The Great Fire of London
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This pack includes a complete set of ready-to-teach lessons that together form a coherent scheme of work, written and created by experienced primary teachers.
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- An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
- An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
- A main activity with three-way differentiation to support adaptive teaching
- An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
- An overview (medium-term plan) showing the scheme contents at a glance
- An assessment grid to track learning and progress
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This Great Fire of London Year 1/2 planning pack is full of all the lesson plans, differentiated activity ideas, slideshow presentations and printable worksheets you need to deliver a fantastic KS1 Great Fire of London scheme of work to your KS1 class! A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.
Take your KS1 class back to 1666 and the era of the Stuarts as they find out about the Great Fire of London and the effect it had on the people of the time. Children will find out when, where, how and why the Great Fire happened, and explore how we know about it through the diary of Samuel Pepys and other sources. This Year 1/2 Great Fire of London History pack contains everything you need to teach your class what they need to know about one of the most devastating events in London's history - and it's all prepared and ready for you to download and teach!
You may also like our Great Fire of London Topic Bundle - four ready-to-teach schemes of work for History, Art, DT and Geography to perfectly fit your Great Fire of London topic.
Lesson 1
London in 1666
This first lesson begins by developing children's understanding of when the Great Fire of London took place by using different timelines.
In their independent activities, children use picture cards to identify similarities and differences between London then, and London now. In the alternative activity, children decide whether given statements about the Great Fire of London are true or false.
This KS1 Great Fire of London lesson pack includes a detailed plan, an informative set of slides for the teaching input and a range of printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture Cards
- True or False? Posters
- True or False? Record Sheet
Lesson 2
Ordering Events
In this lesson, children will be told the story of the Great Fire of London.
They will find out how the fire started, where it spread to, how much of London was affected and how the fire ended. They will also find out about Pepys’ experience of the fire and consider how different people might have been feeling.
An easy-to-follow plan, an engaging slideshow, and printable resources are all included in this Great Fire of London KS1 lesson pack.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Event Cards
- Challenge Cards
Lesson 3
Sources
In this lesson, children will think about how we know about the Great Fire of London, focusing first on the diary of Samuel Pepys.
In their independent activities, children will explore other sources, such as pictures, artefacts and newspapers. They will be encouraged to consider what information we can find out from each source.
This Great Fire of London lesson pack for KS1 includes a detailed plan, an informative set of slides for the teaching input and a range of printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheet
- Heading Cards
- Source Cards
- Pepys' Diary Extracts
- Question Sheets
Lesson 4
How the Fire Spread
Why did the fire spread so quickly and stay alight for so long? This is the question children will be finding out the answer to in this lesson!
Your class will investigate the materials that houses were made from, find out about the lack of an organised fire service, and understand the role that the weather played in spreading the fire. Children will also compare some aspects of life in 1666 to that of modern-day life.
An easy-to-follow plan, an informative slideshow, and printable resources are all included in this KS1 Great Fire of London lesson pack.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Now and Then Cards
Lesson 5
The Effects of the Great Fire
In this final lesson, children will begin by recalling key information about the Great Fire, before exploring the effects and the aftermath of this significant event.
Your class will look at how London was changed by the fire, including the rebuilding of the city and the development of the first fire engines. In their independent activities, children will focus on how the fire affected the people who experienced it.
This final Great Fire of London KS1 lesson pack includes everything you need - a detailed lesson plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, and printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture Cards
- Word Bank
- Character Badges
- Question Sets
The Great Fire of London: Knowledge Organiser
This Year 1/2 History Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our History 'Events beyond Living Memory' strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary linked to this scheme of work. Enquiry questions have been included to encourage your children to think like a historian within this topic.
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