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.

Class Assembly Script - The Great Fire of London 30 Speaking Parts: Thomas Farynor Samuel Pepys A baker 27 Narrator Speaking These are be adapted for more or less speaking roles but covers a whole class.

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 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 a fun History assembly for year 2. It has 1 catchy song and a fun poem. It covers the events during the great fire of london,how it started, why the fire burned, fire fighting methods and how London changed afterwards . There are so many opportunities for fun acting and miming in this script too depending on the ability of your class. Hopefully it saves you some time for planning your own assemblies.

Tudor family tree research, cut and paste activity. Great for starting the topic. All cut outs are a perfect fit for the family tree boxes, all you need to do is simply print, cut and stick. Can be blown up to go on display too.

The industrial revolution KS1 lesson plan and worksheet: - the industrial revolution KS1 lesson plan. - the industrial revolution KS1 worksheet. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS1 History lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

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.

Differentiated resources, lessons and assessment tasks for an entire scheme of work on Crime and Punishment. This was aimed at KS3 students but can easily be adapted to meet the requirements of new GCSE specifications.

toys-past-and-present A history PowerPoint on toys now and then. 90 slides and includes photographs. toys-past-and-present includes; photographs of toys learning outcomes of lesson toys from the past toys now comparison of toys (difference) 3 Vocabulary slides (brief sentence to discuss example) discussion topics checking for understanding links to History (HASS) - life changes This lesson has been trialled in my Year One class with success. Please provide a review to let me know how you found it. I hope you enjoy it. Kind regards, Jennifer

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.

**Tudor Assembly Script - Focuses on the life of Henry VIII and what life was like during the Tudor period. In a history style show. There are 42 parts, however, you are able to edit the document yourselves and add or change this. This was a huge success in my school - enjoy! x

Full project booklet to accompany a construction project to make Tudor houses. The comprehensive booklet takes the children through the design process. Projects asks the children to make wooden Tudor houses. We made ours by making the timber frames and then used thin card and paper mache to replicate the wattle and daub, so we made the houses in the same way the Tudors would. The booklet includes a comprehension about Tudor houses. Research pages about models of Tudor houses, 45 and 90 degree corners, joining wood, design brief, concept and final designs, safety, evaluation during and after making and more! Both PDF and Word files (for editing) included.

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.

Planning, PowerPoint and activities for an engaging poetry unit based around a Fire of London topic. My Year 2s produced some excellent quality poetry that they were very proud of. I have included two examples of the children's poems (before and after editing) that you could share with your class. Each planned lesson is accompanied by the resources required to deliver it. The unit touches on many objectives from the 2013 English National Curriculum (Key Stage 1) and the main ones are listed at the beginning of the planning document. There was a spelling and grammar focus of adding -ing to verbs and using expanded noun phrases. I hope your class enjoy it as much as we did! This unit contains: - Planning document containing 5 sessions - An original fire poem with recurring literary language - Adding -ing activity cards - Vocabulary gathering mind map - Differentiated poem writing frames - Examples of children's poems before and after editing - High quality vocabulary cards and word mat

A set of Tudor display resources to print - posters, titles, banners, and borders. Headings Henry VIII Banner: Prints onto 2 A4 sheets, bordered with pictures of his wives. The Tudors title: 3 versions - black lettering, red lettering, and embedded Tudor Rose lettering The Tudors A-Z lettering: 2 versions, one with embedded with the Tudor Rose, the other with red lettering. The Tudors Banner: 2 versions, one with text embedded with the Tudor Rose, the other with red lettering 'The Tudors' lettering to cut out: large lettering, fills 3 A4 pages. Borders - for display boards Henry VIII's wives border Tudor rose border Posters The Tudors posters: 12 A4 posters:- Tudor punishment Tudor clothes for women Tudor clothes for men Tudor world map Tudor British Isles map Tudor surgery Tudor medicine Tudor houses Tudor theatre Tudor explorers (x2) Tudor artefacts Tudor woodcuts: 17 Tudor images made for illustrations in printed materials:- Tudor house building Tudor fish market Tudor geographer Tudor coin makers Tudor warfare Tudor fun and games Tudor shepherds Tudor hunting lessons Tudor village life Tudor beggar Tudor fool Tudor printers Tudor water carrier Tudor shoe makers Tudor school punishment Tudor scribe Tudor engravers The Tudor Monarchs: Six posters, each containing a Tudor monarch, with a picture and the dates they reigned, plus an A4 title 'The Tudor dynasty 1485 - 1603'. The six wives of Henry VIII: Six posters each containing a wife, with the dates they were married, how many children they had, and when and how Henry got rid of them. Also contains a title. The Tudors timeline: 24 pages of the main events that occurred between 1485 and 1603. The dates are displayed along the top so they can be placed along the wall in a timeline. Each event contains pictures and descriptions. Tudor coat of arms: The coat of arms of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. The Tudor Rose: a large Tudor Rose to print Activities The Tudors A4 writing border Tudor rose - black and white

A simple and clear Power Point on Diwali. There is a slide on activity ideas related to Diwali. Hope you find it useful! :) For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Basic facts with images of events Mentioning Samuel Pepys and Sir Christopher Wren. Web Link to a simple recall of events and a simple quiz

Six images to put in order and make a timeline of the Great Fire of London. For an extension activity children can write further detail and add information about when the fire was finally extinguished. Further free resources are available on my TES shop and if you have found this useful please give it a review so others know :) The images are taken from my picture book Vlad and the Great Fire of London and information about this and my school visits can be found on the Reading Riddle website.

Basic outline of Guy Fawkes story with a few pictures, safety advice and links to firework games and quiz