Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
This useful timeline clearly displays all of the main events covered in the topic Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. The resource can be used as a revision tool, book insert or high quality display for your classroom.
Once purchased you will have:
1 x full colour timeline (Power Point)
1 x black and white timeline which can be used by students to colour/create their own key of the main events)
1 x PDF version of the above
I would really appreciate a review of the resource if you feel it has been useful.
UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types.
This 15-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 British Depth Study exam for Anglo-Saxon & Norman England and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of the Anglo-Saxon & Norman England question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of [2 x 2]’ question type.
Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why [12]’ question type
Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree [16]’ question type.
Slide 12-15: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
**This resource pack includes a wide range of revision activities on A4 which can be used by students in the classroom or at home. **
The revision pack includes the following activities:
Activity 1: A blank timeline covering all of the main eras in the study which students can add key dates to
Activity 2: Medicine key individuals match up activity
Activity 3: Key Individual significance sheet
Activity 4: Cause, treatment or Prevention sort task
Activity 5: Medieval Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 6: Early Modern Glossary fill in sheet
Activity 7: 18th and 19th century Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 8: Modern Medicine Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 9: Statistics multiple choice quiz
Activity 10: Similarity and Different practice sheet
Activity 11: What’s the Question Activity
Activity 12: ‘Use your brain to explain’ 12 mark practice sheet
Activity 13: Chronology of key developments activity
Activity 14: Medieval Medicine Quiz
Activity 15: Early Modern Medicine Quiz
Activity 16: Industrial Britain Medicine Quiz
Activity 17: Modern Britain Medicine Quiz
Activity 18: When did the development happen tick sheet
It has been specifically designed for GCSE History Edexcel but can equally be used for OCR and AQA
Where possible, answers have been provided either in the notes section of each slide or on a duplicated sheet.
This single page resource is a really useful timeline of all the key events covered in the Paper 1 Thematic study Medicine in Britain. The timeline can be adapted to use as a high resolution display, book insert or revision tool and is clearly presented to fit most students’ needs.
You will receive:
1x full colour timeline poster
1x black and white timeline suitable for photocopy
1 x PDF file of the above
UPDATE 2024: 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.
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you find this resource useful.
**This pack of revision resources has been specifically designed to help students revise for the Historic Environment of the British Sector of the Western Front. This is the first section in the Paper 1 Medicine in Britain Thematic Study. **
The pack of resources are all on A4 power point and include the following:
Activity 1: A timeline of the main events activity
Activity 2: Medical progress before the war match up and worksheet
Activity 3: Western Front Medical Pioneers March up with challenge tasks
Activity 4: Western Front Environment Glossary Fill
Activity 5: Western Front Medicine Glossary Fill
Activity 6: Statistic Quiz (Multiple Choice)
Activity 7: Western Front Sources Activity - allowing students to become familiar with the types of sources which can be used or analysed
Activity 8: The ‘Follow Up’ activity - students use the previous sheet to decide which sources they would use to help them answer a series of questions.
Activity 9: ‘Two Features’ practice
Activity 10: Western Front Facts Activity
Activity 11: The Big Western Fron Quiz (2 pages for back to back printing)
Activity 12: Mind Map sheet
UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types.
This 13-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 Period Study exam for Superpower Relations and the Cold War and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of the Superpower & the Cold War question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Explain one consequence’ question type.
Slide 6-7: An outline of the ‘Narrative account’ question type.
Slide 8-9: An outline of the ‘Importance’ question type.
Slide 10: General tips for the Period Study exam
Slide 11-13: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
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 pack of A4 sheets contains a variety of activities students can use to help them remember the subject content for the main Crime and Punishment topic. The revision resources cover the period c.1000 to the present day.
The pack contains the following revision activities:
Activity 1: Timeline (fill in the missing events) with answers
Activity 2: Key Individuals match up
Activity 3: Key Groups match up
Activity 4: Key Crime and Punishment individuals activity - based on the names mentioned in the Edexcel specification
Activity 5: Defintions of crime glossary fill
Activity 6: Defintions of law enforcement glossary fill
Activity 7: Definitions of punishments glossary fill
Activity 8: Multiple choice statistics quiz
Activity 9: Similarity & Different worksheet
Activity 10: ‘What’s the Question?’
Activity 11: Key term match up
Activity 12: An explanation practice worksheet
Activity 13: Chronology Activity
Activity 14: Medieval Crime and Punishment Quiz
Activity 15: Early Modern England Quiz
Activity 16: 18th and 19th Century Quiz
Activity 17: Modern Britain Quiz
Activity 18: Key word crossword
UPDATE 2024: 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 single page resource is a really useful timeline of all the key events covered in the Paper 1 topic Crime & Punishment. The timeline can be adapted to use as a high resolution display, book insert or revision tool and is clearly presented to fit most students’ needs.
You will receive:
1x full colour timeline poster
1x black and white timeline suitable for photocopy
1 x PDF file of the above
UPDATE 2024: 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.
I have put together 19 A4 pages of revision resources to help your students revise their subject knowledge for Edexcel Superpower Relations and the Cold War exam.
