The Great Fire of London was a significant historical event that led to the creation of a fire service to help people. This sorting activity aims to develop children's understanding of the basic firefighting equipment that the people of London in 1666 had available to them in comparison to the equipment that the fire service use today. It is an opportunity to look at this historical event at the same time as learning about the people who help us today in the emergency services.
How To Use
Detailed guidance on how to use this resource can be found in the accompanying 'Firefighting: Then and Now lesson plan'. This can be found linked below. This sorting activity provides an opportunity to extend and consolidate the learning gained from the 'Firefighting: Then and Now Presentation'.
This sorting activity can be used as the main task for the Firefighting Then and Now lesson which engages the children in cross-curricular History and Health and Wellbeing learning.
Supporting Items:
Resource 1 - Firefighting: Then and Now - Presentation
