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 causes, events and consequences of the Notting Hill Race Riots in August 1958.
Like with every other lesson in this unit, the resource includes a fact sheet which contains all the subject content needed for the lesson and therefore the lesson does not require the use of any text books.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3: Recap Task - Students have to analyse a political cartoon of the time to help them recap their prior knowledge of racism in the police in the 1950s.
Slide 4: Starter Task - Students use a photograph of the mixed race couple involved in the build up to the riots and examine why their relationship may have caused tension at the time. Prompt questions are given.
Slide 5: Discussion and information slide about the reasons why there was building racial tension in Notting Hill in the 1950s.
Slides 6-10: Background information and photographs outlining the events of the Notting Riots of 1958.
Slide 11: A printable worksheet including 5 sources about the Notting Hill Riots.
Slide 12: Challenge Questions
Slide 13-14: Example 'Two features’questions with a printable answer sheet for the students to complete.
Slide 15-16: Example ‘Follow Up’ questions with a printable answer sheet and another print out of the types of sources which can be used.
Slides 17-20: Example ‘How useful’ questions with structure guides and example content for the answers.
Slide 21: Learning Review - True of False quiz from the lesson
Slide 22: Lesson Information sheet
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 specifically examines the experences of migrants from the Caribbean, Africa and Asia (India & Pakistan) in the second half of the 1900s. It specifically looks at the changing attitudes towards migrants after 1945, Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech, Race Relation legislation and the riots in Brixton and Burnley/Oldham/Bradford
Slide 1:Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: The role of the media in reporting on migration
Slide 4-6: Information about Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech with analysis questions & student printout.
Slide 7-9: Source based activity based on various experiences of migrants to Britain (sources and tables included)
Slide 10: Printable question sheet for students to use alongside the lesson fact sheet
Slide 11: 1960s Political cartoon analysis to show accepted attitudes at the time.
Slide 12: Big discussion question about the overall experiences of migrants after 1945.
Slide 13-15: Photographic images showing the race riots
Slide 16: Practice exam questions
Slide 17: Recap Activity
Slide 18: Lesson fact sheet
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 activities in this resource will introduce students to Elizabeth I. Then, students will be given facts about her reign to weigh up her strengths and weaknesses. **
This will be followed by a range of worksheet based activities as well as an opportunity to compare the strengths of the Tudor monarchy compared with the strengths needed for a monarch in modern day Britain. As well as the main power point you will also receive an additional homework research task sheet to supplement the learning about Elizabeth I.
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 use their geography and history skills to identify and explain the best location for a motte and bailey castle, using a variety of map based options and set criteria.
Worksheet 1: An A4 worksheet including the two tables that students need to fill out in order to score the best site for their motte and bailey castle
Worksheet 2: An A4 worksheet which allows students to structure and write a report about their choice of the best site for a motte and bailey castle
PowerPoint:
Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate the most suitable location for a motte and bailey castle
Slide 2: Learning Recap 1 - Students are shown an illustration of a motte and bailey castle and have to identify the numbered features on it.
Slide 3-4: Alternative Learning Recap - Students are given a diagram of a motte and bailey castle and have to label the different features of it.
Slide 5: Animated and illustrated background information about William’s use of motte and bailey castles
Slide 6-7: An outline of the main task
Slides 8-9: Slides showing the first map which students have to analyse. A table is also included for the teacher to collect student scores.
Slides 10-11: Slides showing the second more focussed map which students have to analyse. A table is also included for the teacher to collect student scores.
Slide 12: A sheet to help students write their report about their chosen castle to William. Sentence starters given with an opportunity for higher ability students to adapt and develop their own ideas.
Slide 13: Challenge Task - Students encouraged to create their own map
Slides 14-15: The original map designs (in case you wanted to adapt them in any way)
Slide 16: Printable motte and bailey diagrams for the starter task
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.
**Thank you for viewing these resources for the new Paper 1 topic, Migrants in Britain. This lesson provides students with an overview of the skills and knowledge they will use throughout the topic. **
Slide 1: Title Slide - An introduction to the topic Migration in Britain
Slide 2: GCSE Grade Levels - To allow you to level the outcomes of the lesson
Slide 3: An overview of what is meant by a ‘Thematic Study’
Slide 4: An overview of the Paper 1 Exam
Slide 5: An overview of the type of questions students will answer in this part of the Paper 1 exam
Slide 6: A poster style set of factors which can help students explain why changes in migration have happened
Slide 7: A basic overview and activity which links to the chronology of the historical periods the students will study
Slide 8: A worksheet where students have to match the key events of migration to the correct date along a structured timeline
Slide 9: Answers for the activity in slide 8
Slide 10: An explanation of how to complete the key term activity on slide 11
Slide 11: Students given 20 key terms relating to migration which they should pick the correct meaning from 3 options
Slide 12: Answers revealed for the activity of slide 11
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 will allow students to examine the fascinating story of Lady Jane Grey, ‘The nine day queen’.
