**This great lesson allows students to fully explain the various causes of Britain’s Industrial Revolution c.1750 to c.1900. ** Students are given a number of activities and tasks to help them define what the Industrial Revolution was. They will then use a clearly organised fact sheet to read about the main factors which led to the Industrial Revolution before thinking about how the factors linked to each other and argue which factor they believe to be the most important. The 19 slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, warm up start activities, printable resources, and learning reviews as well as engaging background information and challenge questions for higher ability students. There is a choice of printable resources to suit different ages and abilities. The lesson is mainly aimed at KS3 students between the ages of 11-14 but can easily be adapted for younger or older students. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

This lesson examines the role of the the Church in Medieval society as well as why the Church and religion were such important parts of people’s lives. In your purchase you will get: 1 x A4 Information Sheet about Medieval Religion and the Church 1 x A4 Question/activity sheet 1 x A4 Differentiated question/activity sheet for students to write on 1 x A4 Higher ability question sheet based on historical sources and the ‘Normanisation’ of the Church 1 x Power Point presentation which provides the structure of the lesson. As with all of my presentations it includes starter tasks, activities, clear, engaging and animated information and learning recap activities. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED NEW SPEC. 2025/6! The lesson examines the methods used by Jack the Ripper, his victims and the role of the press during the murders in Whitechapel. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Source Enquiry Sheet 1 x 23 slide main power point The main lesson power point includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: Recap discussion with answers revealed Slide 4: Starter source analysis Slide 5: Background - How did Jack the Ripper get the name? Slide 6-7: Task 1 - Analysis of the ‘Dear Boss’ letter with printable worksheet. Slide 8-9: Task 2 - Jack the Ripper victim fact files and table fill with instructions and printable worksheet. Slides 10-12: Printable victim fact files Slide 13: Task 3: Similarities between the victims with answers revealed. Slide 14: Background information and discussion about the usefulness of penny dreadful newspapers. Slide 15: Exam Focus - ‘One feature’ Slide 16-16: Exam Focus - Resources to help students analyse the usefulness of a source relating to the murders. Slide 20: Exam Focus - ‘Follow Up’ question/printable answer sheet. Slide 21: Challenge Questions Slide 22-23: Learning review quiz with answers. This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

In this lesson, students will learn about the wide-ranging contributions made by the soldiers from Britain’s Empire during the First World War. Students will first learn which colonies contributed soldiers and then explain why men from the British Empire volunteered and what contributions they made to Britain’s role in the war. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warm up, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3-4: As you enter warm up – identify the colonies of the British Empire map and answers. Challenge questions included. Slide 5: Background Information about Britain’s colonies and Britain’s role as the ‘Mother Country’. Slide 6: Starter Task – Recruitment in the colonies – a source from the Prime Minister of Canada Slide 7-8: Activity 1: Recruitment posters from the colonies – three examples of recruitment posters which students have to analyse. A printable worksheet also included. Slide 9: Background Information – India’s contribution to the First World War. Side 10: Background Information and discussion activity Slide 11: Useful clips Slide 12: Printable fact sheet Slide 13: Printable worksheet Slide 14: Extended writing task – Explain the importance of Britain’s Empire. Slide 15: Challenge Questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review – Which country/colony am I? I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**This highly accessible resource can be used as a revision booklet, a set of knowledge organisers or be easily adapted into a lesson-based workbook to accompany students’ learning about the American West. ** All knowledge & example exam questions are based on the most recent updates to the GCSE specification ready for the 2025 exam series. For example, the booklet will refer to Indigenous Peoples, rather than Plains Indians and ask students to ‘Explain ONE consequence’ rather than two. It includes 32 pages and each A4 page includes: An outline of the topic area Information directly linked to the GCSE specification Key terms linked to the topic area Questions and activities I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. For Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) Period Study – The American West c.1840 – c.1890.

