The Great Fire of London
Build confidence in The Great Fire of London with this printable Year 2 resource. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS1 History programme of study. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, print, and share.
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What is inside this The Great Fire of London worksheet?
This Year 2 History worksheet focuses on The Great Fire of London. It gives pupils printable practice for this objective: studying the Great Fire of London of 1666 as a significant event beyond living memory, sequencing the fire's key events and exploring why it spread. It can be used in class, for homework, or for extra support.
Learning focus
Pupils practise the target skill through a focused set of printable tasks.
Key learning points
- The worksheet is built around The Great Fire of London for Year 2 History.
- The questions support the objective: studying the Great Fire of London of 1666 as a significant event beyond living memory, sequencing the fire's key events and exploring why it spread.
- Tasks can be used for independent practice, small-group support, or homework.
- The worksheet can be customised in Chalkie before printing or sharing.
How to use this worksheet
- Review the key idea for The Great Fire of London before handing out the worksheet.
- Have pupils try the first task with support so expectations are clear.
- Let pupils complete the main questions independently or with a partner.
- Review answers together and ask pupils to explain one strategy or mistake.
- Use Chalkie to customise the worksheet if pupils need more scaffolding or extra challenge.
Practice tasks
- Use the worksheet after a lesson on The Great Fire of London.
- Set selected questions as a short homework task.
- Use the first few questions for intervention or small-group work.
- Ask pupils to correct one answer and explain what changed.
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