Great Fire of London

This history scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate, describe and record information about some of the historical events surrounding the Great Fire of London that occurred in the seventieth century. The class can identify and explain some of the causes and consequences of the Great Fire.

Investigate, describe and record information about some of the historical events surrounding the Great Fire of London that occurred in the seventieth century

Lesson One : 17th Century London

Investigate, describe and record what it was like to live in London at the time of the Great Fire in the seventeenth century

Lesson Two : 17th Century Houses

Explore life in London for rich and poor people at the time of the Great Fire by examining how houses were constructed during this period in history

Lesson Three : London News

Explore some of the causes and consequences of the Great Fire of London by composing a news report describing the start of the fire in Pudding Lane

Lesson Four : Eyewitness Recounts

Explore and record eyewitness recounts about the causes and consequences of the Great Fire in London during the seventeenth century

Lesson Five : Firefighting

Describe some of the different ways of preventing and stopping the spread of the Great Fire in London during the seventeenth century

Lesson Six : Great Fire News Report

Write a newspaper report to describe some of the events surrounding the Great Fire of London in the seventeenth century

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