Yesterday, we learnt all about Samuel Pepys and his important role during the Great Fire of London. We read adapted versions of his diary entries and discussed how these have helped us learn lots about the Great Fire of London. His diaries are a useful artefact that have taught us about how people responded to the fire across the four days.
Your children were given different scenarios that people in London, during the Great Fire, faced and they used the information from Samuel Pepys’ diaries to role play what the people of London might have done.
We ran away from the fire and then got on boats.
We were digging holes and putting our jewels and gold in to keep them safe.
We helped pull down houses and then we ran away after.
Four of us were running away form the fire and the other helped us into their houses.
Help at home: ask your children to explain how people reacted when the fire started.