Significant Events

History (KS1)

Rupi Lal's Photoshoot for Great Fire of London Primary School drama workshop delivered by Freshwater Theatre Company

Great Fire of London

Experience London in 1666 with our Great Fire of London drama workshop for your KS1 pupils. The children will recreate life in Pudding Lane, become the fire as it grows and spreads, meet the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, and debate the rebuilding of the city.

This interactive session offers your KS1 pupils ample opportunity to take on roles and learn about this important historical event through dramatic re-enactment.

Claire, a Facilitator for Freshwater, delivering a Great Fire of London Drama Workshop for KS1 pupils.

Why choose a Freshwater session?

  • We use interactive hands-on learning, allowing all your pupils to access the topic.
  • Using carefully chosen drama techniques, we provide children with a personal involvement in the topic which helps to embed subject knowledge.
  • We provide the teacher with an opportunity to observe pupils’ progress from a different perspective.
  • Our experienced drama facilitators bring a dose of fun!

Related Events

This Great Fire of London KS1 workshop is perfect to support year-round learning as well as the following important events in your year planner:
  • Sam Pepys birthday, 1633 (23rd February)
  • The anniversary of the Fire, 1666 (2nd-5th September)

Hear from one of the facilitators who delivers this workshop on why they think drama is such a valuable tool for exploring the history curriculum.

We also offer our Great Fire of London session, ONLINE

The children were totally engaged from start to finish. They all thoroughly enjoyed being Time Travellers going back to 1666. We are at the start of our topic and the session has been a brilliant start to this term’s work. This is the fourth time I have booked this workshop for this topic.

Julie Angus, Crockenhill Primary School, Swanley

Details
  • Length of session: 60 minutes

  • Price: One session costs £142 + VAT, £127 + VAT per ONLINE session

  • Number of Children: up to 30

  • Extra children are negotiable

  • All facilitators are DBS checked

Key Areas
  • Life for the locals of Pudding lane before and after the fire

  • How the fire started and spread

  • The aftermath of the fire

  • Samuel Pepys' diary