The pack includes:
Activity 1: Timeline activity (students to complete the missing words from the timeline)
Activity 2: Cold War Key Individuals Match Up
Activity 3: American President Worksheet
Activity 4: Soviet leader fact file task
Activity 5: Key Event ‘What happened?’ activity (2 pages)
Activity 6: Key Term Glossary Task ( 3 pages)
Activity 7: Snazzy Statistics Quiz
Activity 8: ‘Bang out of Order’ Chronology activity
Activity 9: ‘What’s the Question?’
Activity 10: Key term match up activity (2 quizzes)
Activity 11: ‘Westside’ or ‘Eastside’?
Activity 12: Level 1 Easy Quiz Questions
Activity 13: Level 2 Medium Quiz Questions
Activity 14: Boss Level Quiz Questions
For Edexcel - This single page resource is a really useful timeline of all the key events covered in the Paper 2 topic the Cold War and Superpower Relations. The timeline can be adapted to use as a high resolution display, book insert or revision tool and is clearly presented to fit most students’ needs.
I have included both Power Point and PDF versions to suite your needs.
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.
UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types.
This 15-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 British Depth Study exam for Early Elizabethan England and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of the British Depth Study question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of [2 x 2]’ question type.
Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why [12]’ question type
Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree [16]’ question type.
Slide 12-15: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
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.
This pack of resources contains 16 A4 revision activity sheets suitable for Edexcel GCSE Early Elizabethan England. The resources are suitable for both home and classroom use and for students of all abilities.
The pack includes:
Activity 1: Gap fill Key Events of Elizabethan England Timeline
Activity 2: Elizabethan England Key Individuals Match Up
Activity 3: ‘Who are we?’ Quiz
Activity 4: ‘Who am I?’ Quiz
Activity 5: Elizabethan Key Events
Activity 6: Challenges Facing Elizabeth Diagram Fill
Activity 7: Religious Settlement Revision Worksheet
Activity 8: Key Term Glossary Fill Page 1
Activity 9: Key Term Glossary Fill Page 2
Activity 10: Snazzy Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz
Activity 11: Use Your Brain to Explain
Activity 12: Two Features Practice
Activity 13: What’s the Question?
Activity 14: Spanish Armada Crossword
Activity 15: Early Elizabethan Quiz Sheet 1
Activity 16: Early Elizabethan Quiz Sheet 2
I have produced 2 sets of fact sheets/knowledge organisers in line with the GCSE History specification for The USA, 1954-75: Conflict at home and abroad. Each fact sheet directly links to the Edexcel specification and therefore includes all of the subject knowledge needed for this course.
These resources can be used as a text book replacement for the classroom, home learning resources or for revision materials.
Set 1: This set is aimed at the mainstream mid-high ability students
Set 2: A slightly differentiated set of fact sheet for lower to mid ability students
In line with copyright rules, all images/vectors/clipart used in the resources are in the public domain and copyright free or have been attributed where needed in the notes. Several images are also copyright of RA Resources.
In this lesson, students have the opportunity to use a range of historical sources and the views of historians to decide how far Queen Mary I of England deserved the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’.
The lesson includes:
A range of starter and learning review tasks
Engaging background information about the reign of Mary I
A link to a great ‘Bloody Britain’ documentary about Mary I with a worksheet for students to complete while they watch
A Source sheet gives a variety of written and visual opinions about Mary I
An opportunity for students to complete their own summary about their view
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 lesson first allows students to explore the many stereotypes about Henry VIII and then study four historical sources and sour historical interpretations which may challenge these stereotypes. The lesson particularly examines the younger years of King Henry VIII. **
The lesson includes a starter task which explores the idea of stereotypes.
Students are then given brief background information about Henry VIII’s youth.
Students are then presented with a variety of sources and interpretations to use as part of a group or individual exercise whereby they infer information about Henry VIII from them.
As well as all of the resources needed, you will also get 2 x A4 printable worksheets for students to write their responses on.
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.
UPDATED 2024 This lesson examines the consequences of America dropping the atomic bomb and then the resulting telegrams which proved the suspicion between the USA and the Soviet Union after the war.
The resources include:
1 x A4 Workbook Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x main 18 slide Power Point
The lesson includes activities such as:
Previous lesson recap quiz to identify key terms
A ‘consequence’ practice exam question with exam advice
A printable worksheet as well as power point based tasks
Engaging background information to introduce the topic
A fact sheet which includes all of the information needed for the teaching of the lesson in line with the exam specification.
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 is a one page resource which acts as a revision tool for the Superpower Relations and Cold War topic. Students can easily see the whole topic on one sheet and use this to begin their revision and use the diagram as a checklist.
Student feedback has suggested that more able students liked how the diagram acted as an effective starting point for revision whereas weaker students liked how the diagram made revision for the topic seem more manageable.
This resource contains 20 slides which cover the whole Cold War & Superpower Relations topic. Each slide includes all the key information needed in line with the Edexcel GCSE specification.
These fact sheets can be used for revision or as information sheets for the teaching of the unit.
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.