KS1 and the Great Fire of London

We had an amazing day today in KS1 reconstructing the streets of London with the fantastic array of houses designed and built by the children as part of their topic on the subject of the great fire.

We were even fortunate to have the fire brigade come along and talk to us about how quickly fire can spread and to show us some of their equipment.  We had the chance to sit in the fire engine, try out the water hose as well as look at the kit the firemen wear. All very exciting and interesting.

We had hoped to create our own reenactment of the fire, by carrying out a controlled burning of some of the houses, but sadly the fire brigade were called away on an emergency - so that plan will wait for another day.