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

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This is not a lesson resource book, but was written as a fun activity book, which could be used as homework - the contents are listed below and the interior can be seen on the attached video. There are Big Questions that test both deeper factual knowledge and critical thinking, and ideas about where to look for visits and other activities. Using drama techniques ask the children to move around the classroom as if it is the street and communicate with each other in role. Reading Riddle provides ideas, resources, information and experiences related to reading and the Great Fire of London. The aim is to share materials that encourage children to read and bring interactive experiences into the classroom. I am a qualified teacher with 10 years of working in London schools. I recently published my first picture book (Vlad and the Great Fire of London) and I go into schools and libraries running activities around the Great Fire of London. This is not a lesson resource book, but was written as a fun activity book, which could be used as homework - the contents are listed below and can be seen on the attached video.

This 6 minute video shows the evidence for the fire starting at Pudding Lane in Thomas Farriner's bakery. It shares Pepys diary entry, the Hearth Tax entry for 1666 and maps from 1593, 1667 and now. The film then moves to Pudding Lane to show what it looks like now, the memorials and the spot where it all began.

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Boxton is trapped! – help Boxton escape from Pudding Lane through the maze of streets to the fields. This is a set of 7 lessons on the Great Fire of London with aims, activities, vocabulary and references to the National Curriculum. The lessons go with the further resources I have uploaded, but you can use and adapt in whatever way is most useful to you and your class. A powerpoint presentation introducing the Great Fire of London and what impact it had on the city. It includes information on where London is, what was in London and what it looks like now.A classroom essential – an innovative, multi-faceted resource which brings the reality of London in 1666 to life in a thoroughly engaging manner!

This is a three week talk for writing unit plan based on the book ‘Vlad and The Great Fire of London’ by Kate and Sam Cunningham. The plan is 12 lessons long, although some of these will probably take more than one session to complete. The lessons include a ‘warm-up’ game/ activity, the main teaching session and independent work, and a plenary. There are suggestions for differentiation and use of support staff too.

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If you are teaching a topic about Florence Nightingale this will give you the key information on the history, context and curriculum learning. Who am I? – five people who saw the fire give a clue to their identity. Unscramble their names from the letters given. 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.

Children work in groups to read and re-enact stories from eye-witness accounts. They then plan and write their own accounts and read them to the class. A set of literacy lessons based on the picture book Vlad and the Great Fire of London. Using the characters and drama the plan enables the children to write Boxton's diary explaining his perspective on the events of 1666. speaking of sequencing, we have a great, hands-on sequencing activity that really brings this topic to life. Use this Great Fire of London sequencing activity to engage children with what happened, and ask them to retell the events to each other, as part of your speaking and listening sessions. 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.Key vocabulary for the history topic, the Great Fire of London, with illustrations to support KS1 children of varying abilities. 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. But one night in Pudding Lane, they are caught up in a fire that threatens to destroy them, along with most of the City of London.