Starter: Fill in the missing words recap to firm up knowledge of the Tudors before Lady Jane Grey.
Source Analysis: A painting showing the execution of Lady Jane Grey
Background: Information about the childhood and family of Lady Jane Grey
Task 1: Students complete their own storyboard of the events of the nine day queen.
Task 2: A follow up task and question sheet asking students to explain the events.
Challenge: How do you think history would have turned out if Edward had survived long enough to marry Lady Jane Grey?
Exam Question/Assessment: Write a narrative account of the events surrounding Lady Jane Grey.
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.
In this lesson, students will examine the challenges that Edward VI faced as a young Tudor king as well as the expectations he had as a new Tudor monarch. The outcome of the lesson will be students writing a letter to advise Edward VI about these challenges.
Background Information: Interesting and well presented information about the succession of Edward VI after the death of Henry VIII
**Task 1: **Students identify and select their top 5 qualities they believe a Tudor monarch should have.
Task 2: Students discuss and then note down the various challenges Edward faced as a young King of England.
Task 3: Students use their knowledge from the lesson so far to write a letter of advice to Edward. A writing frame is provided for this task.
Challenge Task: Students asked to think about the qualities and skills needed by the modern day English monarchy.
ALSO INCLUDES AN 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. 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 is suitable for either late stage KS2 or early stage KS3. It covers the concept of evidence and how historians need to use sources to find out about the past. **
All resources for the teaching of this lesson are included. The lesson includes:
Starter Task: What is evidence?
Background Information: Why is evidence important?
Discussion Task: What other jobs use evidence?
Group Task: Guess the famous person from the evidence.
Learning Task: What different types of historical evidence are there?
**Task Sheet: ** Questions to consolidate knowledge including challenge tasks.
**Optional Task: **Creating a personal time capsule
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 resource is a collection of 10 student friendly fact sheets covering all of the subject knowledge needed for the Paper 1 Medicine in Britain - Historic Environment of the British Sector of the Western Front.
Each fact sheet links to an aspect of the GCSE specification and includes useful key terms, images and clearly outlines factual information.
The fact sheets can be used within the classroom as a replacement for the various GCSE text books or as a useful revision guide.
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 15 slide lesson examines the events and reaction to the murder of Kelso Cochrane in May 1959. **
As with every lesson, a fact sheet is included which includes all the subject content needed for the lesson. Therefore, there is no requirement for any text book.
This lesson includes:
Clear learning aims/targets
Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities
Printable worksheets
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 lesson examines the racism in Notting Hill and in particular the institutionalised racism by the Metropolitan Police during this time.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3-4: Recap Quiz about Caribbean culture with answers revealed on slide 4.
Slide 5: Starter Discussion - Questions about the treatment of black people by the police at the time
Slide 6: Background knowledge explaining why few black people in Notting Hill reported racially motivated crimes.
Slide 7: Discussion and information slide about the ways that the Metropolitan Police at this time were racist.
Slide 8: Background information about anti-immigrant groups such as the Teddy Boys, White Defence League and the Union Movement.
Slides 9-13: Photographic sources from the time
Slide 14: A source and knowledge based worksheet printable for students
Slide 15: Challenge questions
Slide 16 - 17: Example ‘Two features’ exam questions with printable student answer sheet.
Slides 18-20: Example ‘Follow Up’ question with printable students answer sheets, suggested structure and examples of sources which could be used as evidence.
Slide 21: Learning Review - 3 discussion questions from the lesson.
Slide 22: Lesson Information Fact Sheet
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 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
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 examines the housing conditions experienced by Caribbean migrants in Notting Hill as well as the help provided by Bruce Kenrick and the influence of Portobello Road Market.
As with all lessons, you will also be provided with a fact sheet covering the knowledge needed for this lesson to save you having to use text books.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3: Recap Task: Students use a source as well as their own knowledge to recap the reasons for migration to Britain and Notting Hill.
Slide 4-5: An alternative recap task - students use 8 images to help them recap the main reasons for migration to Britain and Notting Hill.
Slide 6: Starter Task: Students use three sources to start them thinking about the problems with housing in Notting Hill.
Slides 7-11: Background information slides (including photographs) about housing in Notting Hill, HMOs, Peter Rachman, Bruce Kenrick and Notting Hill Housing.
Slide 12: Learning Tasks/Questions
Slide 13: A creative learning task option.
Slide 14-21: An example of a ‘How useful’ question with advice about how to structure the answer, example answers etc.
Slide 22: Learning Review Quiz
Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet
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 examines the many reasons why Caribbean migrants came to Britain and in particular the area of Notting Hill. As with every lesson in this unit, the lesson includes a fact sheet which means no other text books are needed.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3: Background information about migration to Britain
Slide 4: Background information about the Windrush Generation
Slide 5: Starter Task - Using a recruitment poster, what can students learn about the reasons for migration to Britain?
