It is 1666 and Vlad the flea and his friend Boxton the rat, love eating and biting their way around London. If you are teaching the Great Fire of London this will give you the key information on the history, context and curriculum learning for this topic. This is a set of 7 lessons on the Great Fire of London with aims, activities, vocabulary and references to the National Curriculum. The lessons go with the further resources I have uploaded, but you can use and adapt in whatever way is most useful to you and your class. A list of questions that parents can use to talk about the book they have read with their child. These are the same questions on the classroom fiction question sheets, but on one sheet that can be shared with parents.

Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB Another great activity for KS1, is our Great Fire of London newspaper report reading comprehension. We have created in the style of how we think newspapers might have looked in 1666, for added authenticity. Great Fire of London KS1 Newspaper Report Reading Comprehension Samuel Pepys Diary Templates Who am I? – five people who saw the fire give a clue to their identity. Unscramble their names from the letters given.

Children work in groups to read and re-enact stories from eye-witness accounts. They then plan and write their own accounts and read them to the class. There are Big Questions that test both deeper factual knowledge and critical thinking, and ideas about where to look for visits and other activities.

This is not a lesson resource book, but was written as a fun activity book, which could be used as homework - the contents are listed below and can be seen on the attached video. Assign the children roles of various tradespeople who may be living there: baker, butcher, priest, beggar. If you want to help your class understand more about the Great Fire, you can use our Great Fire of London information PowerPoint– this contains all of the key information in an easy to digest format. Great Fire of London KS1 Information PowerPoint speaking of sequencing, we have a great, hands-on sequencing activity that really brings this topic to life. Use this Great Fire of London sequencing activity to engage children with what happened, and ask them to retell the events to each other, as part of your speaking and listening sessions.The picture book Vlad and Tutankhamun’s Tomb is a many layered story that was written to engage, trigger ideas, discussion and help children visualise life for a ancient Egyptian worker. The linked resources help understand the research behind the story. A classroom essential – an innovative, multi-faceted resource which brings the reality of London in 1666 to life in a thoroughly engaging manner! It contains all the information you need to teach the topic to a greater depth, whether it is the first time or if you want to refresh your knowledge and find out some fun facts to keep the subject lively. They were designed with white space on the right-hand side for the children to write or draw their ideas, and if they are laminated they could then be used repeatedly. Individual sheets might initiate specific pieces of work eg pulling out favourite vocabulary before focussing on what words children might choose to improve their own writing.

This is not a lesson resource book, but was written as a fun activity book, which could be used as homework - the contents are listed below and the interior can be seen on the attached video. This powerpoint summarises the what, who, why, when and how of Remembrance Day. It uses simple language and clear illustrations from the picture book, Vlad and the First World War. With lovely full colour illustrations and a witty yet readable tone, this a great Great Fire of London book for KS1 readers. Using drama techniques ask the children to move around the classroom as if it is the street and communicate with each other in role. Key vocabulary for the history topic, the Great Fire of London, with illustrations to support KS1 children of varying abilities.

Reading Riddle provides ideas, resources, information and experiences related to reading and the Great Fire of London. The aim is to share materials that encourage children to read and bring interactive experiences into the classroom. I am a qualified teacher with 10 years of working in London schools. I recently published my first picture book (Vlad and the Great Fire of London) and I go into schools and libraries running activities around the Great Fire of London. Another great Great Fire of London writing activity! These mini-books are great for encouraging children’s writing, and they love folding everything up to make a fun little book – great for having out on display, or sending home for parents to see. Use our Great Fire of London Information PowerPoint to explain the sequence of events, then ask children to pretend to be just like Samuel Pepys, and create their own first-hand account with a couple of diary entries. Don’t forget to talk about Samuel’s cheese! That makes a fun addition. You can also explore our original ebook story, Samuel Pepys’ story– to give children a fuller understanding of an eye-witness account. Also great for guided reading. Great Fire of London Samuel Pepy’s Story eBook Great Fire of London KS1 Activities and Resources