Product Overview
A Montessori “Great Lessons” companion that continues the story begun with the Timeline of Early Humans – Homeschool Edition (HMS-026).
There comes a point in home learning when children want more than isolated facts—they want the sequence that ties everything together. The Second Timeline of Early Humans was designed by ETC Montessori, with the assistance and support of AMI teachers, as a continuation of the work begun with the Timeline of Early Humans (HMS-026)—and it is now available in the U.S.
Where HMS-039 is intentionally sized for homeschool spaces (a compact 11" x 87" timeline on 250 lb paper), the Second Timeline extends the narrative so your child can see how human life changed long before written records—leading naturally into ancient civilizations.
What your child will see on the Second Timeline (in a child-friendly sequence)
The Second Timeline traces major developments from the late Ice Age into the rise of farming, early towns, and the first steps toward organized community life—then continues forward to help children connect those changes to later human history.
Highlights include:
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Tool improvements and practical innovations that supported daily life
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Human movement and changing settlement patterns across regions
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Climate challenges and how people responded through problem-solving and cooperation
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Early relationships with animals (including early dogs), early farming in the Fertile Crescent, and the growth of towns such as Jericho and larger settlements like Çatalhöyük
Why homeschool parents value this pairing (TL-039 + HMS-026)
Used together, HMS-026 provides the “first chapter” while the Second Timeline, HMS-039, provides the “next chapter”—so children can build a coherent mental map of early human history rather than collecting disconnected details.
This combination supports:
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Independent work: clear dates and logical sequencing invite self-directed study
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Interdisciplinary follow-ups: mapwork (movement and regions), writing (summaries/compare-contrast), and math (time spans and scale)
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A smooth bridge into ancient civilizations, because the timeline emphasizes agriculture and settlement as the preparation for studying Sumer and Egypt
Material and durability
The Second Timeline is printed on thick card stock (CPSIA exempt).
