I've worked in primary teaching for over 10 years and specialise in creating fun and engaging educational resources, particularly for Geography and History.
I've worked in primary teaching for over 10 years and specialise in creating fun and engaging educational resources, particularly for Geography and History.
This resource is designed for teaching the Great Fire of London KS1 History unit. You can download the planning for free here. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
The presentation introduces the context of the Great Fire of London and challenges children to find reasons for the rapid spread of the fire. The literacy-based activity reinforces this learning .
Two differentiated worksheets challenge children to match reasons for the Great Fire of London with sentence starters:
- the standard activity sheet gives five possible reasons
- an easier activity sheet gives just two reasons to choose from per sentence starter
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This set of resources is designed for teaching the KS2 Stone Age History unit. It includes an engaging presentation, differentiated worksheets and stickers. The activity helps children categorise foods into those ‘hunted’ and those ‘gathered’. This reinforces the idea that Stone Age humans were primarily ‘hunter-gatherers’.
There are three differentiated worksheets:
- one with vocabulary for less able children
- one with fill-in-the-blank sentences using commas in lists
- one which extends more able children by asking them to explain how Stone Age humans hunted
The stickers will print out on Avery address labels (21 per page).
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This set of resources is designed for teaching the Great Fire of London KS1 History unit. You can download the planning for free here. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
The presentation introduces the Great Fire of London and the Stuart period. The activity helps children place the event within the context of other historical events from 0AD to the present.
There are two differentiated worksheets:
- one challenges children to place 8 historical events on a timeline
- one challenges children to place 8 historical events and their dates on a timeline
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This is the planning overview for The Great Fire of London. This exciting History unit has lessons and differentiated activities/worksheets designed for KS1. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
All the resources described in the unit plan are available on TES, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include:
L1 - Introduction and timeline activity
L2 - Finding out about the Great Fire of London from Samuel Pepys’ diary
L3 - Sequencing the events of the Great Fire of London
L4 - Understanding why the Great Fire of London spread so quickly
L5 - Exploring how London changed after the Great Fire
L6 - Understanding how fire safety has changed since the Great Fire
Optional FREE lesson:
Unscrambling sentences about the Great Fire of London
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If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This set of resources is designed for teaching the Great Fire of London KS1 History unit. You can download the planning for free here. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
The presentation introduces key vocabulary and then takes children through the main events of the Great Fire of London in 1666. The follow-up activity helps children chronologically order these events over the five days of the disaster.
It is recommended that children do the sequencing activity in mixed ability pairs. If necessary, it is possible to stick the activity into an exercise book.
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This set of resources is designed for teaching the Great Fire of London KS1 History unit. You can download the planning for free here. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
The presentation introduces Samuel Pepys and extracts of his diary which recorded his eyewitness account of the Great Fire of London . The activity challenges children to investigate this primary source to find out more about the events of September 1666.
There are two differentiated worksheets:
- one has an extract from Pepys’ diary and comprehension questions
- one has an extract from Pepys’ diary and comprehension questions with coloured text to help children find the answers
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This resource is designed for teaching the Great Fire of London KS1 History unit. You can download the planning for free here. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
The presentation explores the immediate aftermath of the Great Fire of London and how the city changed when it was rebuilt. A true/false partner activity then reinforces this learning .
There are two differentiated worksheets which challenge children to read statements about what they have learned and decide whether they are true or false. It is recommended that children do the activity in pairs to promote partner discussion.
The two worksheets include:
- a standard activity sheet which gives 14 true/false statements
- a harder activity sheet which also challenges children to come up with their own true/false statements
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This resource is designed for teaching the Great Fire of London KS1 History unit. You can download the planning for free here. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
The presentation explores how the Great Fire of London gave birth to the very first fire brigades in the late 17th century. It also looks at how fire safety has improved, including changes in our homes and innovations in fire fighting equipment.
There are two differentiated worksheets which challenge children to sort fire safety related pictures and vocabulary into ‘Now’ and ‘Then (1666)’. They include:
a standard activity sheet with eight words/phrases for children to draw and label
an easier activity sheet (with stickers) with ten words/phrases for children to label
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This fun Literacy activity challenges children to unscramble sentences about the Great Fire of London. It is part of a KS1 History unit called Great Fire of London, also available on TES.
The lesson is a great way to encourage children to think about sentence structure and develop early editing skills. The activity includes three differentiated worksheets and an extension:
LA - Scrambled sentences with capital letters and full-stops.
MA - Scrambled sentences with no capital letters and full-stops.
UA - Trickier scrambled sentences with no capital letters and full-stops.
Extension - Children edit three sentences about the Great Fire of London.
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This lesson is part of a wider cross-curricula unit called London Zoo which is designed for KS1 and lower KS2 students (Y2-4).
The engaging presentation takes students on a journey through the main events in the London Zoo’s history, from its founding by Sir Stamford Raffles to the arrival of Winnie the bear (the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh) and also more recent developments such as the opening of Tiger Territory.
The timeline activity reinforces this learning by encouraging students to place these events in chronological order. It is differentiated three ways:
Easier – Students place 8 events on the timeline (using stickers)
Medium – Students write 8 events on a timeline with dates
Harder – Students write 8 events on a timeline without dates
N.B. It is recommended that the activity sheets are photocopied to A3 size to fit the stickers and allow for children with larger handwriting.
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This lesson is part of a wider cross-curricula unit called London Zoo which is designed for KS1 and lower KS2 students (Y2-4).
The colourful presentation introduces students to some of the animal groups children might see at London Zoo including mammals, fish, insects, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
The activity then takes students on a tour of the zoo and challenges them to record the animals they would see at different points in their journey. It is differentiated two ways:
Easier – Students identify 20 different animals (with first-letter clues).
Harder – Students identify 20 different animals (no clues).
N.B. The activity worksheet can be photocopied to A3 size to allow for children with larger handwriting.
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This lesson is part of a wider cross-curricula unit called London Zoo which is designed for KS1 and lower KS2 students (Y2-4).
The presentation first locates London Zoo within the UK and London itself. Students then find out a variety of interesting facts about the zoo.
The activity challenges students to write a fact file about London Zoo. It is differentiated four ways:
Easier – Students write cloze procedure sentences (one word per sentence)
Medium – Students write cloze procedure sentences (students write whole sentences)
Harder – Students write their own London Zoo fact file (using a sentence starter and vocabulary prompt)
Hardest – Students write their own London Zoo fact file (using just a vocabulary prompt)
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London Zoo is a cross-curricula unit suitable for KS1 and lower KS2 (Y2-4).
It is a fun way to learn about one of the world’s most famous zoos.
The planning overview and topic title page can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include:
L1 – Writing a fact file about London Zoo
L2 – Taking a tour of London Zoo
L3 – Using compass directions at London Zoo
L4 – Using grid references at London Zoo
L5 – Matching animals to their habitat
L6 – The history of London Zoo
Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets.
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
This set of resources is designed for teaching the KS1 History unit about the Great Fire of London. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children.
The bundle includes all the planning, lessons and activities necessary to teach the topic. The planning can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include:
L1 - Introduction and timeline activity
L2 - Finding out about the Great Fire of London from Samuel Pepys’ diary
L3 - Sequencing the events of the Great Fire of London
L4 - Understanding why the Great Fire of London spread so quickly
L5 - Exploring how London changed after the Great Fire
L6 - Understanding how fire safety has changed since the Great Fire
Optional FREE lesson:
Unscrambling sentences about the Great Fire of London
If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.