Was the Great Fire Of London actually ‘great?’

Tuesday 24 September 2024

We are all well and truly on the Topic train now. This half term our Topic is all about History and in particular, The Great Fire Of London.

We started our History journey thinking about timelines. We looked at the timeline for the day which we have in our classrooms. Using this, we learnt how important it is for events to be plotted in chronological order.

In class we discussed similarities between houses now and houses in the past. We sorted some of their features into a Venn diagram.

 

After learning how long ago The Great Fire Of London happened, we began to unpick some of the events that occurred during that time and ordered them in our groups. We wondered why people call it the Great Fire Of London because it doesn’t sound very great! We learnt that the word ‘great’ can also mean big.

 

This week we have begun to learn about Samuel Pepys and why he is such an important historic figure.

Here are some facts that we have learnt so far:

Help at home: Discuss the facts around The Great Fire Of London with your child. Can you find out any more interesting or unusual facts? You could visit your local library to find out more.