Lesson video

Hello there! And welcome to the fourth lesson on the Great Fire of London.

My name is Mr. Pedroza.

And in this lesson, we will look to answer the following question.

The question is, how did the Great Fire of London begin? So far, as you know, We have looked at the history of London since it was first founded as a Roman settlement named Londinium in 47 AD.

And in this lesson, we're going to learn about this disastrous event, which changed the city forever.

Are you ready? Let's go.

So, as always, let's begin with this lesson structure.

So begin with star words, some key vocabulary I'm going to share with you.

Then we can have a look at where the fire began.

We'll have a look at why the fire spread.

And then at the very end, we'll create a timeline that shows those two events.

And then as always, is your end of lesson quiz.

So, for this lesson, you're going to need your exercise book or paper, where you can make some notes and you can do exercises.

You need a pencil or a pen, and then you're going to need your ruler so that you can draw your timeline.

Really important that you got a ruler today.

So at this point, if you haven't got those things, go and get them now.

Go ahead.

Guys, you're getting a speedier each time.

I'm really impressed.

Lets look at the key words.

We got five key weds.

We've got bakery, diary, navy, cathedral, and extinguished.

Now, first one, the bakery.

Bakery is a store which in which baked goods, such as bread, cake, and pastries are made or sold.

A store in which baked goods, such as bread, cake, and pastries, are made and sold is called a bakery.

Feeling hungry, just thinking about bakery.

Then, we got diary.

Now, a dairy is a daily record of a person's experiences and thoughts.

A daily record of a person's experiences and thoughts is called a diary.

Next one, we call it the navy.

And the navy is the part of a nation's military organisation that conducts war on or over the sea.

The part of a nation's military organisation that conducts war on or over the sea is called the navy.

Good job.

Next, we got a cathedral.

And the cathedral is a large and important church.

A large and important church is called a cathedral.

And then, the last one.

We got extinguish.

Extinguish means to put out or to stop the burning of something.

Now let's look at where the fire began.

So far in this unit, we looked at the history of London.

And in this lesson, we're going to learn about the events of the Great Fire of London.

But do you remember where London is? Yes, if you said it's in the Southeast of the UK, then you're absolutely right.

I remember that London is the capital of the United Kingdom, and it has a population of roughly 9 million people.

Now on this map, the city of London is highlighted in red.

So, we know that the Great Fire of London took place in London.

That's why it's called the Great Fire of London, but London is a ginormous place.

So, where exactly did it begin? Let's zoom in.

Ready? Tree, two, one, zoom.

Now, the Great Fire of London began on Sunday, the 2nd of September, 1666, in a street called Pudding Lane.

That's a funny name for a street.

So, it began on Sunday, 2nd of September 1666, in a street called Pudding Lane.

And historians believe that the fire started inside a bakery on Pudding Lane, bakery was owned by a Baker named Thomas Farriner.

What was the baker called? Thomas Farriner, excellent job.

It's believed that Thomas forgot to put out a fire which he was using to bake bread.

And the fire soon began to spread.

The Great Fire of London had began.

So we know that the fire started on Sunday, 2nd of September, 1666, on a street called Pudding Lane.

It began inside the bakery, and the bakery was owned by a man called Thomas Farriner.

Good job.

And because apparently he forgot to put a fire.

And as a result, the fire spread, and the Great Fire of London began.

Now, let's complete the sentence.

The Great Fire of London began on, when did it begin? And the fire is believed to have started inside a? Have a go.

Pause the video and then complete this task to fill in those sentences.

Okay.

Let's see if you've got it right.

The Great Fire of London began on Sunday, 2nd of September, 1666.

And then the fire is believed to have started inside a bakery.

And owned are the bakery? Thomas Farriner.

Great job.

Well remembered.

So when did the fire begin? So, the fire began at around 2:00 AM in the morning, and the fire spread throughout the evening.

Now the fire spread incredibly quickly due to the fact that most of London's buildings were made out of wood, and they had thatched roofs.

London's streets were also fairly narrow.

Houses were packed together with no proper planning in mind.

London's wooden buildings have been left extra dry to the long and dry summer that the city had experienced in that year.

So, let's a look at the question.

So the question is, why did the fire spread so quickly? It says give at least two reasons.

So in your answer, you could say during the Great Fire, the fires spread quickly because, think of two reasons.

Why the fire spread quickly.

At this point, post a video to complete your task.

Okay.

Let's have a look.

Why did the fire spread so quickly? Think about what the house was made of and think about the type of weather that the city had experienced in 1666.

Okay, here we go.

So, why did the fire spread so quickly? Give at least two reasons.

So, during the Great Fire of London, the fire spread quickly, because most of London's buildings were made out of wood.

The buildings have been left incredibly dry due to the long dry summer.

So that's two reasons.

Number one, the buildings were mostly made out of wood.

Number two, they had been left incredibly dry due to long, dry summer.

Awesome job, guys.

Give yourself a pat on the back.

Let's have a look at the next one.

Now, throughout Sunday evening, and Monday morning, the fire spread quickly, destroying many buildings.

At the time, London lacked a trained fire brigade.

And therefore people had to resort to trying to put out the fire by themselves using buckets of water.

So, at that time, London didn't have fire brigade, in which people who are trained in firefighting could go and put out fires.

So people had to try to put the fire out themselves, using buckets of water.

As you can imagine, that's not the best way to put out a huge fire.

