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Magic Grandad: The Great Fire of London
Age range 5–7 year olds
Platform: Windows XP/Vista Mac OS 10.5
For further information go to:
www.sherston.com/london
Single User . . . . . . . .$320 3 Users . . . . . . . . . . .$480 5 Users . . . . . . . . . . .$640 10 Users . . . . . . . . . .$960 Unlimited User . . . .$1,600
Explore what life was like in 1666 London. Discover how the Great Fire started, how quickly it spread, and the devastation caused, using a wide variety of source material including accounts from Pepys’ diary and contemporary artwork. Includes nine exciting activities which allow children to work independently at their own pace while they enjoy bringing this fascinating period of British history to life.
Contents
- Gain an understanding of what life was like a long time ago, in 1666 and develop a sense of chronology. - Understand how the Great Fire started and recognise why the fire spread so far, so quickly.
- Know what an eyewitness is and recognise that eyewitnesses can help us to understand what happened in the past, when there were no cameras or photographs.
- Recognise the differences between fire- fighting methods in 1666 and today. - Become aware of the destruction the Great Fire caused and how the city was rebuilt to prevent a similar catastrophe happening
again.
Magic Grandad:
Included in Mega Deal
Homes today and in the past Contents
Join Magic Grandad on his travels and visit a range of homes from the 1900s to the present day. Compare interiors and exteriors of houses, investigate how people used to keep their homes clean, learn all about living conditions over the last hundred years, and much more!
Age range 5–7 year olds
Platform: Windows XP/Vista Mac OS 10.5
For further information go to:
www.sherston.com/homes
Single User . . . . . . . .$320 3 Users . . . . . . . . . . .$480 5 Users . . . . . . . . . . .$640 10 Users . . . . . . . . . .$960 Unlimited User . . . .$1,600
Magic Grandad: Homes today and in the past includes interactive Click and Explore scenes and captivating activities.
- Understand that people today live in many different types of home and identify their key features.
- Recognise both the internal and external differences, between modern homes and homes from the past c.1900.
- Realise that a hundred years ago, before electricity and modern technologies, people used very different tools and equipment – some which are unrecognisable to people today!
- Recognise the difference in way of life c.1900 and discover how everyday tasks were performed in comparison to today.
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