Year 2 Summer 1 Topic

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Read...
Look out for these books in your classroom, in the hall or at Brierfield Library!

Key words...​

baker
diary
fire
firehook
flames
flammable
ignite
inferno
smoke 
thatched roof

Fun facts...

  • At the time, the fire service did not exist so the people had to try and put the fire out themselves.  They used leather buckets filled with water from the River Thames.

  • Samuel Pepys kept a diary of the Great Fire, as he watched it from across the River Thames.  He saw the fire spread west and went to tell the king what was happening.
 
  • After the fire, the King made new laws saying that people were no longer allowed to use thatch for their roofs.
 
  • The disaster made London a better and safer city.  Streets were widened and buildings were made stronger, more fireproof and out of brick instead of wood.
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  • The Monument to the Great Fire of London was erected after the fire, near Pudding Lane where the fire started.  The monument still remains in place today so that no one will ever forget what happened.

Explore...

Find out more about the Great Fire of London by playing this online game....
The BBC Teach website has lots of class clips and activities about the Great Fire of London. 
There's more about the Great Fire on the The Museum of London website.
Horrible Histories have a Great Fire of London special to watch.

Visit...
The Monument - London
Fireground Fire Museum - Rochdale

Do...

  • Make a poster to show what you should do to stay safe if there's a fire.







  • Design a brand new city - what buildings and other features would you include?







  • Create a Tudor house using materials you can find at home.

In school...

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Class Novel - The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis