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 lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s downfall:
What events led to the downfall of Thomas Wolsey?
How can we explain the reasons?
Which of these reasons was the most significant?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
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**The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable worksheet diagram
1x A4 printable worksheet – dismissal letter to Wolsey
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – The reasons for the Fall of Wolsey by 1529.
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: Why might politicians be fired in the modern world?
Slide 4-6: Learning Recap 1: Students match up the key terms linked to their learning about Thomas Wolsey. Answers revealed and this also includes a printable worksheet.
Slide 7-9: Starter Task: Students study 6 historical interpretations about Wolsey’s fall from power to get an idea of what the historians blame for his downfall.
Slide 10-11: Background information: The key moments after Wolsey’s dismissal to his death in late 1529.
Slide 12: Background Information: An outline of the main reasons for Wolsey’s fall from power.
Slide 13-14: Task 1: A task which asks students to summerise the main reasons for the downfall in the format of an A4 table or optional diagram.
Slide 15: Optional Creative Writing Task – Write Henry’s dismissal letter to Wolsey. A4 writing frame included.
Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Tasks: 4 higher level questions based on the lesson.
Side 17: Example exam questions
Slide 18-19: Learning Review 1 Activity – A mega Blockbusters style quiz aimed at the whole class.
Slide 20: Lesson Fact Sheet
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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.
In this lesson, students will be able to investigate the brief marriage between Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16
This lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry and Jane’s marriage:
Why did Henry marry Jane so soon after Anne Boleyn’s death?
Why was Jane’s birth to a baby boy so significant for Henry?
What influence did Jane and her family have on Henry and Edward?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification 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 – Jane Seymour: Marriage, childbirth & Influence on Henry
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: A numeracy/mathematical activity based on Henry’s age when he married.
Slide 4-5: Recap Quiz: Students will decide if the statement best describes Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn or both. Answers given.
Slide 6: Starter Question: Why was having a healthy baby boy so important to Henry?
Slide 7: Source Analysis: Students study a painting of Henry, Edward and Jane Seymour and answer questions based on the image and its reliability.
Slide 8-9: Background information – An overview of why Henry no longer had any legitimate heirs by 1536. This also covers the Act of Succession and Henry Fitzroy (Henry’s illegitimate son).
Slide 10-11: Task 1 – A basic worksheet for students to complete which directly links to the fact sheet at the end of the lesson.
Slide 12: Task 2 – How successful was the marriage between Henry VIII and Jane Seymour? A table-based activity.
Slide 13: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 14: Example Exam Questions
Slide 15-17: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed and a printable sheet
Slide 18: Lesson fact sheet
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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.
In this lesson, students will be able to investigate the main reasons for Anne Boleyn’s downfall and her eventual execution in 1536. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16
This lesson examines the following questions relating to Anne Boleyn:
What crimes was Anne Boleyn accused of?
How had Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII’s relationship declined by 1536?
What were the main reasons for the downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable worksheet – Why was Anne Boleyn executed?
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Why was Anne Boleyn executed in 1536?
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: Methods of execution in the 1500s.
Slide 4-5: As You Enter Warm Up 2: Students analyse two illustrations of Anne Boleyn’s execution and look out for similarities and differences.
Slide 6-7: Learning Recap: Nine questions from the topic so far which link to this lesson. Answers revealed.
Slide 8: Background Information: What happened during Anne Boleyn’s final days?
Slide 9: Task 1 – Students sort the reasons for Anne Boleyn’s downfall and execution. This links to the additional A4 worksheet.
Slide 10-11: Task 2 – The role of key individuals in Anne downfall. A printable worksheet included.
Slide 12: Role Play Activity & Instructions
Slide 13: Challenge Source Analysis Task
Slide 14: Higher Level Challenge Task – How do all the reasons for Anne Boleyn’s execution link to each other?
Slide 15: Lesson Follow Up Questions
Slide 16: Example exam/assessment questions
Slide 17 – 18: Learning Review Quiz – with answers revealed
Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet
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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 helps students identify the consequences and importance of the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
The lesson resources include:
1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson!
1 x Main Power Point Lesson
The main Power Point includes?
RECAP: Two versions of a card sorting task (see image) which asks students to organise events and key terms into ‘east’ and ‘west’.
STARTER: A filling in the missing terms starter to recap the Berlin Crisis and link to the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Answers revealed and animated for student peer/self assessment.