Now, the wind began to fuel and spread the fire even further.

And this forced people to carry their belongs to safety, using boats onto the river, on the River Thames.

So, let's have a look at this one.

In this one, you got to complete some sentences.

The key words here at the fire brigade, you got buckets, got quickly, and then you got buildings.

Have a think about where those words go.

Once you think you got to write them down and then read the sentences back to make sure, to see if that makes sense.

So at this point, pause the video, have a go.

And then when we come back, we'll have a look at the question and the answers.

There you go.

Okay, let's see.

You're ready.

So, throughout Sunday evening and Monday morning, the fire spread quickly, destroying many buildings.

Awesome job.

As there was no fire brigade, people resorted to trying to put out the fire using buckets of water.

So we call it quickly buildings, fire brigade, and buckets.

Awesome job guys.

Well done.

Give yourselves a pat on the back.

I'm going to leave it up there so you can take off, fix your work.

Okay.

Let's pick it up from here.

So, come Monday morning, carts were banned from going anywhere near the fire.

And the reason for that was because they were seen as a potential way to spread the fire to other parts of London.

On Monday evening, the fire spread very close to the Tower of London.

On Tuesday, the fire had spread to St.

Paul's Cathedral, and despite desperate attempts to put out the fire, the cathedral was largely destroyed.

On Wednesday.

the spread of the fire began to slow down as the wind began to die down.

By Thursday, a combination of less wind, as well as the firefight and efforts of Londoners, which included pulling down whole houses and buildings to stop the fire spreading, help to finally extinguish the fire.

Let's have a look at this question here.

So when was the fire extinguished? Let's say, was it A, Monday the 3rd of September? Is it B, Tuesday, the 4th of September? Was it C, Wednesday.

The 5th of September? Was it D, Thursday, the 6th of September? When was the fire finally extinguished? Reminder that it began on the 2nd of September on the Sunday evening.

When was it finally extinguished? Have a think, have a go.

Pause the video now.

Okay, my friends let's have a look and see if you got it right.

So when was the fire extinguished? It was B, it was finally extinguished on Thursday, the 6th of September, 1666.

Remember that it began on Sunday, the second of September, So therefore, the Great Fire of London lasted roughly five days.

So now, in this task, what I want you to do, what we're going to do together, is we're going to create a timeline of the events of the Great Fire of London So we're going to begin from the very beginning, which is the start to the fire.

So remember, it started that Thomas Farriner's bakery.

Do you remember what the bakery was? What street was it on? Pudding Lane, well done.

So, it was on Pudding Lane.

Begins on Sunday evening around 2:00 AM.

Remember that it was said that Thomas Farriner, he forgot to put out a fire, which he had been using to bake some bread.

The fire began on Sunday evening.

So, it begins to Sunday evening.

And so all you got to do is you've got to put all of the other events in correct order.

Remember, they have to be in correct chronological order.

You can't just put them in a random place because otherwise, our timeline will not make sense.

So, Monday, fire spread quickly, people flee across the River Thames.

Then Tuesday, St Paul's Cathedral is destroyed.

Wednesday, the fire begins to die down.

And on Thursday, fire is extinguished, Put those in the correct place on the timeline.

And then at the very end, we'll have a look at the complete timeline.

And then we can use that to retell the events of the Great Fire.

So, at this point, pause the video, have a go at drawing a timeline, and filling out, and then we will have a look at the completed version once you are done.

So, pause the video.

Have a go.

Okay, let's have a look and see the beautiful timeline then you drawn, Make sure you draw a with ruler.

So, we began on Sunday evening, 2nd of September, 1666, a fire starts at Thomas Farriner's bakery on Pudding Lane.

On Monday, the 3rd of September, the fire spreads quickly.

Why does it spread quickly? Well, most of London's builds inside of that time, they were made out of wood and they have thatched roofs, and all of these buildings have been dried out by the long dry summer.

So the fire spreads quickly, people begin fleeing with their possessions across the River Thames on boats.

On Tuesday, the 4th of September, St.

Paul's Cathedral is largely destroyed.

On Wednesday, the 5th of September, the fire begins to die down as the wind begins to die down as well.

And on Thursday, the 6th of September, the fire is finally extinguished.

So, that is the completed timeline.

At this point, I'm going to pause it.

I'm going to make it really big.

So, pause the video and make sure that that timeline is complete.

Great.

Awesome job, my friends.

Well done.

That is awesome.

Beautiful timelines.

Well done for your excellent work today.

Now we come to the end of our lesson and it's time to complete your add of lesson quiz.

Don't skip it.

I know you won't.

Now, as always, if you'd like to, please ask your parent or carer to show your work.

Something that you can share from this lesson are your amazing timelines.

I would love to see them.

Please make sure you do, but please make sure that you as a parent or carer to show your work.

You could do it on Instagram, on Facebook, or Twitter, You're going to tag @OakNational, and you're going to do it with the hashtag, #LearnWithOak.

But ask your parent or carer to do that for you.

Now, as always, thanks so much for all of your hard work.

I hope you enjoyed the lesson.

We learned lots of things.

We learned about when the fire started, where it started, we learnt about why it spread so quickly.

And then finally, when it was put out.

Awesome lesson, really pretty pretty jam packed.

So thanks so much for all your hard work.

I hope you have a wonderful day, and I shall see you in our next lesson.

Good bye, my friends.