London's burning
London's burning
November - December 2014
Images sourced from Microsoft Clip Art
Our creative curriculum theme this half term is London's burning. We will be learning about different types of materials and the different properties they have. We will understand how the properties they have helps to make them suitable for different jobs. Following on from this we will understand which materials are flammable. We will then learn about the Great Fire of London and will understand how the building materials used at the time played such a big part in the fire. We will learn about the main events of the fire, the diarist Samuel Pepys and how London was re-built. In addition to this we will be comparing the fire fighting equipment used today with equipment used in the Fire of London. We hope to have a special visit from the fire service which will help us to learn about fire safety. We will be exploring what we have learned about the fire in written work, art and music.
Below you will find resources and videos about materials and the Great Fire of London. You will also find photographs of our work in our Year 2 Gallery.
Year 2 Photo Gallery
Click here to see photos of the different things we have been doing this half term.
London's burning theme web
Click on the document below to see planning for the this half term and the different ways that this theme will be taught across the curriculum subjects.
London's burning theme web
Materials
We will be investigating the different properties of materials and how these make them suitable for different jobs. We will understand properties including waterproof, opaque, transparent and translucent. We will explore how building materials have changed since the Fire of London and compare them to the different building materials we use today. Click on the web links below to learn more about materials and their properties.
How are plastics made?
Learn about plastic and its properties.
Learn about the properties of glass
How is glass made?
How is paper made?
Learn about wood and its properties.
Learn about metals and their properties
Objects made from fabrics
Objects made from clay
Changing the shape of materials
Opaque, translucent and transparent
Fire Safety
Click on the links below to find fire safety resources.
The Great Fire of London
Click on the web links below to find out lots of information about The Great Fire of London. There are also videos to watch which explain how the fire started and also give you an idea of what London was like at the time of the fire.
How did the fire start?
What happened in The Great Fire of London?