DISCUSSION: An A4 chart which statistics about the two military alliances. The students have to work together to infer meaning from the chart.
BACKGROUND: A teacher led, animated version of events with a clear map to show the two military alliance sides.
TASK 1 AND 2: A letter to be written from the leaders of each country to their alliance members. Each short letter will outline the aims of the military alliance and its reason for being created. Instructions given on the sheet.
EXAMPLE EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Berlin Crisis for the development of the Cold War [8] Two examples are given and students need to provide reasons for one answer being better than the other.
RECAP QUIZ: Is the fact about NATO or the Warsaw Pact?
FACT SHEET: An A4 printable fact sheet with all information needed for the lesson. This will save the use of the text book.
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.
This lesson presents a number of tasks for the student to complete to gain an understanding of the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the consequences of the crisis for the development of the Cold War.
The lesson resources include:
1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson!
1 x Main Power Point Lesson
The main PowerPoint includes:
RECAP: Class clip from BBC Bitesize and map showing the location of Cuba in relation to the key areas of the Cold War so far.
BACKGROUND: 12 clearly presented slides covering the main events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis if you would like to take the students through this in presentation format. Each slide animated to bring in information step by step. Each slide begins with a connective phrase which will be useful for the students in their narrative accounts.
TASK SHEET 1: A basic comprehension sheet for students to either fill in or use to show their understanding in their book. (Printable).
TASK SHEET 2: A storyboard style sheet which includes 10 boxes with key terms for each stage which students can use to analyse the links between the events. (Printable)
TASK SHEET 3: A worksheet which asks the students to think about the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis and develop an explanation for each one. An example is given for the students to see the difference between their ‘point’ and the ‘explanation’ of this point.
CHALLENGE TASK: Students asked to identify and explain key turning points in the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
EXAM QUESTIONS: 3 example exam questions which can be based around this topic (Consequences, narrative account and importance).
PLENARY: Students handed a storyboard of events which has been mixed up - they should correct the order of the events.**
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.
This lesson examines the developments of the modern police force, especially in terms of its specialisation.
**PowerPoint 1: **
A series of worksheets and exam question sheets
**PowerPoint 2: **
Slide 1 - To explain the development and increased specialisation of the police since c.1900
Slide 2-4: The story of the police so far - a filling in the missing key terms activity with printable student handout.
Slide 5-6: Starter timeline activity - can students place the developments of the police into the correct order?
Slide 7-11: Background information and teacher led activities based upon themes such as crime prevention, neighbourhood watch, PCSOs and police specialisation.
Slide 12-13: Activity - students match the specialist unit to theor description.
Slide 14: Printable worksheet and table
Slide 15: A set of 3 challenge tasks
Slide 16-19: Practice exam questions
Slide 20: Learning review activity
Slide 21-22: Lesson Fact Sheets
To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.
This lesson asks why King Henry VIII had so many wives. Students first collect information about Henry’s relationship with his six wives. They use this to help them analyse what made the marriages a success or failure. Plenty of printable worksheets, tables and timelines included!
This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering Henry VIII and his six wives. It can also be used to help students analyse the art of the Tudors.
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:
Resource 1: A4 printable worksheets for students to create their own timeline of Henry’s marriages.
Resource 2: Power Point
Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII have so many wives?
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up Activity: Discussion questions about marriages today with challenge questions included.
Slide 4-5: Lesson Warm Up 2: A true or false quiz about marriage in Tudor England – with answers revealed and explained.
Slide 6: Starter Task – ‘Which Wife When?’ – Students have to name and order the six wives of Henry VIII.
Slide 7: Background information about who the wives of Henry VIII were.
Slide 8-9: Printable fact sheets about the wives of Henry VIII
Side 10-11: Task: Fact File instructions and printable worksheet
Slide 12: Analysis questions – Which marriages were the most and least successful and how can we measure this?
Slide 13: Evaluation Question and Extended Writing – Why did Henry VIII have so many wives?
Slide 14: Challenge Questions
Slide 15-16: Learning Review Activity – Which wife? Answers revealed.
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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 examines the following questions relating to Henry’s marriage with Catherine of Aragon:
Why did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Aragon?
What was the marriage between Henry and Catherine like?
