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Engage your Key Stage 1 class with the Great Fire of London through these immersive outdoor lessons! They will actively explore historical events, understand the science behind the fire’s spread, and investigate the evolution of fire safety and building materials, bringing history to life in an unforgettable way.
Dive into history with this engaging KS1 lesson plan, where pupils will actively retell the Great Fire of London using historical sources and a life-sized map. Through a hands-on activity, children will simulate the fire’s spread and explore how people in 1666 responded to the disaster.
Learning objective:
To retell the significant
event of the Great Fire of London.
This lesson empowers students to understand the rapid spread of the Great Fire of London by building authentic 17th-century wattle and daub structures. They’ll gain a concrete understanding of how historical building materials, combined with factors like drought and close construction, fuelled the devastating blaze.
Learning objective:
To understand why
The Great Fire of London spread.
This interactive lesson sends children on an engaging “evidence hunt” around the school, comparing historical and modern firefighting methods. They’ll actively explore how the Great Fire of London profoundly influenced the development of fire safety measures we rely on now.
Learning objective:
To understand how
fire safety has changed over time.
This engaging lesson challenges students to become urban planners, investigating the properties of various materials to design and construct fire-safe homes for a “new Pudding Lane.” Through hands-on experimentation, they’ll uncover why modern building materials are vastly superior to those of 1666, gaining a profound understanding of how disaster drives progress.
Learning objective:
To investigate which
materials are the most
suitable for modern houses.
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