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 follows on from the study of Florence Nightingale to look at why hospitals improved after the 1850s.
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aims and achievements
Recap task: What improvements did Nightingale inspire?
Starter activity: Before and after, spot the difference task
Background information: Cottage and volunteer hospitals as well as workhouses and the infirmaries.
Task Sheet 1: Students complete several explanations to say why each improvement was possible.
Task Sheet 2: Follow up and extension questions
Exam focus: Example questions to fit the lesson and the topic so far.
Additional Research: A focus on Great Ormond Street Hospital and its history
FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more…
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2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
why Henry VIII decided to ‘Break with Rome’ by the early 1530s. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16
This lesson examines the following questions relating to Cromwell’s Reforms:
Why did the Pope award Henry with the title ‘Defender of the Faith?
Why did Henry VIII begin to challenge and oppose the Roman Catholic Church?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
3x A4 printable worksheets based on the tasks presented in the main Power Point.
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Explaining Henry VIII’s Break from Rome
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up Discussion: Why might people today change their religion or attitude towards religion?
Slide 4: Warm Up II: Analysis of the letters F.D. on British coins and its origin with Henry VIII as Defender of the Faith.
Slide 5: Background Information: Henry VIII as Defender of the Faith
Slide 6: Background Information: The Reformation in Europe, Martin Luther and the Protestant Church.
Slide 7: Starter Task: Spot the differences between the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church – answers included.
Slide 8: The main factors explaining Henry’s Break from Rome – Diagram, activity and discussion.
Slide 9: Task 1 – Students complete a comparison table between the beliefs and rituals of the Catholic and Protestant Church
Slide 10: Task 2 - Key Term Glossary Task
Slide 11: Task 3 – Explaining Henry’s opposition to the Roman Catholic Church.
Slide 12: Link to the three A4 worksheets also included in the lesson.
Slide 13: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 14-15: Learning Review 1 – Catholic or Protestant Activity – answers revealed.
Slide 16-17: Learning Review 2 – Fill the missing key terms from the lesson - answers revealed.
Slide 18: Example Exam Questions
Slide 19 : Lesson Fact Sheet
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.
This set of resources is more than enough to cover at least two lessons.
The resources allow students to examine the Treaty of Versailles using the following key questions:
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles?
What were the attitudes towards the Treaty of Versailles?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a number of printable worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, activities, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
3x A4 printable source analysis worksheets
1x A4 printable fact sheet
1x A4 printable Treaty of Versailles worksheet
1x main lesson 17 slide powerpoint.
Features of the power point include:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Progressive Key Questions
Slide 3: World War One recap activity
Slide 4-6: Background information and discussion questions about the Treaty of Versailles.
Slide 7-8: Think and discuss questions about the punishments given to Germany after WW1.
Slide 9: A map showing Germany’s loss of land after the Treaty of Versailles.
Slide 10-11: Activity - A diagram of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Slide 12: Introduction to the A4 worksheet
Slide 13: Introduction to the source analysis sheets
Slide 14: Follow up challenge tasks
Slide 15-17: Learning Review Key Term Match Up
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 pack contains x20 A4 printable activity sheets which have been specifically created to keep students busy during their tutor time. If used once a week, this pack will last over half a year! They are also ideal for homeschooling!
Each activity sheet contains a set of tasks which can be given to students to complete independently as part of quiet time or in pairs/small groups for a more interactive session.
Each activity sheet is designed to last between 15-20 minutes. Answers are given where needed in the notes section of each slide.
Activity Sheet Details:
Activity Sheet 1: Word wheel, riddle solving, questioning famous quotations.
Activity Sheet 2: Flags of the world, odd one out
Activity Sheet 3: Job skills, basic sudoku, favourite meal
Activity Sheet 4: Animal A-Z, vocab power, maths and shopping skills.
Activity Sheet 5: Sleepy solutions. sequencing problem solving
Activity Sheet 6: Find some who, true of false quiz, today’s events
Activity Sheet 7: What makes you angry and peaceful? How can you manage yoir feelings?
Activity Sheet 8: Animal alphabet quiz, countries alphabet quiz, famous person choice.
Activity Sheet 9: Class debate about the influence of social media
Activity Sheet 10: Friendship qualities, times tables, choco-lists
Activity Sheet 11: Sports match up quiz, logo memory
Activity Sheet 12: At what age?, pencil case construction, riddle time
Activity Sheet 13: Opposite words, holiday heaven
Activity Sheet 14: My positivity page
Activity Sheet 15: Capital cities, sentence builder, pizza plan
Activity Sheet 16: Relaxation time, genie in a lamp, dog breeds
Activity Sheet 17: Know your nutrition, periodic table, time travel
Activity Sheet 18: Overcoming fear, public speaking
Activity Sheet 19: European map, noughts and crosses, pencil case tower
Activity Sheet 20: Pick your superpower, personal strengths and weaknesses, animal instinct.
