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 bundle contains all of the resources you will need to teach the Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1 Historic Environment - ‘The British Sector of the Western Front, injuries, treatment and the trenches’
Lesson 1: An introduction to the Historic Environment
Lesson 2: The Western Front and the Trench System
Lesson 3: The Main Battles on the Western Front
Lesson 4: Transporting the Injured
Lesson 5: Treating Illness and Infection
Lesson 6: Wounds and Injuries
Lesson 7: RAMC, FANY and VAD
Lesson 8: The Chain of Evacuation
Lesson 9: The Context of Medicine Before the War
Lesson 10: Developments in the Treatment of Infections, Broken Bones inc. the use of X-Rays
Lesson 11: Developments in Blood Transfusion and Storage and Plastic Surgery.
This pack of resources contains 18 pages of A4 printable revision materials for students studying GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany. This pack is suitable for Edexcel, AQA and OCR
The pack contains the following revision activities:
A Weimar & Nazi Germany timeline event fill
Weimar & Nazi Germany key individual match up
Key definitions sheet
Key events revision sheet
Weimar Germany outline sheet
Munich Putsch event sort
Key glossary pages
Statistics quiz
Examples of ‘explain’ type questions
Key term crossword
The rise of the Nazi Party gap fill
Hitler’s Rise to power revision table and organiser
Life in Nazi Germany Quiz sheets
Persecution of Minority Groups Revision activities
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
This bundle of lessons contains all of my lessons covering the reign of the Stuart monarchy in Britain.
Carefully read the list below so you are fully aware of the lessons you are purchasing in this bundle:
Lesson 1: An introduction to the Stuart monarchs & events timeline.
Lesson 2: The reign and personality of King James I.
Lesson 3: The causes, events and consequences of the Gunpowder Plot, 1605.
Lesson 4: Was Oliver Cromwell a ‘hero’ or ‘monster’?
Lesson 5: What happened to Oliver Cromwell’s head?
Lesson 6: The causes of the English Civil War
Lesson 7: The belief in Witchcraft in the 1600s.
Lesson 8: The significance of Matthew Hopkins.
Lesson 9: Charles II - The ‘Merry Monarch’.
Lesson 10: The causes, events and consequences of the Great Fire of London
Lesson 11: The impact and events of the Great Plague.
Lesson 12: The Age of Discovery & Scientific Revolution.
Lesson 13: The Glorious Revolution - William and Mary
As always, positive feedback will be warmly welcomed.
**This resource pack contains plenty of activities and tasks which will allow students to learn and explain why so many people decided to go on a crusade during the middle ages. **
In this pack you get:
1 x Worksheet - Students categorise the various reasons why people went on the pilgrimate using a key
1 x Worksheet - Students write up an extended answer to the question @Explain two reasons why people went on a crusade’. Sentence starters and structure given.
- 1 x Main Power Point
Slide 1: Title slide - Explain why people went on a Crusade
Slide 2: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the background to the Crusades
Slide 3: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the causes of the crusades
Slide 4: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the role played by Pope Urban II
Slide 5: Starter Task - Which route would the students take to reach Jerusalem?
Slide 6: Introduction to the question - why did people decided to go on a crusade
Slide 7: Outline to the main task of categorising the reasons
Slide 8: Introduction to the main question and the use of the PEEL structure for historical extended writing
Slide 9: PEEL structure outline for a class model answer
Slide 10: An alternative poster task outline
Slides 11-13: Recapping key words about the crusades with answers revealed and a print out version
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
**This lesson allows students to identify and describe the many changes which happened in Britain during the period of the Industrial Revolution. The lesson allows students to contrast what Britain was like in c.1750 and by c.1900. **
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson learning aims
Slide 3: A slide to help students discuss and learn the definition of the term ‘Industrial Revolution’
Slide 4: An introduction to the changes of the Industrial Revolution
Slide 5: Lesson Warm Up Activity: What changes have you experienced in your lifetime?
Slide 6: Starter Activity: Spot the difference between the two paintings of Britain (c.1750 and c.1900)
Slide 7: Historical Source/Interpretation Activity
Slide 8: Documentary Link and Activity about the changes of the Industrial Revolution
Slide 9: An outline of the main learning task
Slide 10: Printable lesson fact sheet
Slide 11/12: Printable worksheets based on the fact sheet
Slide 13: Challenge Activity 1 – What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution?
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 15/16: Learning Review Quiz with answers revealed.
Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you.
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.
This 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 is a 44 page word document which includes all of the content needed for the Edexcel Paper 2 ‘Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-91’. The Unit has been divided into 20 main topics along with example exam questions and revision tasks at the end of each topic.
I have included the content page along with the resource so you can view the topic list for yourself, along with an image of a typical page of the revision guide.
**UPDATED 2024! This lesson provides a clear introduction to the skills and content needed for the unit Superpower Relations and the Cold War or for any lesson where you want to introduce the Cold War to your students. **
Key Questions for the lesson are:
What was the Cold War?
What was Capitalism and Communism?
What is meant by ‘West’ and ‘East’?
The resources include:
1 x A4 fact sheet about the Cold War (PPT & PDF)
The Main Power Point includes:
Clear lesson aims
A choice of visual starter tasks
A picture match up activity based on the main individuals and events of the Cold War era.
Cold War word fill with printable worksheets
Background information about the Cold War
Think & Discuss questions
Worksheets and activities
Learning Reviews
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
The first 9 lessons with everything you will need:
Lesson 1: The legacy of war and the creation of the Weimar Republic
Lesson 2: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic
Lesson 3: The Treaty of Versailles
Lesson 4: Challenges to the Weimar Republic
Lesson 5: The Ruhr and hyperinflation
Lesson 6: Recovery and Stresemann
Lesson 7: Improved living standards in Germany
Lesson 8: Women in Weimar Germany
Lesson 9: Culture in Weimar Germany
Active starter tasks.
Recap quizzes
Example exam questions
A fact sheet for each lesson
A revision sheet for each lesson
Interactive presentations
Exciting, bold graphics to keep student attention.
Example answers for analysis.
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**This lesson contains a variety of resources and activities to help students learn about the causes, events and overall impact of the Great Plague in England, 1665. **
For example, students will study the famous nursery rhyme, ‘Ring o’ Roses’, examine extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys, analyse the orders given by King Charles II to help prevent the spread of the plague, discuss the similarities between the plague and recent Covid outbreak, analyse various sources and statistics about the Great Plague and have an opportunity to create their own poster warning people about the plague.
The lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, warm up start activities, printable resources, and learning reviews as well as engaging background information and challenge questions for higher ability students. There is a choice of printable resources to suit different ages and abilities. The lesson is mainly aimed at KS3 students between the ages of 11-14 but can easily be adapted for younger or older students.
Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you.
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.
This is a 109 page Edexcel workbook is ideal for revision, student catch up, classroom use or home learning.
It covers the whole thematic Crime and Punishment
The workbook contains:
Useful key term glossary
Useful Crime & Punishment timeline
Fact Sheets for each lesson/topic area
2-3 question sheets for each lesson/topic area
Example Exam Questions throughout
**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 resource can be used as an effective visual guide to the main events studied in the Edexcel course. The timeline can be used as a book insert, revision tool or display poster and has been categorised into the main themes of the study for students to see the main events in Weimar Germany and policies carried out by the Nazis.
You will receive:
1 x full colour poster timeline
1 x black and white timeline which students can use to colour code their own key
1 x PDF file of the above resources.
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource useful.
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 bundle contains
Lesson 14 - Detente, SALT 1, Helsinki, SALT 2
Lesson 15 - The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Lesson 16 - President Reagan and the Star Wars Programme
Lesson 17 - Mikhail Gorbachev’s ‘New Thinking’
Lesson 18 - The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A jam packed 4 lesson bundle to allow students to access resources and information for Unit 2 of Edexcel GCSE History Cold War and Superpower Relations.
**Lesson 10: **The Berlin Crisis, Berlin Ultimatum (1958)
**Lesson 11: **The building of the Berlin Wall (1961)
**Lesson 12: **The Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis.
**Lesson 13: **The Prague Spring and Brezhnev Doctrine (1968)
**This lesson allows students to use a wide range of sources to investigate the events of the Christmas truce during 1914. Students will use evidence from the diaries and letters of soldiers from both sides who experienced the ceasefire and build a picture of what happened.
They will then use this knowledge to evaluate the usefulness and historical accuracy of modern interpretations of the truce such as adverts, films and music videos.**
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you enter warm up discussion tasks – what is a truce and why might a truce happen?
Slide 4: Starter Task – Analysis of an illustration of the truce from the London Illustrated News, 1915.
Slide 5-8: Activity 1 – History Detectives! Students should be placed in pairs or groups and given the two packs of sources. They then record their findings about the truce on a printable worksheet also provided on slide 8.
Slide 9-10: Activity 2: Extended reading & comprehension task based on an extended source about the truce from Sergeant Bryans. Printable worksheet provided.
Slide 11-12: Activity 3: Evaluating modern interpretations of the Truce – Students given the links to various modern interpretations of the truce and are guided through assessing their accuracy, usefulness and purpose.
Side 13: Challenge Questions
Slide 14: Learning Review – Christmas Tree Recap!
I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued.
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This bundle of lessons and resources contain three individual lessons about the Spanish Armada. The three lessons cover: the causes of the Spanish Invasion of England in 1588, the events of the Spanish Invasion and the reasons why the Spanish were defeated by the English. Each lesson comes with a variety of fact sheets, printable worksheets, easy to access background information and a number of activities and discussion tasks suited to a range of ages and abilities. These lessons are also available individually.
Lesson 1: The Causes of the Spanish Invasion of England:
1 x main lesson Power Point
1 x Francis Drake Homework Sheet
1 x Writing Frame
Lesson 2: The events of the Spanish Invasion of England:
1 x main lesson Power Point
1 x Spanish Armada crossword
1 x A4 Tracking Map/Sheet
Lesson 3: The Reasons for the Spanish Defeat:
1 x main lesson PowerPoint
1 x A4 set of fact sheets
1 x A4 set of differentiated fact sheets
1 x A4 writing frame
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 takes a look at three main questions:
- Why did Hitler have to think very carefully about his policies towards the Christian faiths in Germany?
- What did the Nazi regime do? (The concordat and the Reich Church)
- What was the outcome for the Christian Churches in Germany.
This lesson includes:
- Clear learning aims/targets
- Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities
- Printable worksheets
- Engaging background information
- Challenge tasks
- Exam links
- Learning Review
- Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
This first look at the youth of Germany has a focus on the Hitler Youth groups. There are 4 source and interpretation questions towards the end of the lesson
This lesson includes:
Clear learning aims/targets
Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities
Printable worksheets
Engaging background information
Challenge tasks
Exam links
Learning Review
Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.