Great Fire of London Worksheets and Lap Book

Copyright 2013 Annelize Schoonraad
Who am I?
Connect the person on the right with the corresponding
description on the left.
I am a diarist, an eyewitness to the fire and I
lived in Seething Lane.

King Charles II

I am the king at the time of the fire and I
helped to fight the fire!

Samuel Pepys

I am the master baker of Pudding Lane. The
fire started in my bakery.

Sir Christopher Wren

I am a mathematician, astronomer and an
architect. I designed the new St Pauls Ca-
thedral and many other London buildings.

Duke of York

My name is James and I directed the fire-
fighters. I am also the kings brother.

John Donne

I am a poet and my statue was the only
monument in St Pauls Cathedral that was
not destroyed in the fire.

Thomas Farynor

Use the following numbers to answer the questions:
30 , 400 , 2 , 13,200 , 6 , 61.5 , 311
How many people died in the fire?____________
How many houses were destroyed? ____________
How long did it take to rebuild London?___________ years
How many streets were destroyed? ____________

How high is the Monument to the Great Fire of London? _________ m
How many steps does the Monument to the Great Fire of London have?
_________
The fire started on ______ September 1666.
How many?

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T S I R A I D E R I H L D I
Q S I N N A D E Y T C O G R
S T C E T I H C R A N N E N
Q M R D M Q H P P E E D L O
U U M O U O N P E E U O O I
I L R O K K N O D P Q N N T
R A E W W O P U E P Y Y S I
T R K P E W O A M O M S S L
S D A K P R C H L E F M P O
M E B Y E E N L E D N A A M
B H C T P P E K B R R T R E
R T A S Y E R I C M I T K D
W A T M S W W P C U O F B A
E C H A S T E K C U B P U E
Y A M A Y O R E Y M P L T Q
London
Diarist
Squirts
Architect
Firefighter
Baker
Flames
Bridge
Spark
Firehook
Monument
Wooden
Mayor
Cathedral
Wren
Buckets
Quench
Demolition
Pepys
Ladder

Word search
Find and circle the following words:

Imagine you are in London in 1666. Suddenly you see buildings
on fire! Describe what you see, smell, feel and hear. Are you
afraid? What are the other people doing? What do you do? (If
you can not write, ask someone to write your story for you.)

Draw a picture of London on fire. Remember to include flames and smoke
and people carrying buckets of water. Maybe even people in boats on
the River Thames and the King helping to put out the fire! (Maybe use some

1665

1666 1667 1672

1677

1685 1710

The Great
Plague

The Great
Fire of
London

Fire insur-
ance be-
gins

House-
building
complet-
ed

The Monument to the Great Fire
of London is completed

Wren has
rebuilt 52
churches

St Pauls Cathedral
is completed

Simplistc tmeline
During and after the Great Fire of Lon-
don some people displayed
Generosity,
kindness,
bravery,
boldness,
determination and
creativity.
Choose one characteristic and write
one action you can take to display this
characteristic in your life.

Wet or damp wood Burns Does not Burn
Dry wood Burns Does not Burn
Dry brown grass Burns Does not Burn
Fresh green grass Burns Does not Burn
Do you think London would have burned so easily if it
was mid-winter, rather than at the end of summer? Why
or why not?

Fun experiment !
Adult supervision at all times!
Next time you have a barbeque, ask someone to help and try to
burn wet wood, dry wood, dry grass and fresh grass. Circle below
which ones burned more easily.


A building or statue to remind us of
someone or something that happened
in the past.

A piece of equipment used in the past
to fight fires. It works almost like a water
pistol!

Hooks on poles to pull down buildings
that are on fire.

An area with no buildings designed to
stop the progress of a fire.

A period of time with no rainfall.

An action to put out a fire or flames.
Instructions
This is a seven fold for a lapbook.
Cut along the black lines and fold on the red line.
Paste the solid white left hand side on your book.
Write the answers underneath the little flaps.

The first building in London to
have a thatched roof since the
fire is ...
My interesting facts
about the Great Fire
of London
Instructions:
Cut out the circle
and fold on the trian-
gle lines.
Write the correct an-
swer on the inside,
under the flap.
Instructions:
Cut out the large
regtangle and fold in
half.
Write your facts in
the inside of the
book.

Certificate of Achievement
Is hereby granted to:
For completing the Great Fire of London course.
Congratulations!
Date Signed

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