The Great Fire of London
Why was the Great Fire so great?
Concepts: Events, Changes
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
The Great Fire of London
Pudding Lane
River Thames
Bakery
Smoke
Samuel Pepys
Structure
Leather buckets
Horse and cart
Tower of London
Diary
Fire
Flames
Progressive Skills
Progressive Skills
Chronological Understanding
Chronological Understanding
Place known events in the order of when they happened.
Sequence events and recount changes in living memory (chronological understanding).
Use common words and phrases relating to the passing of time.
Match objects to people of different ages
Range & Depth of Historical Knowledge
Range & Depth of Historical Knowledge
Understand key features of events.
Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.
Interpretations of History
Interpretations of History
Use stories to encourage children to distinguish between fact and fiction
Compare adults talking about the past – how reliable are their memories?
Historical Enquiry
Historical Enquiry
Find answers to some simple questions about the past from simple sources of information.
Describe some simple similarities and differences between man-made objects.
Sort historical objects from 'then' and 'now'.
Ask and answer relevant basic questions about the past.
Relate his/her own account of an event and understand that others may give a different version
Organisation & Communication
Organisation & Communication
Talk, draw or write about aspects of the past.
Progressive Content
Progressive Content
What was fire-fighting like in the past? Compare fire-fighting today and the past.
Understand and explain how stories tell you about people and the past.
Listen and respond to stories about the past (visit from fire fighters, using sources from the past to learn about how the fire was dealt with).
Identify similarities and differences of objects, past and present.
Compare how people are alerted to fire today and in the past (A public announcement was made, nowadays we have smoke detectors and fire alarms).
What happened in the Great Fire of London? Extend knowledge about the Great Fire of London and understand how things have changed.
Recall events of the Great Fire of London (the fire started in a bakery in pudding lane, it spread over four days, it reached St Pauls Cathedral and the Tower of London, it was easier to tackle when the wind stopped).
Develop an understanding of chronology through sequencing some events using drama.
Use visual representations to sequence events in chronological order.
Why did the fire spread so far and so fast? Understand the impact of the Great Fire.
Identify similarities and differences between modern and buildings and those in 1666.
Compare and explore the structures of houses then and now (materials used to build: wood and straw but now built with brick. Houses are no longer built too close together).
Make suggestions as to why buildings were not stable and secure in 1666 and the impact this had on the spread of the fire.
How do we know about the Fire? Use sources to determine the impact the fire hand on individuals.
Read and respond to extracts of Samuel Pepys' diary.
Use role play to develop understanding the impact the fire had on individuals.
Discuss the reliability of Samuel's diary.
Why was the Great Fire of London so Great? To be able to explain why the Great Fire of London was so great.
Recall the cause of the Great Fire.
Sequence events in chronological order.
Make judgements about what caused the fire to spread so rapidly.
Explain the effect the fire had on London.
Explain the effect the fire had on the rebuilding of London and how that has impacted our lives today.
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