Vlad and the Great Fire of London (A Flea in History)

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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. 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.

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. 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 This planning has the resources and links needed to write a newspaper article about what Dr Phoebe Chapple did to be awarded the Military Medal during the First World War. Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB

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. 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.

Key vocabulary for the history topic, the Great Fire of London, with illustrations to support KS1 children of varying abilities. It is 1666 and Vlad the flea and his friend Boxton the rat, love eating and biting their way around London.The Great Fire of London is one of our favourite topics to teach, EVER! It really does capture the imagination of children, and is a great introduction to History for children who may struggle with the notion of relating to things that happened in the distant past. There are lots of creative things you can include in this topic to really bring the topic to life, and fire up children’s imaginations. Read on for easy and time-saving Great Fire of London KS1 Activities and Resources! What happened in the Great Fire of London? Based on research I did to write Vlad and the First World War, they focus on Walter Tull and Phoebe Chapple. Both could have been awarded the Military Cross, but prevailing attitudes discriminated against them. The lessons support writing a letter to persuade the Ministry of Defence to award them posthumously. If you are teaching this topic it will give you the key information on the history, context and curriculum learning. Using the events of the Great Fire of London, this planning enables children to take an alternative character and write their story. Using drama the children consider the events and write a story set in September 1666. Who am I? – five people who saw the fire give a clue to their identity. Unscramble their names from the letters given.