Guided Reading Year 2 Great Fire of London

A fantastic Great Fire of London Guided Reading Information Text Unit.
This unit supports comprehension of children working at the expected level as well as greater depth in year 2. Children will have the opportunity to read short extracts and answer retrieval, looking and inference questions. They are also required to summarize the text in their own words. More able readers are expected to read at greater length - which are leaflet style texts and separate questions.
Following how the fire started, the children learn more about the Duke (future King Charles II) and learn about his bravery to help out in the fire.
Finally they learn about the Monument to understand how we remember historical events from the past. They also follow through to finding out about a famous person from the past - Sir Christopher Wren (who designed many churches and buildings to help re-build the fire).
This is a superb unit that can be used alongside the science planning for GFOL and inquire about how to make the best secret ink for Samuel Pepys to write a message to King Charles. See the shop for resources and science Materials topic.
It is highly recommended (albeit optional) to visit St Paul’s Cathedral or the Monument if you are a London based school. Suitable to evidence TAF for reading in year 2 and the new English curriculum. Enjoy and I hope you find it useful.