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Key Stage 1 Great Fire of London - NEW LOOK

Be gripped by this significant historic event from the 17th Century! Contrast fire-safety from the past with today. Study the buildings of the period and create your own buildings. Study the rhymes and songs of the time; study St Paul’s Cathedral and make sketches, prints, clay sculptures and 3D models inspired by this great building. Enthused by the famous diarists Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, write diaries and read them at your class coffee shop! Learn about the food of the time and bake bread. Finally organise a classroom tour of 17th Century London to demonstrate all the knowledge you have acquired.

Block A
3 sessions
Story of the Great Fire - NEW LOOK

Learn about the Great Fire of London from pictures and eye-witness reports and create a time line of events. Generate questions and research the answers to write reports for a class newspaper.

History
Block B
4 sessions
Buildings of 1666 - NEW LOOK

Contrast the design, properties and materials used in modern buildings to those at the time of the Great Fire of London. Make 3-D models and 2-D collages of Tudor homes to re-enact the fire with tissue paper 'flames'!

History, DT, English
Block C
4 sessions
Rhymes and Songs - NEW LOOK

Find out about historical songs and chants connected to the Great Fire of London. Explore dynamics, pitch and tempo. Create a simple 4-part music and movement composition, inspired by the Great Fire.

Music, History
Block D
4 sessions
Diaries - NEW LOOK

Find out about the famous diarists Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. Write your own diary entries, including a realistic entry set during the Great Fire. Share diaries in a ‘coffee house’ setting.

History, English
Block E
3 sessions
Fire Safety Then and Now

Learn about modern and 17th Century fire-fighting. Understand how the Great Fire of London started, spread and what the results were. Finally, think about your own fire safety, before creating a poster

History, Drama
Block F
4 sessions
St Paul's Cathedral

Using drawing, imagination and communication; use charcoal drawing and potato printing to develop artistic ideas inspired by St Paul’s before designing, making and decorating a model Cathedral.

Art & Design, DT
Block G
2 sessions
Bakery

Discover food eaten at the time. Contrast the diet of the rich and poor. Compare and make contemporary and period recipes. Study the Great Fire monument in London. Build your own structure.

DT, History
Block H
4 sessions
Visit 17th Century London

Prepare tours for London, make souvenirs, role-play key people and draw maps, to transform your classroom into 17th Century London. Become tour guides, teaching visitors about the 1666 historic event.

History, Art & Design, Drama
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