Why did Henry VIII want to annul the marriage with Catherine of Aragon by 1527?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable worksheet/diagram of the reasons for the annulment
1x A4 printable worksheet explaining the reasons
1x A4 printable worksheet based on historical interpretations of Catherine of Aragon.
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII Annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3-4: As You Enter Warm Up: Divorce in the modern world discussion and quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 5-6: Learning Recap 1: Catherine of Aragon multiple choice quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 7: Key Term Explanation: What is the difference between divorce and annulment?
Slide 8: Background information: Portraits of Catherine and Anne Boleyn.
Slide 9: Interpretation Task: What is the difference between the two historical interpretations of Catherine of Aragon?
Slide 10: Task 1: The reasons for the annulment activity and challenge questions.
Slide 11: Task 2: An optional creative writing task.
Side 12: Example exam questions
Slide 13-14: Learning Review Quiz with answers
Slide 15: Lesson fact sheet
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 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 examines the following questions relating to Henry’s annulment:
Why did Henry VIII want an annulment to his marriage with Catherine of Aragon?
What were the reasons for the failure to gain an annulment?
Which of these reasons was the most significant?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable worksheet/diagram of the reasons for the failure
1x A4 printable worksheet learning review
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Henry’s failure to gain an annulment by 1529.
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: Students to examine and describe a painting of the annulment hearing. They will return to this at the end of the lesson.
Slide 4: Learning Recap 1: Students use images to help them recap reasons why Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
Slide 5-6: Learning Recap 2: Useful recap questions with added challenge questions linked to the lesson. Answers revealed.
Slide 7: Background information: A slide showing the key individuals responsible for the failure of the annulment.
Slide 8: Task 1: An explanation of the main sorting task which helps explain the reasons for the failure – links to the A4 explanation sheet.
Slide 9: Task 2: A task which asks students to summerise the main reasons for the failure in the format of a table.
Slide 10: Follow Up Challenge Tasks: 5 higher level questions based on the lesson.
Side 11: Example exam questions
Slide 12: Learning Review 1 Activity
Slide 13: Learning Review 2 Activity (links to the A4 worksheet)
Slide 14: Lesson Fact Sheet
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 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 examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s foreign policy:
What were Wolsey’s main foreign policy successes and why?
What were Wolsey’s main foreign policy failures and why?
Was Wolsey’s foreign policy mainly a success or failure?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable worksheet
3x A4 printable timelines of events (various abilities)
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – The successes and failures of Wolsey’s Foreign Policy.
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3-4: As You Enter Warm Up: The Geography of Europe in the 1500s activity – with answers revealed.
Slide 5-7: Learning Recap 1: Key term match up activity with printable student worksheet.
Slide 8-9: Learning Recap 2: Recapping Wolsey’s foreign policy aims – fill the missing words with answers revealed.
Slide 10: Background information: A map outlining the main countries/nations in Europe in 1515 and how they were a threat to England.
Slide 11: Starter Task 1: What would you advise Henry to do? – Multiple choice problem solving and discussion task.
Slide 12: Source Analysis: Images and questions about the ‘Field of the Cloth of Gold’.
Slide 13: Task 1 – Explanation of the timeline activity.
Side 14: Task 2 – Wolsey’s successes and failures table
Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 16: Example exam questions
Slide 17-18: Learning Review quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet linked to the Edexcel specification.
Slide 20: Return to the starter task – what did Henry and England do?
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 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 examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s foreign policy aims:
What were Wolsey’s foreign policy aims?
What was the purpose of Wolsey’s foreign policy aims?
What was Europe like during the reign of Henry VIII?
What were the threats from other countries in Europe?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable map-based worksheet
1x A4 printable worksheet to explain the threats to England from Europe
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey’s Foreign Policy Aims
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up Question: Why is war expensive?
Slide 4-5: Starter Task 1: The Geography of Europe in the 1500s activity – with answers revealed.
Slide 6-7: Previous Learning Recap – 8 multiple choice questions from the topic so far which will also help with the subject knowledge for this lesson.
Slide 8: Starter Task 2 – Should Wolsey aim for war or peace with his foreign policy?
Slide 9: Task 1 – Source analysis activity
Slide 10: Background information – Map based information about each of the European nations during the 1500s.
Slide 11: Task 2 – Worksheet based activity
Side 12: Task 3 – Explaining the threats to Henry VIII and England in the 1500s – links to the A4 worksheet
Slide 13: Task 4 – Explaining Wolsey’s foreign policy aims.
