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The Story of the Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London Presents historical events, facts and key people in an enjoyable storyform Full description
48 pages, Paperback
First published August 31, 1998
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December 2, 2012
This book is told through the eyes of William, a young boy who arose one night to find that he was in the middle of one of London's most tragic historic events, which the book is named after. The story follows William, his family and other people as they battle to save their homes, livelihoods and most importantly, themselves from the fire. The book explains the damage of the fire in simple accessible language and is full of illustrations which makes it ideal for younger readers who are learning about The Great Fire of London. It also allows young children to empathise with the main character's thoughts and feelings as William is a young boy and is frightened about what will happen to him and his family.
When I started my placement my year 2 class were at the end of a term where they had learned about the great fire of London. I think this book would be a great book to read aloud to a class during 'story time' if they were learning about the great fire of London. I would also recommend it as an independent read for children in years 2-4 depending on their ability.
When I started my placement my year 2 class were at the end of a term where they had learned about the great fire of London. I think this book would be a great book to read aloud to a class during 'story time' if they were learning about the great fire of London. I would also recommend it as an independent read for children in years 2-4 depending on their ability.
September 5, 2011
This book explores the experiences of families during the great fire in London. The story takes on the perspective of a young boy called William who informs the reader of how he woke up from sleep to discover a great fire was taking place. The story then follows on with William, his family and other people's journey of what went on and how they all dealt with the situation.
This book is ideal for sharing with very young readers aged 5-7. Not only does it explain this piece of history in a simplistic manner, but it also allows young children be able to emphasise with the main character's thoughts and feelings.
This book is ideal for sharing with very young readers aged 5-7. Not only does it explain this piece of history in a simplistic manner, but it also allows young children be able to emphasise with the main character's thoughts and feelings.
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April 12, 2018•The great fire of London looks at what happened that fateful night in 1666, and how it gave birth to a brand new London.
•It includes a timeline of the main events of the fire and restoration at the back of the book.
•In the ways into history series, original illustrations and simple text bring the past alive, while questions and activities encourage historical research and build up confidence and enthusiasm.
•The series encourages key stage 1 readers aged 5+ to begin to think like a historian and look for clues in descriptions and pictures that will help them answer questions about the past.
•The book includes ‘talk about’ sections that encourage readers to describe events or what people might have thought or felt at the time.
•Teaching and literacy notes help teachers and parents get the most out of the curriculum links in these books in a classroom or at home.
•I would use this for a year 2 classroom.
•This is a good book to use to teach for history as it contains lots of dates and useful information which the children can use to create posters and books based of their new knowledge.
•The children could look at the narrative of the great fire of London in English and act this out using drama.
•The children could use their historical enquiry skills to explore how the fire spread and why it continued to grow, could use a diamond 9 activity for this so the children have to rank which part of the fire caused the most damage and why.
•It could be used in English in the upper years to explore how to write a diary entry the children could do this from a witnesses account but also from the baker himself this encourages the children to explore the characters emotions and feelings.
•The children could explore this topic in art using colours of fires and create a collage which demonstrates this looking at textures and colours which are appropriate.
•In English the children could be looking at using similies and metaphors to describe the fire and how it looks, felt (using all the senses). They could also explore similes and metaphors for the emotions of the people and the baker in particular.
•Lesson ideas:
o Discuss why the fire spread so much
o What could have been the cause of so much damage – diamond 9
o Use metaphor and similies to describe the fire
o Diary account from people in London at the time.
o Use of collage to make fire pictures in art with different materials
•It includes a timeline of the main events of the fire and restoration at the back of the book.
•In the ways into history series, original illustrations and simple text bring the past alive, while questions and activities encourage historical research and build up confidence and enthusiasm.
•The series encourages key stage 1 readers aged 5+ to begin to think like a historian and look for clues in descriptions and pictures that will help them answer questions about the past.
•The book includes ‘talk about’ sections that encourage readers to describe events or what people might have thought or felt at the time.
•Teaching and literacy notes help teachers and parents get the most out of the curriculum links in these books in a classroom or at home.
•I would use this for a year 2 classroom.
•This is a good book to use to teach for history as it contains lots of dates and useful information which the children can use to create posters and books based of their new knowledge.
•The children could look at the narrative of the great fire of London in English and act this out using drama.
•The children could use their historical enquiry skills to explore how the fire spread and why it continued to grow, could use a diamond 9 activity for this so the children have to rank which part of the fire caused the most damage and why.
•It could be used in English in the upper years to explore how to write a diary entry the children could do this from a witnesses account but also from the baker himself this encourages the children to explore the characters emotions and feelings.
•The children could explore this topic in art using colours of fires and create a collage which demonstrates this looking at textures and colours which are appropriate.
•In English the children could be looking at using similies and metaphors to describe the fire and how it looks, felt (using all the senses). They could also explore similes and metaphors for the emotions of the people and the baker in particular.
•Lesson ideas:
o Discuss why the fire spread so much
o What could have been the cause of so much damage – diamond 9
o Use metaphor and similies to describe the fire
o Diary account from people in London at the time.
o Use of collage to make fire pictures in art with different materials
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