Year 1 on Countess Way had a fantastic day for our Great Fire of London ignite! The outfits and costumes worn by the children were incredible and really helped us feel like we were in the Stuart Era!
Our day started very strangely, with the lights off and the classroom in darkness, only lit by a roaring fire! We learnt that in the Stuart era they didn’t have electricity so had to use candles as lights.
We were then told about how the Great Fire of London started, the teachers were amazed with how much the children knew already!
There were lots of different activities for us to do in the morning:
Candle Making
Sewing
Making Herb Bags at the Apothecary
Bread Making
Writing with feather quills and ink
Throughout the morning, as well as completing our Stuart Era activities, we listened to the rest of the Great Fire of London story.
In the afternoon we wrote a diary entry, just like Samuel Pepys! We use time connectives (First, then, next, finally) to write about our exciting morning!
A massive thank you to the parent helpers who came yesterday and ran some activities for us, we really couldn’t have done it without you!
