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Was London a better place before or after
the Great Fire of London?
How long ago was the Great Fire of London?
How long ago was the Great Fire of London?
At the beginning of our topic, the children discussed events that have happened within their lifetime such as starting school, Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee and King Charles' Coronation. They worked together to put them in chronological order.
Next, they added some events that happened before they were born such as Tim Peak's visit to the Space Station and their teacher's birthdays. They used unifix to represent each year so they could see how long ago each event took place.
Children then learnt the words decade and century as they tried to add the Great Fire of London to their timeline!
Why did the fire burn so many buildings?
Why did the fire burn so many buildings?
Children put their history detective skills to the test when they explored at a range of sources, including drawings, paintings and virtual representations of what London may have looked like before the Great Fire of London. They searched for evidence of the fire may have spread so quickly. Children noticed the houses were made of wood and straw, the streets were very narrow and the houses were far too close together! Lots of children also noticed there was a strong wind blowing the fire in some paintings!
After create a long list of reasons the fire might have spread so quickly, children used their oracy skills to which reasons they thought were important and those that may not have been so important. They put each reason in order of importance and then they tried to convince everyone which they thought was the main reason for the fire spreading!
Why do you think the Great Fire of London spread so quickly?
Weaver Hall Museum
Weaver Hall Museum
To end our 'Life in London' topic, we visited Weaver Hall Museum. The children went back in time to 1666 so they could learn about what life was different during the Great Fire of London. Children were able to build on knowledge gained during their History lessons to get hands on and experiencing how life would have been during the 17th Century!
REMEMBERANCE
Year 2 learnt about Remembrance and the significance of the Poppy using the book 'A Day to Remember' by Bethany Eastham.
They enjoyed the story and the idea of soldiers being real life superheroes. They discussed how it must have felt to be a soldier during the war and how they were going to remember them.
How was life like for a child in
How was life like for a child in
World War 2?
World War 2?
At the start of the term, we found a mysterious suitcase in school which was full of lots of interesting artefacts.
After much discussion and exploration, children decided that it once belonged to a child during the war, an evacuee!
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