Vlad and the Great Fire of London (A Flea in History)

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We would like you to take on the role of Samuel Pepys and have a go at writing your own diary entry of the events of September 1666. This week we are going to be looking at making singular word plural e.g. one cup and two cups. Can you think of the plurals for the following words. Say them out loud. Almost four-hundred years ago, there lived a grey rat called Boxton and a cheeky flea named Vlad. They were the very best of friends. Boxton loved to feast on delicious food and Vlad enjoyed biting people. This is how they spent most of their days. It's 1666 and Vlad the flea and his friend Boxton the rat, love eating and biting their way around London. But one night in Pudding Lane they are caught up in a fire that threatens to destroy them, along with most of the City of London. Vlad and the Great Fire of London is a picture book that supports the Key Stage 1 history curriculum. Through Vlad's story and full colour illustrations it shows how the fire is believed to have started, how it spread and what Londoners did to fight it and escape it. This illustrated story of the Great Fire of 1666 includes a fact file about the fire. Boxton is trapped! – help Boxton escape from Pudding Lane through the maze of streets to the fields.

A good poster has a mixture of information and facts along with pictures. It will need to be bold and bright to grab your readers attention and include a snappy title.I hope you have had a lovely weekend. It was great to speak to you last week and hear all about your learning at home. I cannot wait to see you on our class zoom this week. This is on Thursday morning at 11am. I would like you now to write a shopping list for some one at home which includes plurals. Look at my example to help you. Year 1 children, you should aim to write two-four sentences for the beginning of your story. Remember to begin your sentence with a capital letter and end with a full-stop. For extra support, try saying a sentence with a grown-up at home and then writing together. Here is the link to the BBC Bitesize learning which can be used each day alongside or instead of the White Rose resources

Try to read for 20 minutes every day. Choose books that you have at home or from last weeks links. These could be story books or non-fiction texts.You are going to write the beginning of the story today. Introduce the reader to Boxton and Vlad and tell them about their arrival at the bakery on Pudding Lane. Begin by saying your sentence three times before you begin to write. This will help you to remember it. Now have a go at writing your sentence, listening carefully for the sounds and leaving spaces between words. Year 1 children, you should aim to write two-four sentences for the middle of your story. Remember to begin your sentence with a capital letter and end with a full-stop. For extra support, try saying a sentence with a grown-up at home and then writing together.