This term in History we have been uncovering new knowledge about the Great Fire of London. We have been very excited by this; our teachers have even been teaching us a class story in English about Vlad and Boxton who journey through the Great Fire of London. We really cannot wait to write our own story next week with our own characters from the Great Fire of London.
In History, we began our learning by uncovering some sources. We used these to be real historical detectives; our teachers did not tell us anything about the topic and we had to use our Historian skills to find out as much as we could!
Next, we have learnt the sequencing of events. We had to work hard as a class. Our teacher read aloud a source and if we had the matching event, we had to step up and place ourselves in order of the event. After that, we sequenced the events in our books. Take a look below:
Then, we tried to uncover how the Great Fire of London burnt down so many houses and who was most to blame for the consequences of the fire. Last, but not least, we discovered what was done to help people.
In English, we have been learning the story of Vlad and the Great Fire of London. Here is a picture of the book below if you would like to read at home with your child:
How to support at home
- Play The Great Fire of London game to find out more about the fire – https://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/game/
- Go to the library and find some books that might tell you more about the fire
- Visit Pudding Lane and the Monument in London, or have a look at pictures of them
- Think about your own history – use a timeline to put events in order