Year 2 Fire and Pestilence in 1666 Creative Learning Pack by Debra Kidd

This scheme of work for Year 2 has been devised especially for Plazoom by teacher/author/trainer Debra Kidd, and is based on the events of 1666. It includes planning and resources to cover up to a half-term of learning.

This resource pack includes:

• Teaching notes
• ‘What happened in 1666?’ worksheet
• ‘Danger’ sign
• Map - London in 1666
• PowerPoint - teaching slides

Cross-curricular subjects covered:

• The Great Fire of London – causes and consequences.
• The plague village of Eyam and the self-imposed quarantine of the villagers
• Historical sources – primary and secondary sources
• Chronology and timelines – placing 1666 in context; knowing who the monarch was and connecting the event of the fire to broader events of the time – ie the plague
• Geographical location knowledge – London and Eyam; urban/rural; trade and land use.
• Scientific knowledge around materials, flammability, infection and disease
• Literacy – engaging with fiction and non-fiction texts and writing for information and to describe
• DT – designing fire-proof homes (sketches, labels, models and prototypes)
• Art – Blending colour (paint) to create firescapes and effects of light and shadow
• Numeracy – implementing knowledge from maths lessons to calculate and predict

This is one of a set of five packs, covering Reception to Year 6 (with the final pack having strong potential for transition activities), each with a different focus, and all offering plenty of opportunities to weave literacy learning across the curriculum in a story-sharing context.

This resource is part of the Adventures in Learning collection.
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• Teacher notes
• What happened in 1666? worksheet
• 'Danger' sign
• Map - London in 1666
• PowerPoint - teaching slides