UPDATED FOR NEW SPEC. 2025/6. This lesson looks at the structure and features of Anglo-Saxon society. Students learn about earls, thegns, peasant farmers, social status and the earldoms of Anglo-Saxon England. The 20 slide lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: An outline of the exam questions for this topic Slide 3: Lesson Progress/Learning Aims Slide 4-5: Starter Knowledge True or False Quiz - 12 questions to assess student knowledge about Anglo-Saxon England with answers. Slide 6: Starter Activity - What do the two maps teach you about Anglo-Saxon England? With answers Slide 7-8: Background information about Edward the Confessor, Anglo-Saxon Earldoms and Danelaw Slide 9: Social hierarchy of Anglo-Saxon England activity with answers Slide 10: Background information diagram about Anglo-Saxon society Slide 11-12: Task 1 with instructions and printable table and gap fill activity. Slide 13: Gap fill answers for student self assessment Slide 14: Challenge questions Slide 15-16: Exam Focus - examples of the ‘one feature’ exam question with printable answer sheets Slide 17-18: Learning Review - True or False with answers Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet Slide 20: More from RA Resources All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**The main focus of this lesson is for students to decide if King Charles II of England deserved the nickname, the ‘Merry Monarch’. Students will be provided with background information about the transition of rule between Oliver Cromwell and Charles II and then be given a set of facts about Charles II’s reign to help them decide if Charles II was more focussed on ‘business’ or ‘pleasure’. ** Other tasks in this lesson include an activity about the ‘Great Frost Fair’ of 1683. The lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, warm up start activities, printable resources, and learning reviews as well as engaging background information and challenge questions for higher ability students. There is a choice of printable resources to suit different ages and abilities. The lesson is mainly aimed at KS3 students between the ages of 11-14 but can easily be adapted for younger or older students. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

This timeline is a one page resource which gives students a great visual guide to the main events in Elizabethan England between 1558-1588. The resource can be used as a book insert, classroom display poster or revision resource. The timeline has been clearly organised into the main political, economuc, religious and foreign themes of Early Elizabethan England. You will receieve: 1 x full colour display version of the timeline 1 x black and white version which students can colour code and key themselves 1 x Pdf file of both of the above versions. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you find this resource useful.

There are enough resources here to take up a couple of lessons about the murder of Thomas Becket. The lesson first examines the causes, events and consequences of the murder and then follows up with key questions about who was responsible for the murder. In this pack you will receieve: 1 x Fact sheet about the events of the murder of Thomas Becket (2 pages) 1 x Differentiated fact sheet about the events of the murder of Thomas Becket (2 pages) 1 x Question sheet about the events of the murder of Thomas Becket 1 x Main Power Point: Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2: Think & Discuss - Who had the most power in the Middle Ages? Slide 3: Why might the king and the Church argue with each other? Slide 4: An outline of the lesson aims Slide 5: Starter Task - Students to study a manuscript illustration of the events and discuss what they think is happening (return to this at the end of the lesson to show progress) Slide 6: Fact Sheets Slide 7: Introduction to the Chronology Task based on the events Slide 8: A printable version of the chronology task for students to write on Slide 9: Answers to the chronology task revealed Slide 10: Blank storyboard Slide 11: Who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket? Slide 12: Learning Review - Return to the illustration for students to fully discuss the events they have learned. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

In this 20 slide lesson, students will be able to gain an understanding of what life was like for the soldiers who experienced the trenches on the Western Front. Students will first analyse a choice of sources written by soldiers who experienced the front line. They will then be guided through their own research about life in the trenches before being given the opportunity to write their own ‘letter from the trenches’. This lesson also covers the issue of censorship. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter activity – Photographic source analysis of a trench. Slide 4: As you enter activity – Photographic source (higher level) ‘What can you infer from the source’ question. Slide 5: Starter Task – Where do historians get their evidence about what life was like in a trench? Discussion and answers revealed. Slide 6: Starter Task 2 – What factors did the experiences of soldiers depend on? Discussion and answers revealed. Slide 7-: Activity 1: Single source analysis task with instructions. Side 8-11: Activity 2: Multiple source analysis task with a choice of 12 sources all about life in the trenches and printable resources and clear instructions. Slide 12-13: Activity 3: Life in the trenches research task with instructions, a check list and printable note making sheet. Slide 14: Activity 4 – Writing a letter home instructions sheet. Slide 15-17: Activity 5 – The censorship of letters and printable task sheet to censor a letter. Slide 18: Useful clips about life in the trenches Slide 19: Challenge Questions Slide 20: Learning Review Activity I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This set of revision resources specifically covers the Whitechapel Historic Environment unit which forms the first part of the Paper 1 Crime & Punishment exam. This pack contains the following revision resources which are suitable for all abilities: Activity 1: A Whitechapel timeline of key events (students fill in the missing words). Activity 2: Whitechapel Key Individuals Match Up Activity 3: Whitechapel Key Groups Match Up Activity 4: A glossary filling in task for key policing terms Activity 5: A glossary filling in task for key Whitechapel environment terms Activity 6: A statistics multiple choice quiz Activity 7: Whitechapel types of Sources/Evidence Match Up Activity 8: A Practice ‘Follow Up’ worksheet - this is followed by a useful helpsheet with the various types of evidence which can be used in this question. Activity 8: ‘Two Features’ practice and example questions Activity 9: Know your Whitechapel facts with additional challenge questions Activity 10: The Big Whitechapel Quiz Sheet 1 Activity 11: The Big Whitechapel Quiz Sheet 2 (additional challenge) Activity 12: Mind Map/Revision Diagram outline Activity 13: Revision crossword My other set of revision resources for the Crime & Punishment Thematic Study can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12819422 UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.

