Can I describe some ways in which how we live now is different to 1666?
In order to understand why London burned so quickly, we recreated our own Pudding Lane. As a class we look at the difference between houses today and those in 1666.
Children will begin to understand that houses built at that time were made out wood and straw which easily catches fire.
This is going to be an interesting topic for ALL!
1. London Past and Present
To develop an awareness of the past in the context of comparing present-day London to the London that existed before 1666.
2. Life in the 17th Century
To identify differences and similarities between ways of life in different periods in the context of comparing present-day living, to how people of London lived during 1666.
3. The Events of the Great Fire
To know and understand key features of an event beyond living memory that are nationally significant in the context of finding out about the Great Fire of London and how it started.
4. How Do We Know About the Great Fire?
To understand key features of events, choosing and using parts of stories and asking and answering questions through discussing and thinking of the ways in which London was changed and rebuilt after the Great Fire
5. What Happened After the Great Fire?
To understand key features of events, choosing and using parts of stories and asking and answering questions through discussing and thinking of the ways in which London was changed and rebuilt after the Great Fire.
6. What Have We Learned About the Great Fire?
To understand key features of events, choosing and using parts of stories and asking and answering questions through creating a newspaper report, describing the main events of the Great Fire.
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