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 15: Example exam question – ‘Two features’.
Slide 16-17: Learning Review Activity
Slide 18: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 19: Original Map which can be edited for personal use.
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 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 examines the following questions relating to Wolsey:
Who was Thomas Wolsey and what was his background?
What main events led to his rise to power in Henry VIII’s government?
Why did Thomas Wolsey gain so much power at the start of Henry VIII’s reign?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 blank timeline to outline the main events in Wolsey’s rise to power
1x A4 worksheet to help students categorise the main reasons for Wolsey’s rise to power.
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Henry VIII & Wolsey – Why did Wolsey Rise to Power?
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3-4: Previous learning Recap activities
Slide 5: As You Enter Warm Up – What kind of person would make a suitable advisor to Henry VIII?
Slide 6-7: Starter – Analysis of historical interpretations about Wolsey. Also includes a printable worksheet for students to complete.
Slide 8: Task 1 – Thomas Wolsey Timeline instructions
Slide 9-12: Task 2 – Key Term Activities with printable worksheet
Slide 13: Task 3 – Explaining Wolsey’s rise to power (linked to additional A4 worksheet
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Side 15: Example Exam Questions
Slide 16-17: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed
Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
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 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.
In this lesson, students will learn about the location of the Western Front and be able to identify and explain the various features of a First World War trench.
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.
Slide 4: Starter Task 1: What can students infer (learn) about a trench from the photograph?
Slide 5: Starter Task 2: What can students infer (learn) about a trench from the photograph and how is it different from the image in the previous slide?
Slide 6-8: Image led background information about the location of the Western Front.
Slide 9: Image led background information about the trench system from a bird’s eye view.
Side 10: A fully labelled and clear diagram showing the cross section of a typical trench.
Slide 11-12: Activity 1: Creating a diagram on a First World War trench – printable student worksheet included.
Slide 13: Activity 2: The purpose of a trench
Slide 14: Activity 3: Explaining the importance of a trench – writing frame included.
Slide 15: Follow up challenge questions
Slide 16-17: Learning Review 1 with answers revealed
Slide 18-19: Learning Review 2 with answers revealed
Slide 20: Bonus fact sheet covering all the information from the lesson.
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.
In this lesson, students will study the causes, events and impact of the Reformation in Europe in the early 1500s. The lesson focusses on the actions of Martin Luther and explains the main criticisms that some people had about the Catholic Church. The lesson then covers the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Church and methods of worship.
This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VII/VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering the Reformation.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
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The lesson includes the following:**
Slide 1: Title slide – The Reformation
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3-4: Lesson Warm Up – What was the role and importance of the Church in Christian society before 1500? Picture based activity.
Slide 5-6: Background Information about the importance of the Church in the early 1500s.
Slide 7: Discussion Question – Why did the Roman Catholic Church have so much influence over people by c.1500?
Slide 8-9: Starter Task: Printing Press Illustration and background information about the impact of the printing press on religion.
Slide 10: Background Information about the actions of Martin Luther
Side 11-12: Background Information about the main criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church and Reformation.
Slide 13-14: Activity 1: Place the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Church in the table. Answers given.
Slide 15: Useful clips and further reading links
Slide 16-17: Printable fact sheet with questions
Slide 18: Activity 2: Creative Historical Writing Task – A letter from Martin Luther
Slide 19: Activity 3: Historical Source analysis
Slide 20: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 21-23: Learning Review – Key Term Match Up & Definitions
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.
**In this lesson, students will be able to examine the main events which led to King Henry VIII’s Break from Rome. The lesson will cover Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, why he wanted a divorce from Catherine and the reasons why Henry fell out with the Roman Catholic Church to form his own Church of England. **
The lesson includes a range of activities such as a timeline task, word sort and source analysis and printable student worksheets are included throughout.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII Break Away from the Roman Catholic Church?
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Marriage and Divorce in the modern era discussion.
Slide 4-5: Starter Task: Source analysis about the relationship and marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon in the early years. Printable student handout also included.
Slide 6-7: Activity 1: Reading – Students will be given a fun and informative fact sheet about the events of the Break from Rome.
Slide 8: Activity 2: Timeline of the Break from Rome instructions.
Slide 9-11: Activity 3: Key term match up with answers given and printable handout included.
