US Timelines - Creation and Use with Families: Difference between revisions

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=== What to do next  ===
=== What to do next  ===


Once you have created the timeline, determine:
Once you have created the timeline, determine:  


• The parents' ages when they married
• The parents' ages when they married  


• The mother's age when she had each child
• The mother's age when she had each child  


• The age of each child when he/she married
• The age of each child when he/she married  


• The age of each person when he/she died
• The age of each person when he/she died  


Notice anything unusual, such as:
Notice anything unusual, such as:  


 - The mother having a child at age 8 or marrying at age 10
 - The mother having a child at age 8 or marrying at age 10  


 - The father being 10 years younger than the mother
 - The father being 10 years younger than the mother  


 - 4 or more years between children
 - 4 or more years between children  


 - A child born after the mother or father was long dead
 - A child born after the mother or father was long dead  


Decide if the father or any of the sons were the right ages
Decide if the father or any of the sons were the right ages
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