Children can find out all about who Samuel Pepys was with this KS1 Who Was Samuel Pepys? PowerPoint. It features a range of engaging teaching slides along with enquiry questions and those that provoke deeper thinking. It looks at the impact Samuel Pepys and his diary has had on historians today, by giving them a detailed, eyewitness account of what happened during The Great Fire of London. There's also an activity where pupils can think like a historian by discussing whether some stories are missing from history because people couldn't read or write. Download now and try it with your class today!

National Curriculum Objectives:

• The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievement; some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods.