New
New
Year 2
Generating knowledge about The Great Fire of London
I can gain knowledge about The Great Fire of London.
New
New
Year 2
Generating knowledge about The Great Fire of London
I can gain knowledge about The Great Fire of London.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The Great Fire of London happened in the past.
- The fire started on Sunday 2nd September 1666.
- The fire started in Pudding Lane in Thomas Farriner’s bakery.
- The fire spread quickly due to the houses being made of wood, being close together and the windy conditions.
- The fire lasted for four days before it was stopped.
Common misconception
Pupils might think that the fire happened in the more recent past.
London was a very different city to what it is now and the buildings were entirely different, which played a key part in the fire spreading
Keywords
Knowledge - Facts, information and skills acquired through experience or education.
History - Things that happened in the past.
To develop a greater depth of knowledge among your pupils, teach this unit immediately after learning The Great Fire of London in history lessons. Allow children to conduct research and set pupils a homework task to make research posters.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Contains subject matter which individuals may find upsetting.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Video
Loading...
Starter quiz
Download starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these are types of fiction text?
newspapers
reports
Q2.
Which of these are types of non-fiction text?
stories
plays
Q3.
A non-chronological report is a type of which text type?
fiction
neither
Q4.
Which of these are features of a non-chronological report?
characters
Q5.
Put these parts of a non-chronological report in the correct order.
Q6.
Titles and subheadings are always ...
written in coloured ink.
written in all capital letters.
Exit quiz
Download exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.
What year did The Great Fire of London take place?
666
1660
1966
2066
Q2.
What day of the week did the fire start?
Monday
Thursday
Saturday
Q3.
What sort of shop did the fire start in?
a butchers
a supermarket
Q4.
Who owned the bakery where the fire started?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Baker
Q5.
Where was Thomas Farriner's bakery located?
Dinner Drive
Downing Street
Q6.
How many days did the fire burn for?
1 day
2 days
3 days
5 days