Please note that the images you see in have been uploaded to help you preview the resources. All the activity sheets are included within one Power Point resource.
Please be kind enough to leave a positive review if you like these activity sheets. I am more than happy to create another pack if the demand is there.
This lesson is specifically created for Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) British Depth Study – Henry VIII & his Ministers. However, it can easily be adapted as a stand alone lesson to teach students about the structure and hierarachy of Tudor society and government for KS3/4/5.
This lesson (re-) introduces students to the historical figure of Henry VIII. Students then examine how early Tudor society was structured in the countryside and towns. It then examines how Henry VIII’s government was structured and the roles of the groups within this structure.
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 lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – The features of Tudor Society and Government by 1509.
Slide 2-3: As You Enter Warm Up – What do you already know about Henry VIII? Includes a printable worksheet and hints.
Slide 4-5: Starter – Tudor Society Multiple Choice Quiz (with answers and explanations revealed).
Slide 6: Task 1 – Ordering the Tudor Social Hierarchy
Slide 7: A large and engaging diagram explaining the Tudor social hierarchy.
Slide 8: Printable worksheet
Slide 9: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Side 10-12: Practice Exam Questions with a model answer
Slide 13-14: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed
Slide 15: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
Slide 16-18: Editable diagrams for each of the social hierarchies.
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 is the first lesson in this topic to cover the USA’s involvement in Vietnam. The lesson covers the background to the Vietnam War with a focus on the French withdrawal from Vietnam after the Battle of Bien Diem Phu and the 1954 Geneva Agreement/Accords.
The lesson includes the following slides:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3: A basic map activity introducing students to the location of Vietnam
Slide 4: A further background information slide about the location of Vietnam
Slide 5 - 10: Animated background information about the events which led to the involvement of the US in Vietnam with student friendly discussion questions included.
Slide 11-13: An outline and all the resources needed to complete a timeline activity covering the main events until 1960. Timeline print outs included.
Slide 14-15: An optional practice exam question based on the 12 mark question ‘Explain why…’
Slide 16: Follow Up questions for further challenge
Slide 17-18: Key term match up activity with answers revealed.
Slide 19-20: Two lesson fact sheets based on the Edexcel specification.
I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson.
Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. A number of clipart images have also been purchased for commercial use from ‘Artsy Bee Kids’. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.
In this lesson, students will go on the explain the main economic, social, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printout worksheet - Sorting Task 1
1x A4 printout worksheet – Explaining the reasons Task 2
1x A4 printout – Basic Comprehension using the fact sheet.
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – The Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up 1: What do we mean by a ‘revolt’, ‘rebellion’ or ‘uprising’?
Slide 4: As You Enter Warm Up 2: Thought provoking discussion questions about modern day protests.
Slide 5: Recap Activity: Why were the people of England angry and upset with the Dissolution of the Monasteries? Answers provided in a diagram.
Slide 6-8: Background Information: The initial events of the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Slide 9: Starter Task 2: Think and discuss question about the people involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Slide 10: Task 1: Students use the A4 worksheet included in the resource to identify the main reasons for the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Slide 11: Task 2: Students write in the first person to explain why certain individuals and groups in society took part in the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Slide 12: Follow Up Challenge Questions.
Slide 13: Example exam questions.
Slide 14-15: Learning Review Activity – True or false? Answers provided.
Slide 16: Lesson Fact Sheet
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.
Add some more fun and competition to your classroom with this fully interactive teaching tool based on the 1980s/90s gameshow Blockbusters! The aim is for each team/individual to answer enough questions correctly to create a ‘block’ of lines from either top/bottom or left/right.
Once in presentation mode, the game is fully animated and interactive to change the colour of each block into the colours of the teams.
I have included three different versions of the game to better suit widescreen or standard computer screens as well as a fully editable teacher answer sheet on which you can type out the questions you want to ask. All you need to do is add your own questions and letters and away you go.
Have fun!!!
This resource outlines 28 lessons to teach the unit and allows students/staff to tick off each lesson when taught. This can be used as a book insert for students or a simple guide to teaching staff.
This resources links with the lesson resources which will be uploaded soon and each number on the outline will match the lesson in the series of lessons.
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 of my 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
UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams!
This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types.
This 15-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 British Depth Study exam for Henry VIII & his Ministers and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of the British Depth Study question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of [2 x 2]’ question type.
Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why [12]’ question type
Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree [16]’ question type.
Slide 12-15: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
This resource is an outline of all US states which can be adapted to suite a range of subjects and activities at any stage.
Each state can be coloured, filled or labelled as you wish as the map is fully editable using Power Point tools.
Great for a range of subjects such as Geography or History or as a stand alone colouring exercise.