Side 12: Activity 4: Explaining the facts question sheet aimed at higher ability students to challenge their understanding.
Slide 13-14: Activity 5: Crossword with answers and printable handout.
Slide 15-16: Learning Review – Order the main events of the Break from Rome – answers provided.
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This lesson examines the following questions relating to the Amicable Grant:
What was the Amicable Grant?
Why was the Amicable Grant required?
Why was the Amicable Grant controversial?
What were the consequences of the Amicable Grant?
How did it contribute towards Wolsey’s downfall?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable worksheet
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey and the Amicable Grant
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3-4: Previous Learning Recap: Recapping Wolsey’s Reforms (Enclosure, Finances, the Eltham Ordinances & Justice). Answers revealed.
Slide 5: As You Enter Warm Up: Do you know the tax system today?
Slide 6-8: Starter – Three problem solving questions with multiple choice answers for students to reason. Answers revealed for what actually happened.
Slide 9-10: Background Information – including a simple map of Europe to show the Holy Roman Empire.
Slide 11-12: Task 1 – Storyboard task with instructions and printable sheet
Slide 13: Task 2 – Link to the A4 worksheet
Slide 14: Task 3 – Source Inference (aimed at higher ability)
Side 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 16: Example Exam Questions
Slide 17: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
Slide 18-19: Learning Review Crossword – with answers revealed.
Slide 20: Original Map which can be edited for personal use.
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This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s Reforms:
What were Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances and justice?
What were the Eltham Ordinances?
How successful and effective were Wolsey’s reforms?
Why did Wolsey’s reforms anger the rich?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification 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 – Thomas Wolsey’s Reforms
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up: What is a tax and which type of tax is the fairest?
Slide 4-5: Thomas Wolsey Recap True or False Quiz – 12 statements with answer and explanations revealed.
Slide 6: Starter – A focus on the key terms of the lesson.
Slide 7-10: Background Information – Each slide gives a basic overview of Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances, justice and the Eltham Ordinances.
Slide 11-12: Task – A table for students to make notes about each reform, its aims and successes and failures.
Slide 13: Follow Up Task – A detailed analysis of Wolsey’s financial reforms – a link to Maths
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Side 15: Example Exam Questions
Slide 16-17: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed
Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
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This lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry VIII:
How did Henry VIII become King of England in 1509?
What were Henry VIII’s main aims as king?
What was Henry’s leadership style and his attitude to kingship?
What were Henry’s strengths and weaknesses at the start of his reign.
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s aims as the King of England
1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s strengths and weaknesses
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Henry’s Accession to the throne – his strengths and weaknesses.
Slide 2-3: As You Enter Warm Up – Two slightly different warm up tasks which ask students to think about and discuss what characteristics they think a Tudor & modern-day monarch should have.
Slide 4-5: Starter – Source analysis task about Henry VIII’s personality with additional printable worksheet.
Slide 6-16: Task 1 - Students are taken through 5 scenarios as Henry Tudor and asked which scenario they would pick. Answers and explanations included along with challenge questions for each scenario.
Slide 17: Task 2 – Henry’s aims as king activity (linked to A4 worksheet)
Slide 18: Task 3 – Henry’s strengths and weaknesses activity (linked to A4 worksheet)
Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Side 20: Example Exam Questions
Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed
Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
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The main focus of the lesson is the role and contributions of women to Britain’s war effort during World War One. Students will examine both the positive and negative experiences of women during the war, be able to describe the various roles that women took on and then carry out their own research into the topic.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
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The lesson includes the following:**
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you enter warm up – Discussion about the statement, ‘Most of the History we learn in school is about men’.
Slide 4: Starter Task 1: Women in Propaganda during the First World War.
Slide 5: Starter Task 2: Gender roles in 1914
Slide 6-7: Activity 1: Data analysis (including printable worksheet) about the employment figures of women in work between 1914-1919.
Slide 8-9: Activity 2: The experiences of women in the war – students read statements and mark if they show a positive or negative experience of war.
Side 10-17: Image based background information about the role of women during the First World War.
Slide 18-20: Activity 3 – A guided research task. Links are given to useful websites as well as useful documentary clips. Students are given a number of areas they can research.
Slide 21: Useful websites for the research and further reading
Slide 22: Useful short documentary clips
Slide 13: Challenge Tasks
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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.
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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?
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