A lesson which takes students through: What was the Weimar Constitution? Why was it needed? What were the strengths and weaknesses of it? What impact might this have on Germany in the future? All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines which groups in German society benefitted from the improved living standards in Germany in the mid 1920s as well as those groups who did not. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the causes, events and the impact of the Oklahoma Land Rush. There is a particular focus on the importance and consequences of the events. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson asks the students to examine the various problems that the police faced in Whitechapel. Students will have an opportunity to examine these reasons as well as explain them. They will also have a number of opportunities to complete practice exam questions (follow up) about the problems. 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.

In this lesson, will learn about the harsh working conditions of the children who worked in the textile mills and factories of Industrial Britain. They will be able to describe a typical working day for the children and make comparisons with their own typical school day. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Students will use the images to help them identify the various jobs that children did during the Industrial Revolution. Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up - Answers Slide 5: Starter Activity: Students will look at a map showing the location of various industries and features of the Industrial Revolution – prompt questions provided. Slide 6: Starter Activity 2: Source analysis of a child worker in a textile factory – with prompt questions Slide 7: Photograph of children working in a textile mill and prompt questions Slide 8: Photograph of children working in a textile mill and prompt questions Slide 9: Printable lesson fact sheet in the style of an illustrated storyboard. Slide 10: Task 1: Instructions of how to complete a mind map Slide 11: Printable mind map for students to write on Slide 12: Activity 2 – Students to write their own interview with a child in a textile mill Slide 13: Activity 3 – A 60 minute documentary with task – links to the documentary are hyperlinked and in the notes section Slide 14: Activity 4 – Students create their own 24-hour timeline of their own typical day and compare this with a 24-hour timeline of a child in the textile mills. Slide 15: Learning Review Quiz – Filling in the missing terms Slide 16: Learning Review Quiz answers I would be really grateful if you could leave a positive review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for 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 murder carried out by the killer known as Jack the Ripper in the Whitechapel district in 1888. The students have a choice of tasks about how they wish to research the murders with a choice of websites and clips given in the notes. Students can then analyse the meaning and usefulness of sources from the time as well as recap their prior knowledge of the topic. 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.

A lesson dedicated to the Munich Putsch. Students to investigate the facts of the Munich Putsch before organizing a series of statements into causes, negative consequences or positive consequences. The outcome of the lesson being to discuss the idea that the failure of the putsch was a blessing in disguise. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the main plots against Elizabeth during her reign. It then evaluates why these plots failed. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Battle of Little Bighorn. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the complex timeline of how Hitler was selected as Chancellor by Hindenburg in Janaury 1933. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the continuing reasons why lawlessness was a problem in the American West and specifically focuses on the actions of Billy the Kidd and Wyatt Earp. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson has a focus on the conflict which resulted in the Johnson County War of 1892. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This is the first introduction lesson to the Edexcel 1-9 Germany 1918-1939 study. The lesson gives a brief overview of the exam paper questions and structure. It then allows students to explore the impact of war on Germany. All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson looks at US government policy towards the Plains Indians during the 1860s and 1870s with a focus on the increasing tensions between Plains Indians and the American government in reservation land, President Grant’s Peace Policy and the Indian Appropriations Act. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Exoduster settlement of Kansas. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the decline of the cattle industry during the 1880s and consequently the changing life of the cowboy. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

In this lesson, students will study the key events of the Pilgrimage of Grace which took place in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. They will then use this knowledge to explain why the Pilgrimage of Grace failed as well as its significance. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16 The downloaded lesson includes the following: 2x A4 printout timelines 1x A4 printout worksheet – Features exam practice 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up 1: Map Activity – from a choice of markers on the map, locate which two counties are Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Challenge question also included. Slide 4-5: Recap Activity: A 10 question recap quiz about the causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace. Answers included. Slide 6: Starter Activity: Which side is strongest – Robert Aske’s Pilgrims or the Duke of Norfolk’s men? Statistical analysis. Slide 7: Starter Activity 2: How should Henry VIII try and solve the problem of the Pilgrimage of Grace? Problem solving activity with four options to pick from and explain. Slide 8: Starter Activity 3: Source Analysis – Students study an extract from the Pontefract Articles to work out the main demands of the Pilgrims. Slide 9: Background Information: A map-based background information slide about the start of the Pilgrimage of Grace in Lincolnshire. Slide 10: Task 1: Students use a choice of two A4 timelines to outline the main events. Slide 11: Task 2: Explaining why the Pilgrimage of Grace failed. A table based on the weaknesses of the Pilgrims and the Strengths of Henry VIII. Slide 12: Background Information: What was the significance of the Pilgrimage of Grace? Students can use the heading of each factor to help them explain the significance of the event. Slide 13: Challenge Source Analysis: Students are given three sources about the Pilgrimage of Grace with questions to answer about them. Slide 14: Practice Exam Questions Slide 15 – 16: Learning Review 1: Match the roles to the key names of individuals who took part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. Slide 17 – 18: Learning Review 2: Lincolnshire or Yorkshire – students to decide which county uprising the facts belong to. Slide 19: Lesson Fact Sheet 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. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson looks at the further developments in farming techniques by the 1870s and 1880s, in particular: dry farming, barbed wire, mechanisation and steel wind pumps. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson looks at the impact that the gold rush, cattle industry and the railroad had on the life of the Plains Indians. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

In this lesson, students will both recap the main roles of the monasteries in early Tudor England and then go on to explain the main reasons for the Dissolution of the Monasteries starting in 1536. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16 This lesson examines the following questions: What were the main roles and functions of the monasteries? What part did Thomas Cromwell play in the dissolution of the monasteries? What were the main causes of the dissolution of the monasteries? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The Causes of the Dissolution of the Monasteries Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: In what ways do modern day school inspections provide reliable and unreliable evidence about a school? This is linked to the issues of accuracy linked to Cromwell’s investigations. Slide 4: Starter Definition: What was the Dissolution of the Monasteries? Slide 5-6: Recap Activity: What were the main rules and functions of the monasteries? Answers revealed. Slide 7: Starter Task: A decision making discussion. Slide 8-11: Starter Task 2: Students introduced to how Cromwell investigated the monasteries and analyse various sources linked to his findings about the poor behaviour of monks and nuns. They then analyse why the findings were inaccurate. Slide 12: Background Information: A basic timeline of the dissolution of the monasteries. Slide 13: Background Information: Monasteries today. Slide 14-15: Task 1: Students use the A4 worksheet provided make notes about the process of the dissolution and the causes of it. Slide 16: Task 2: Students write a speech or letter to parliament arguing why the monasteries need to be closed down. Slide 17: Follow Up Challenge Questions. Slide 18: Example exam questions. Slide 19-20: Learning Review – 10 question quiz with answers Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet 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. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.