting these settings. Another reason is that the download may not work on some smart devices. We do recommend downloading and using these files from a desktop computer or laptop. Otherwise, please contact us for an alternative link. Try right-clicking on the download button and choose 'save file as' or 'save target as' and then choose somewhere on your computer to save the zip file. Once the zip file is downloaded, you can open it to view the pdf files which are the products you have purchased. A third-party app such as Unzip may help you open the file. You can download this app from various software stores. Try a different browser to download the file, ie, Firefox or Chrome and see if it works. Or use a desktop computer or laptop rather than a smart device. Please contact us for help resolving downloading issues.

Two Timeline Card PDFs will come with your purchase. One is for A4 paper size and the other for US Letter. Choose the paper size for your printer. The cards can be printed at home on any standard colour printer. I recommend printing the cards on never-tear paper, gloss card stock or laminating each sheet. This will make the images extra sharp and the coating gives the cards a long life. When printing select ‘Fit print to paper size’.

If you decide not to print the poster on a home printer, you can get the poster printed commercially. We recommend using Officeworks. 1. Go to https://www.officeworks.com.au/print/print-and-copy/posters-and-plans 2. Click on 'Black & White Posters' 3. The size you should select is 'A0' then upload the correct PDF file purchased. 4. You will see the poster in the document preview area. It may say it's not the correct size. Please ignore this, it will print correctly. Select 'lamination' if you would like, then click 'Accept Digital Preview and Add to Cart'. 5. Follow through postage and payment options.

If you decide not to print the posters on a home printer, you can get the posters printed commercially. Here are some options below. FEDEX (preferred) 1. Go to this address at their website: https://www.fedex.com/en-us/printing/posters/architectural-prints.html and click START ORDER. 2. Upload the correct Timeline Poster PDF file purchased. 3. These should be the settings down the left-hand side: Product Type: Architectural Prints Size: 36" x 48" Paper Type: Standard Color: Black and White Mounting: none Orientation: Horizontal Binding: None In the Additional Print Instructions, you could put lamination and see if they will do that for you. 4. Click 'Add to Cart' 5. Add more posters to your order or continue the checkout process. Staples Blueprint Link: https://www.staples.com/services/printing/engineering-blueprints/ 1. Click on 'Start Project' 2. Choose the correct Timeline Poster file from your computer and upload it. Click NEXT 3. Select this paper size: 36" x 48". Make sure the 'Scale to fit' box is checked. Click NEXT 4. Select 'Black Ink for the color option. Click NEXT 5. Select the 'Special Instructions' tab. In here, type that you would like your poster laminated and provide your phone number. Click CHOOSE DELIVERY and continue through the delivery and payments prompts as usual. OFFICE DEPOT Link: https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/390986/Custom-Blueprint-24-Lb/ 1. Click on 'Customize' 2. Choose the correct Timeline Poster file from your computer and upload it. Click NEXT 3. More instructions coming soon...

Here is a permission statement that you can download and show to your local professional printer.

Yes. We recommend putting up the Timeline Poster/s for the historical period you are currently studying. The other posters can be stored until needed. We have created a long timeline that would suit a hallway. It is not as high as the posters but covers all historical periods. The Complete Timeline measures approximately 4.5m x 22cm (15’ x 8.5”) and can be purchased here. Some customers have placed the Timeline Posters on folding boards used for displays and science fairs. This is a great portable way of displaying the timelines.

Most of the cards feature dates and they will simply slot onto the timeline poster in the correct date column. The people cards are slightly different - they only have birth and death dates. The best place to put a person on the timeline is when he or she featured prominently in history. This is usually sometime during adulthood. Use other cards to help place the person in the correct place or search the person on Wikipedia and get more of an idea when that person influenced history the most For other cards, students will need to think about which category the cards should go in. Some cards will naturally fit into more than one category. For example, Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb. Edison is a person; the lightbulb is definitely progress. The card could go in either, but I would be more likely to place it under PROGRESS. Sometimes there can be confusion about where the cards go. The cards which go into the Progress section are those that have made a contribution to the advancement of society. Cards which go into the Events section are those that happened on certain dates whether it was beneficial to society or not. Any war, battle, revolution or rebellion card should go under Wars. Biographical cards should go under the People section.

You don’t have to use all the cards. If you have a young student, they may need just the major persons and events. Older students will enjoy the challenge of going deeper into the readings. For example, there are so many kings, battles and prime ministers, choices will have to be made about which ones to include. So, which ones do you include? This will depend on the following: - The cards the children recalled in their narrations after the reading - The cards the children are interested in - The cards the children ask questions about - The cards the children wish to know more about.

Yes. We have endeavoured to use the same cards for the same events/people across different history spines when we can. You may have children reading different history spines at different levels, but you are all using the same timelines. Having an overlap of cards means you can use the same card for different books. This saves room on the Timeline Poster and brings history together in your homeschool. There is enough difference between history spines that every pack will have unique cards as well.

We have been very careful about which type of images to include on the cards. There is a lot of violence in history. If there is a war scene with dead bodies, the picture will be stylized, i.e., a woodcut or painting. Some images do include human bones and angry faces. Any nudity has been blurred out. We have tried to capture the event in the images while remembering these images are for children. Please use your own discretion if your child has a sensitive nature.