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.
Students will learn about the events which led to the Battle of Hastings by creating their own storyboard/cartoon strip.
Starter: Students infer information about the events from an infographic
Background: Students led through the various events with a series of interactive and entertaining information slides.
**Task: **Students are given a sheet to place the events they have just heard about in the correct chronological order.
Task 2: Students are given a success criteria to help them plan and then create their own storyboard/cartoon strip about the events which led to the Battle of Hastings.
Assessment: Once completed, students self or peer assess their work based on the criteria.
Recap Quiz: Can be used mid way through the task
Challenge Tasks: Which ask the students to evaluate what they have just learned about the events.
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, students will fully understand the events which led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and how the assassination then triggered the First World War. Students have various learning options such as creating a timeline of the key events, creating a storyboard, analysing historical interpretations and explaining how each country became involved in the First World War.
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 come in warmup activity – Analysis of an illustration of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Slide 4: Discussion about the definition of ‘assassination’.
Slide 5-6: Starter Task 1: A recap knowledge quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 7: Image led background information about the location of the Balkans and key places such as Bosnia, Serbia and Sarajevo.
Slide 8: Background information about the events in Sarajevo.
Side 9: A fact sheet covering all the information needed for the lesson.
Slide 10-11: Activity 1: Students create a timeline of the main events of the assassination and the steps towards war. Print out included.
Slide 12-13: Activity 2: A series of questions and sentence starters which ask students to explain why each country became involved in the war and the Domino Theory. Printable worksheet included.
Slide 14: Activity 3: A printable storyboard for students to complete using the fact sheet.
Slide 15-16: Activity 4: A higher ability challenge task based on the various interpretations about the causes of war. Printable worksheet included.
Slide 17: Follow Up Challenge Task – A cartoon showing the causes of the First World War and Domino Effect – cartoon analysis.
Slide 18: Links to three useful clips/videos covering the events of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Slide 19-20: Learning Review Quiz with answers
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 lesson gives students a basic overview of the Whitechapel Historic Environment and introduces them to the knowledge and skills needed for the exam.
The lesson includes:
An introduction to the three question types
A ‘Metropolitan Police Examination’ to establish student prior knowledge and promote interest
Examples of the basic follow up questions
A useful sheet containing the source types which students can use for the ‘Follow Up’ question
The overall aims 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.
This is the first of 10 lessons which cover the Historic Environment of the Paper 1 Unit Migrants in Britain c.800 - Present Day. The lesson provides an introduction to the unit as well as useful practice tasks which focus on the use of sources.
This is a free resource which will hopefully introduce you to the rest of the resources which are available for this topic.
2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all 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.
I am also happy for you to contact me via email (raschoolresources@gmail.com) regarding the original resources I created for this this/unit which include a greater number of photographic sources to aid your students’ understanding of the topic.
This is the first lesson of Edexcel’s Paper 3 Modern Depth Study topic The USA, 1954-1975: Conflict at Home & Abroad.
The lesson provides a useful outline for students of the issues of racism, discrimination and segregation in the USA, in particular in the South. You will have no need for any text books as all resources and information (in the form of a fact sheet) are provided in the lesson.
Slide 1: Title slide - Discrimination and Segregation in the South in 1950s USA
Slide 2: Key Question included in the lesson
Slide 3: Essential key term match up & discussion activity
Slide 4: Sources Inference starter task
Slide 5: A clear map of America showing the areas known as the South and Deep South
Slide 6: A blank, printable map of America for students to shade and identify key states
Slide 7-9: Background information about discrimination and segregation in the USA during the 1950s.
Slide 10: ‘Pause, think & discuss’ questions
Slides 11-13: Usefulness and Inference practice sources and questions linked to the exam skills
Slide 14: Student Question/Worksheet for the lesson
Slide 15: An alternative creative task
Slides 16-17: Learning Review activity with answers revealed
Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet
Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.
