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Great Fire of London

Subject: History

Age Group: KS1

Region: Freshwater Online (Nationwide), London/Greater London, North West, South West, West Midlands

Bring history to life with our Great Fire of London drama workshop for your KS1 pupils!

Your class will journey back to 1666, stepping into the sights, sounds of one of London’s most dramatic moments. They will meet Mary or William Porter (eyewitness to the fire), visit Thomas Farriner’s bakery, become the fire as it spreads, and use their ideas and ingenuity to 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.

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

Why choose Freshwater?

Our sessions:

Are highly interactive, offering hands-on learning, which allow all your pupils to access the topic.
Add depth and richness to the curriculum and stimulate further learning.
Use carefully chosen drama techniques, so that children feel a personal involvement in the topic which helps to embed subject knowledge.
Allow the teacher an opportunity to observe pupils’ progress from a different perspective.
Are led by experienced drama facilitators who immerse the children in an imaginative world, helping to make learning 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

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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

Curriculum Link

Supports your curriculum by creatively involving your pupils in History.
Supports relevant topics from the National curriculum.
Covers events beyond living memory that are significant nationally and globally.

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