Lesson Planning
London's burning!
Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of
Great Fire of London - NEW LOOK Story of the Great Fire - NEW LOOK
Objectives
History
- To extend children’s knowledge about the Great Fire of London through learning about the diary entries of Samuel Pepys and creating a timeline of the four days.
- To help children understand how things have changed over time.
- To use role play and hot-seating to explore what happened and increase understanding..
Enquiry question
What happened day-by-day in the Great Fire of London?
Outcomes
Children will:
- Begin to understand the timeline of the Great Fire of London.
- Realise the danger and the problems of a fire in a city of wooden houses all built very close together.
- Participate in role-play and invent a dialogue.
Provided Resources
You Will Also Need
Age-appropriate information books about the Great Fire of London for the children to explore, e.g. Beginning History: The Great Fire Of London by Liz Gogerly
Weblinks
Timelines from: Listen to 2 characters