This lesson introduces the AQA Thematic Study, Britain: Health and the People. Students are provided with a choice of activities to get them thinking about the history of medicine and healthcare over time such as timelines, multiple choice quiz sheets and match up tasks. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
I will be producing more of these lessons over the coming weeks!!
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – The Legacy of the Slave Trade
Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims
Slide 3: Starter discussion and diagram fill
Slide 4-7: An overview of the main question types for this topic.
Slide 8: Diagram – What factors caused changes to medicine and healthcare in Britain? Slide 9: Activity 1 - A basic timeline of the main periods covered in the Thematic Study Slide 10: Activity 2 – Printable timeline activity.
Slide 11-13: Activity 3 – Medicine and healthcare key term quiz (with answers and printable sheets)
Slide 14-17: Activity 4 – Match Up Task of key individuals and their achievements
Slide 18: Follow up challenge questions (also suitable for a learning review)
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.
Level: GCSE
Exam Board: Edexcel 1-9
**Lesson Summary: **The lesson has a focus on the powers of the king, Edward the Confessor and questions how much power he had as king (his strengths and limitations).
Slide 1: Opening slide with Learning Aim
Slide 2: Learning Achievements graded for progress through the lesson.
Slide 3: Recap: 12 questions from the previous learning about Anglo-Saxon society. This can be displayed on screen or printed for students.
Slide 4: Recap quiz answers revealed one by one.
**Slide 5: **Starter/background - students need to discuss what powers they believe an Anglo-Saxon king would have over his people. Extention questions also given which link to modern day powers of the monarchy.
**Slide 6: **Background information and picture quiz. Students to study the pictures/clip art and use them to suggest which powers the king had at the time.
Slide 7: Background information - revealed the main powers of the king, Edward the Confessor (see image).
Slide 8: Sorting task. There are 20 statements about the powers of the king. Students have to sort them into the categories: powers of the king, weaknesses of the king and duties of the people towards the king.
Slide 9: Sorting task answers revealed. This can also open up some debate so answers not 100% concrete.
**Slide 10: **Questions to track student progress and understanding. Extention questions also provided in a ‘How far…’ format with advice about how to answer this type of question with a balanced answer.
**Slide 11: **Exam focus question ‘Describe two features of Edward the Confessor’s power in 1060’.
Slide 12: Exam focus layout for teacher to print out ready for the students to write on. In line with Edexcel exam paper.
Slide 13: Recap of key terms from the lesson.
Slide 14: Fact sheet for the lesson which can be used as a revision tool, recap sheet or solely for the lesson itself without the need for the text books.
2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. At times, the images I have wanted to use have been restricted and so you may wish to use your own. 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 students to examine the main three candidates for the King of England after the death of Edward the Confessor. Students evaluate the candidates using a series of fact files. They then explain which candidate would be the most suitable.
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes starter tasks, printable worksheets, differentiated, challenge and extension tasks.
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 lesson helps students explain why Eisenhower and the USA had a greater involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1960. As a part of this, students are introduced to the ideas of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and growth of the Vietcong in South Vietnam.
Included in the lesson:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3-4: Previous Lesson Recap - A timeline task where students have to place key events in the correct chronological order.
Slide 5-10: Animated and engaging background information about the US involvement in Vietnam including the explanation of the ‘Domino Theory’ , ‘Containment’ and ‘Limited War’.
Slide 11: Optional Creative Poster Task instructions
Slide 12: Question slide
Slide 13: Printable question sheet
Slide 14-15: Example 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question
Slide 16: Example Inference exam question
Slide 17-18: Lesson Review with answers included
Slide 19-20: Two lesson fact sheets based on the Edexcel specification
I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson.
Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. A number of clipart images have also been purchased for commercial use from ‘Artsy Bee Kids’. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.
This lesson examines the main events of the Tet Offensive in 1968 and also includes the whole range of source and interpretation practice exam questions for this paper.
