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Using a bank of historical sources the children will solve the mystery of the Diamond in the Fire. The children are slowly provided with Historical sources A-G and slowly retrieve evidence from the text to solve the mystery of who stole the precious necklace and how it ended up in The Thames during the Great Fire of London.
This activity can be advanced as you like, with support and guidance providing the differentiation making it suitable for any KS2 Year Group.
I have used Hot Seating of characters, drama and even researched the Great Fire on iPads to stretch this mystery out over the course of a week.
A superb resource that allows children to use evidence to interpret historical sources, infer beyond the literal and pull direct comprehension from text.
History, English and Guided Reading.
This is like a murder mystery dinner party for your classroom!

Below is a sample from the Teacher's Guide that explains some of the findings from the Historical Sources:

Source A - Lady Cybil had a birthday party. She believes she wore her necklace but her maid tells her she didn’t. She cast suspicion on a mysterious Daniel, however she admits she is a forgetful and absent minded character.

Source B - Shows Lady Cybil did not meet a DANIEL as the musician was called David.

Source C - This shows that the day after Lady Cybil’s diary entry the Great Fire of London occurred. This could mean the city was in chaos so perhaps the robber got away in the confusion of the next few days.
Possible side research on Great Fire.
This also gives important locations to use later with the MAP evidence.

The guide continues like this revealing the story and guiding teachers through this exciting mystery.

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