This resource contains a collection of revision resources aimed at helping students revise key knowledge and skills before their exams. The pack includes: Activity 1: American West Timeline Fill Activity 2: American West Key Individual Match Up Activity 3: American West ‘Which Chief am I?’ Activity 4: American West ‘Which group are we’? Activity 5: Key American West Government Policies Activity 6: American West Glossary (Thematic). Three Sheets Activity 7: Snazzy Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 8: Consequence and Importance Practice Activity 9: ‘Bang out of Order’ Narrative Account Chronology Activity. Activity 10: What’s the Question Quiz Activity 11: American West Key Term Crossword Activity 12: 2 x Higher ability quiz sheets Please note that the answers to most questions (the ones involving simple factual answers) can be found in the notes section of each slide.

**In this lesson, students will be able to define what the British Empire was and then explain why the British Empire expanded in the years c.1700-c.1900. ** As always, the lesson includes a wide range of activities, printable resources and engaging background knowledge to help students explain the growth of the British Empire. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – The definition of the term ‘Empire’ Slide 4: Starter Task – The British Empire by c.1900 – identify part of the British empire using the map Slide 5: Background information – The growth of the British Empire. Slide 6: Think & discuss question based on the phrase ‘ An empire one which the sun never sets’. Slide 7: Activity 1 – Discussion and diagram based on the advantages Britain would gain having an empire. Slide 8: Activity 2 – Match the historical interpretation about the British Empire to the reason for its growth Slide 9: Activity 2 printable resource Slide 10: Activity 2 answers Slide 11: Three useful documentary clips about the growth of the British empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (older/higher ability) Slide 14: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (younger/lower ability) Slide 15: Activity 4 - printable question sheet Slide 16: Activity 5 – Extended historical writing task Slide 17: Activity 5 – Model PEE paragraph Slide 18: Challenge questions Slide 19: Learning Review Quiz with answers I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

**Once purchased, you will receive everything needed to teach students about William I’s use of the Feudal System in Medieval England. ** This high quality resource includes the following: A4 Worksheet 1: A fact sheet about the Feudal System for students to use while competing their tasks. A4 Worksheet 2: A worksheet to help students follow up from their main task of creating a Feudal System diagram. The questions on the sheet are explanation based but still provide structure for all students to use. Main Power Point Presentation Slide 1 - Title Slide - To explain how the Feudal System helped William control England after 1066. Slide 2: Starter Task 1 - Two medieval illustrations of society - what can students learn from them about how William kept control? Slide 3/4: Starter Task 2 - A brief introduction to the idea of a hierarchy. Students think about and design their own school’s hierarchy before focusing on the purpose of it. Slides 5-9: An overview of the Feudal System with clear, bold images and small chunks of writing. Slide 10: My own version of the Feudal System diagram Slide 11: Main Task activity - Students taken through step by step to create their own diagram of the Feudal System. Slide 12: Two printable Feudal System blank diagrams if needed Slide 13: A optional role play set of cards for students to read out in class or groups of 4. Slide 14: Mini Learning Review - students have to place four linked images in the correct order Slide 15: Learning Review - Students need to write their own definition of the Feudal System from what they have learned in the lesson. Slide 16-18: Key term match up activity with one slide being a printable version to give students. Slide 19: A challenge question - Would the Feudal System work in today’s society? All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson contains a variety of activities and tasks which will allow students to understand the key events of each crusade as well as some of the individuals involved. ** ** This pack includes: 1 x A4 Fact Sheet about the crusades (colour free for photocopying) 1 x A4 Fact Sheet about the crusades (in colour if required) 2 x A4 Worksheets about the events covering key terms, sources and an analysis of the events. (including challenge questions) - 1 x Main Power Point Presentation: Slide 1: Title slide - To examine the main events and key people of the crusades Slide 2: Animated, clear and engaging background information giving a brief background to the crusades Slide 3: An overview of Pope Urban II’s speech which called for the First Crusade Slide 4: My own designed map of the main routes and areas of the crusades Slide 5: Why there was more than one crusade Slide 6: An overview of the main fact sheet needed for the lesson Slide 7: A table based activity for students to pick out facts such as dates, people and events from each event along with an analysis of if the crusaders were successful or not Slide 8-9: A recap quiz with answers revealed for students to self assess (mainly based on key individuals and places). All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson looks at the various methods and organisations used by the Nazi Party to create a police state (SS, SD, Gestapo, the legal system and concentration camps). Students encouraged to explain how successful each method was with the eventual completion of a 12 mark question. ** This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.