Slide 6: Starter Task 2 - Using the source - what can students learn about the reasons for migration to Britain?
Slide 7: A4 printable source and question sheet
Slide 8: Activity - Students need to use the sources they have been given from slide 7 to organise push and pull factors for coming to Britain and in particular Notting Hill.
Slides 9-12: An outline, structure and model answers to the ‘How useful question’.
Slide 13: Two examples of the ‘Two features’ question.
Slide 14: Learning Review Quiz
Slide 15: Lesson Fact Sheet
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 provides a wider historical context for the study of Notting Hill in the period c.1948-1970. It examines the impact of the Second World War on aspects of life such as war damage, housing, employment, the British Nationality Act, Policing in London as well as the improvements made during the Swinging Sixties. **
The lesson includes a fact sheet for the students to use instead of having to use any of the text books.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: The location of Notting Hill
Slide 3: The aims of the lesson
Slide 4: Starter Task - Discuss what you think the impact of war would be on society (hints given)
Slide 5: Analysis of a historical interpretation of the time.
Slide 6: Analysis task of source usefulness (with prompt questions)
Slide 7: A4 worksheet with a variety of tasks using the fact sheet
Slide 8: A practice and model answer of the ‘Two features…’ question
Slide 9: Two challenge tasks
Slide 10-12: Two printable ‘Two features’ question and answer sheets with structured help.
Slide 13: The lesson fact sheet
Slide 14-15: Learning Review Task - Key fact match up activity.
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 covers the experiences and impact of Asian migrants in Leicester after 1945. **
As always, the lesson comes with its own fact sheet and so there is no need for any additional text books.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3-4: Recap quiz about the previous case study about Bristol with answers revealed
Slide 5-6: Useful key term match up activity with answers revealed
Slide 7: An overview of the location of Leicester and the main aims of the lesson
Slide 8-9: Source inference starter task - Students analyse one source about the experiences of Asian migrants to Leicester. A printable student version also available.
Slide 10: A further source investigation sheet with 6 more sources about the experiences and impact of Asian migrants in Leicester along with a series of questions.
Slide 11-12: A timeline task which gets the students to outline the main events and statistics linking to Asian migration to Leicester. Printable timeline also there.
Slide 13: A series of overall challenge questions about migration over time
Slide 14: Example 4 mark practice exam questions
Slide 15: A 23 question recap quiz sheet for students to write on. The questions cover all of unit 4.
Slide 16: Lesson fact sheet about Asian migrants to Leicester.
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 covers the case study for the Migrants in Britain 1900-Present Day. It specifically examines Bristol after the Second World War and the experience and impact of migrants from the Caribbean. The lesson also examines the significance of the Bristol Bus Boycott.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: Previous lesson picture based recap activity about the impact of migration on modern Britain
Slide 4 - 5: Long term recap filling in the missing terms activity based on the previous case studies of Liverpool and London
Slide 6: An overview of the location of Bristol and the main focus questions of the lesson.
Slide 7: Source Starter Task - Evidence from Owen Henry about his time in Bristol in the 1960s
Slide 8-10: Why is the Edward Colston statue significant?
Slide 11-15: Photography to show students key events and individuals covered in the lesson.
Slide 16: Student source and question sheet to be used alongside the fact sheet.
Slide 17: Challenge questions and a useful link to the Bristol Museum website.
Slide 18: Example 4 mark practice questions
Slide 19-20: Wh or what am I? Quiz with answers
Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet in line with GCSE specification
This lesson examines and asks the students to evaluate the most significant impact of migrants in Britain during the modern period.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: Recap activity 1 (Why did migrants come to Britain during the modern period?)
Slide 4-5: Long term recap activity - What impact have migrants had over time - filling in the missing terms (with answers)
Slide 6: Instructions for activity 1 - a sorting task
Slide 7: The table of facts which can be printed for students to organise into categories
Slide 8: A slide which focus students on the idea of the overall impact of migration rather than the facts about what contributions migrants have made.
Slide 9: Which impact was the most significant?
Slide 10-11: 4 mark practice exam questions
Slide 12: 12 and 16 mark practice exam questions
Slide 13: Recap diagram
Slide 14-15: Lesson fact sheets
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 examines how Henry Tudor came to power and the methods he used to maintain his power and control over England and Wales between 1485-1509. **
All of the resources for the teaching of the lesson are included in this pack:
1 x Power Point which provides fun and engaging activities such as a starter task, background information, problem solving activity/quiz, main task outline, challenge questions and learning review
1 x A4 Worksheet to help students structure their work for the lesson
1 x Information sheet about Henry Tudor.
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 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.
This lesson includes:
Clear learning aims/targets
Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities
Printable worksheets
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.