The lesson itself includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3: Previous Learning Recap - Source Inference about Operation Rolling Thunder
Slide 4-5: Previous Learning Recap Quiz about US tactics in Vietnam with answers revealed
Slide 6-7: Background information about the Tet Offensive and how it was a shock to the US military.
Slide 8: Printable lesson worksheet with a wide range of factual and interpretation based questions
Slide 9-11: Practice Exam Question - ‘How useful’ with print out question sheets
Slide 12-16: Practice Exam Questions - ‘Interpretation’ style questions with hints and student answer sheets
Slide 17-19: Photographs showing events of the Tet Offensive with written descriptions
Slide 20: Learning Review table - the successes and failures for both sides of the Tet Offensive
Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz with answers revealed
Slide 23-24: Lesson Fact sheets based on the Edexcel specification
I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson.
Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. A number of clipart images have also been purchased for commercial use from ‘Artsy Bee Kids’. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.
Level: GCSE History
Exam Board: Edexcel 1-9
Lesson Summary:
Slide 1: Learning Aim (To describe how Anglo-Saxon England was governed and controlled)
Slide 2: Learning Outcomes/Achievements: A rough guide to the grading system based on GCSE criteria for this lesson.
Slide 3: Recap: Who am I? Students are given descriptions of people and groups from previous lessons and have to use this description to write down who they are. Answers also revealed as the slide continues.
Slide 4: Starter: A series of questions asks the students to think about government, law and order and control today.
Slide 5: Background - an introduction about what the lesson will cover and what the students will know by the end.
Slide 6: Background - this slide covers the main new methods/key terms to describe how Anglo-Saxon England was controlled.
Slide 7: Background - As with slide 6 but further, brief information about each one revealed for note making or brief introduction.
Slide 8: Background - This slide covers the role and responsibility of the king with an explanation of ‘The King’s Peace’.
Slide 9: Task - A basic task sheet for the students to complete based on the methods of control and government. The fact sheet can be used directly for this or the Pearson book (pages 14 - 16)
Slide 10: Alternative Task: A diagram in the form of a hierarchy where students record the various levels used to maintain control.
Slide 11: Alternative diagram task (this sheet has been further differentiated to help weaker students)
Slide 12: Exam Practice Question - Describe two features of law and order in Anglo-Saxon England. [4]
Slide 13: Exam Practice Question answer sheets in the style of the exam paper for two 4 marker questions based on this lesson.
Slide 14: Recap/Plenary - Bingo Game - all instructions given for teachers and students on the slide.
Slide 15: Teacher copy of the Bingo questions needed for the plenary game on slide 14.
Slide 16: Lesson Fact Sheet.
This lesson examines the impact of Caribbean culture in Notting Hill during the years c.1948-1970. The lesson includes a fact sheet with all the subject content needed for the lesson and so there is no requirement for any text book.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3-4: Recap Task - Filling in the missing words with answers revealed.
Slide 5: Printable version of the recap task for students
Slide 6: Worksheet - Students use the questions on the worksheet with the fact sheet to gain the basic facts about Caribbean culture in Notting Hill.
Slide 7: Source Worksheet - Students are given a set of questions about Caribbean culture which they answer from studying 6 sources on the sheet.
Slide 8-12 Photographic sources of Caribbean culture in Notting Hill
Slide 13-14: Example ‘Two features’ questions with student writing frame
Slides 15-20: Example ‘How useful’ questions with model answers, structure tips and student writing frame.
Slides 21-24: Example ‘Follow Up’ questions with model answer, structure tips and examples of sources which can be used to ‘follow up’.
Slide 25-26: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed on slide 26.
Slide 27: Lesson Information Fact Sheet
This is the final lesson of the unit and examines further black activism in the case of Frank Crichlow and the trial of the Mangrove Nine. The lesson includes a fact sheet containing all the subject content needed to teach the lesson. Therefore, there is no requirement for any text books.