First Timeline of Human Beings

About this workshop

AMI’s revised First Timeline of Human Beings follows our species from roughly 300,000 to 40,000 years ago. Built from current research and designed as an impressionistic material (not a lecture), it shows early humans living in groups, meeting material and spiritual needs, refining tools and fire, and spreading from Africa.

This workshop walks 6–12 teachers through the guidebook’s aims and sequence, the panoramic introductory story, sample vignette work, and practical habits for presenting the timeline. We also note how the Family Tree of Hominins Chart holds deeper time, and why the “empty” end of Timeline 1 opens the door to the Second Timeline.

Perfect for Elementary guides and adults working with Elementary-aged children.

Your trainer

Allan Nguyen, AMI 6–12 Trainer

Good to know

• All workshops include a Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) certificate with training hours for each participant.
• All workshops count toward the AMI/USA Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement.
• Virtual workshops are recorded and available to participants for two weeks after.