This KS1 Fire of London Planning and Resources unit is the perfect educational resource for primary school teachers. It includes 9 editable lesson plans and a selection of resources, worksheets and presentations, all linked to the KS1 National Curriculum for History and Design and Technology.
 
History Objectives Covered:
Use common words and phrases relating to the passing of time, e.g. before, after, past, present, then and now.
To learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
To identify different ways in which we can understand more about the past.
To learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
 
Design and Technology Objectives Covered:
To design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria.
To generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology.
To select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing].
To select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics.
To build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable.
Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods.
 
Resources Included:
Medium Term Editable Planning Document (9 lessons Microsoft Word Document)
Fire Safety Presentation (PDF)
Tudor Buildings Presentation (PDF)
Fire of London Presentation (PDF)
Fire of London Sequencing Cards (PDF)
Fire of London TImeline Cards (PDF)
Tudor House Net (PDF)
Tudor House Design sheet (PDF)
Old and New artifacts sheets (PDF)
Letter from the Great Fire (PDF)
Labelling a Tudor house worksheet (PDF)
Fire Safety images (PDF)
Fire of London Word Mat (PDF)
Fire of London Display Vocabulary (PDF)
 
Unit Overview:
This unit will be introduced with the concept of timelines and recognising the differences between the past and present. Children find out about the Great Fire of London, how did it start, how did it spread? They will begin to have a clearer picture of past and present, noticing differences between images from history and from today. The children will have opportunities to sequence the events from The Great Fire in 1666. They will then understand what Samuel Pepys’s diary revealed about life in 1666. They will consider why the fire spread so quickly and lasted so long. The children will then explore how London was rebuilt, what changes were made and how we have learnt from the past. Following the history elements of the unit, the children will then proceed to design and make their own model Tudor houses. To do this they will take a closer look at the features of Tudor houses and create a design of their own. They will then select appropriate materials and tools to construct their very own Tudor house for a classroom display.
 
All You Tube links mentioned in the editable planning are suggestions only. 
 
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