The first bead represents 10 years, ask: how old are you? Most students’ age would be on the first bead. A generation is 2 beads, show them two beads. If we added the next generation (4 beads) who would that is? Yes! Your parents. And if we added two more? Grandparents. Add two more, yes! Great-grandparents. Show that those 8 beads represent a lot of time in their family doesn’t it. The first group of beads represents the first 500 years Europeans have been in Canada. The beads mid-evil times this is 1000 years. The group of beads represents Mayan Civilizations 225CE. Black bead is ZERO. Then we go BCE (Before Common Era) the first group of beads represents 650 years which is the Roman Empire. The next group of beads represents 1800 years in time which is Ancient China. Then Ancient India which is 2500 years BCE. The next group of beads represents 3550 BCE Ancient Mesopotamia. All these beads are close to 5600 years. The remaining beads 4400 years are the amount of time Aboriginal people have been in Canada. Signs of Seasons Name:__________________________ Use pictures, symbols or words to record activities you do with your family…..
The first bead represents 10 years, ask: how old are you? Most students’ age would be on the first bead. A generation is 2 beads, show them two beads. If we added the next generation (4 beads) who would that is? Yes! Your parents. And if we added two more? Grandparents. Add two more, yes! Great-grandparents. Show that those 8 beads represent a lot of time in their family doesn’t it. The first group of beads represents the first 500 years Europeans have been in Canada. The beads mid-evil times this is 1000 years. The group of beads represents Mayan Civilizations 225CE. Black bead is ZERO. Then we go BCE (Before Common Era) the first group of beads represents 650 years which is the Roman Empire. The next group of beads represents 1800 years in time which is Ancient China. Then Ancient India which is 2500 years BCE. The next group of beads represents 3550 BCE Ancient Mesopotamia. All these beads are close to 5600 years. The remaining beads 4400 years are the amount of time Aboriginal people have been in Canada. Signs of Seasons Name:__________________________ Use pictures, symbols or words to record activities you do with your family…..