Homework grid The Great Fire of London - HILLSTONE

1 Homework Topic: The Great fire of London As part of a new Homework plan, could you please choose one task from the above chart each week to complete and hand in to your class teacher each Friday. You can choose a different one to do each week over the next half term. Please tick off the activity you have completed. We can t wait to see what you decide to do! Literacy I enjoy reading, writing and speaking How did the people of London try and stop the fire ? Write a list of ways. Write a short description of the Great fire of London . Write a list of instructions on how to bake bread. Write a letter to Miss Pebbles. Write questions to Miss Pebbles. What would you like to know about the Great fire of London ? Write some sentences warning people of the dangers of fire . Maths I enjoy working with numbers and sequences There are 10 houses on Pudding Lane. 4 of them have already burnt down.

2 How many houses are left? There are 15 fires and 3 firemen. How many fires do they each need to put out? Create a tally chart. How many of your friends and family can tell you something about the Great fire of London ? Turn your tally chart into a bar chart or pictogram. There are 12 ships and 24 Londoners. How many people will be on each boat? The fire started on Sunday and finished on Wednesday. How many days did the fire last? Creative I enjoy painting, drawing, hands on activities, dance, making and listening to music Design your own information poster telling Reception all about the Great fire of London . Make up a song about the Great fire of London . Paint a scene of the Great fire of London . What colours are you going to use for the fire and the houses? Sing nursery rhymes about London and the Great fire of London . Eg. London s Burning. London Bridge is falling down. Design a new bakery for Thomas Farriner. Make an apron for a baker. What materials will you use?

3 With my family I enjoy working with others Research and try out a baking recipe. Make a model of your own bakery. Write a letter to Thomas Farriner telling him how to stop the fire from happening again! Design and make a new oven for the bakery. Tell your family and friends what you know about the Great fire of London . Look at photos of London in 1666 and the present day. What is the same? What is different? On my own I enjoy working by myself Design and draw your own hot cross bun. What will you have on the top? A cherry or raisins? Write a diary entry as Samuel Pepys. Draw and label a plan of your own bakery. Make a shop sign for the bakery on Pudding Lane. Write and present a recount of the events of the Great fire of London . Think of one of your own!