This single page resource is a really useful timeline of all the key events covered in the Paper 1 Thematic study Medicine in Britain. The timeline can be adapted to use as a high resolution display, book insert or revision tool and is clearly presented to fit most students’ needs. You will receive: 1x full colour timeline poster 1x black and white timeline suitable for photocopy 1 x PDF file of the above 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. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you find this resource useful.

This lesson examines the changing beliefs of Malcom X and how he influenced the Black Power Movement in the 1960s. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3-4: Previous learning about the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act True or False Quiz with answers Slide 5: Photographic source inference starter Slide 6-7: Malcom X source enquiry activity including a printable sheet of 6 sources based on his autobiography Slide 8: An optional creative writing task Slide 9: Printable student worksheet (students to write their answers on the sheet) Slide 10: Practice Exam Question (inference) Slide 11: Follow up challenge questions Slide 12: Learning Review - Key Term Association Slide 13-14: Lesson fact sheets based on 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. 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 learn about Henry VIII’s ‘Dissolution of the Monasteries’ in 1536. They will be able to explain the reasons why Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and use a variety of sources to investigate the greed, corruption and poor behaviour that existed in the monasteries by the early 1500s. Students will then write a letter to Henry VIII outlining and analysing their findings about the monasteries. Included in this lesson pack: 1 x main lesson powerpoint 1 x A4 printable report 1 x A4 printable table for the source analysis The lesson contains plenty of activities, printable resources, starter and plenary tasks, engaging background information and discussion points for both high and lower ability students. 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.

In this lesson, students will examine the main events of the ‘Glorious Revolution’ in the years 1688-9. They will learn all about the background to the revolution and be able to fully explain why Parliament were concerned about the rule of King James II. Students will have an opportunity to create their own storyboard of the events as well as then explain the significance of the Glorious Revolution. Students will also be able to use this information to explain the significance of the Bill of Rights and the equal rule of William III and Mary II. 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.

In this lesson, students will be able to understand and explain the main challenges faced by Elizabeth I as she came to the throne in 1558. Students will take part in a problem solving activity and have to select which solution Elizabeth should take in order to keep her reign of England secure. The challenges featured in this lesson include: the economy, Mary, Queen of Scots, marriage, poverty and religion. Students play the role of one of Queen Elizabeth’s advisors to try and make sure Elizabeth deals with these problems effectively. The lesson contains plenty of activities, printable resources, starter and plenary tasks, engaging background information and discussion points for both high and lower ability students. 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.

In this lesson, students will be able to understand and then explain the various reasons why there was a so called ‘Age of Exploration’ during the Elizabethan period. Students will be introduced to what little was known about the world by the end of the Medieval period and then discover why so many people began to explore the globe to expand our knowledge of the world. The lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, activities, printable resources, starters and learning reviews. The outcome will be the completion of an extended piece of writing which explains the causes of the ‘Age of Exploration’. The lesson contains: 1 x Main Power Point (15 slides) 1 x Sorting Task/Fact Sheet which covers the main factors that led to an increase in exploration in the 1500s. 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 provides students with a great selection of activities to help them understand and explain the main causes of the English Civil War in 1642. Students are introduced to the idea of a Civil War and will discuss the role of a parliament in the 1600s. They will then read through a variety of different reasons why King Charles I and parliament argued in the years before 1642 and organise these reasons into economic, religious or political factors. Finally, students will have an opportunity to fully explains the causes of the English Civil War in a piece of extended historical writing before completing a crossword which covers all the main terms from the lesson. The 17-slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, activities, printable resources, starters and learning reviews as well as engaging background information about King James I and the events which led to the start of the English Civil War. 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.

In this lesson, students will fully understand the events which led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and how the assassination then triggered the First World War. Students have various learning options such as creating a timeline of the key events, creating a storyboard, analysing historical interpretations and explaining how each country became involved in the First World War. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in warmup activity – Analysis of an illustration of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Slide 4: Discussion about the definition of ‘assassination’. Slide 5-6: Starter Task 1: A recap knowledge quiz with answers revealed. Slide 7: Image led background information about the location of the Balkans and key places such as Bosnia, Serbia and Sarajevo. Slide 8: Background information about the events in Sarajevo. Side 9: A fact sheet covering all the information needed for the lesson. Slide 10-11: Activity 1: Students create a timeline of the main events of the assassination and the steps towards war. Print out included. Slide 12-13: Activity 2: A series of questions and sentence starters which ask students to explain why each country became involved in the war and the Domino Theory. Printable worksheet included. Slide 14: Activity 3: A printable storyboard for students to complete using the fact sheet. Slide 15-16: Activity 4: A higher ability challenge task based on the various interpretations about the causes of war. Printable worksheet included. Slide 17: Follow Up Challenge Task – A cartoon showing the causes of the First World War and Domino Effect – cartoon analysis. Slide 18: Links to three useful clips/videos covering the events of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Slide 19-20: Learning Review Quiz with answers I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson provides the students with information about the causes of the Spanish defeat. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson is suitable for teaching the important skill of chronology to KS2 or KS3 (Year 7) students in History. Students are introduced to the term chronology and then have a task to place various key periods of British history into chronological order. The lesson also includes knowledge of key terms such as decade, century, post, pre and circa. This power point includes all the resources needed to teach a lesson about history and chronology with printable worksheets and a crossword. 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.

Thank you for viewing my resources. Once purchased, you will receive everything needed to teach students about William I’s use of the Feudal System in Medieval England. This high quality resource includes the following: A4 Worksheet 1: A fact sheet about the Feudal System for students to use while competing their tasks. A4 Worksheet 2: A worksheet to help students follow up from their main task of creating a Feudal System diagram. The questions on the sheet are explanation based but still provide structure for all students to use. Main Power Point Presentation Slide 1 - Title Slide - To explain how the Feudal System helped William control England after 1066. Slide 2: Starter Task 1 - Two medieval illustrations of society - what can students learn from them about how William kept control? Slide 3/4: Starter Task 2 - A brief introduction to the idea of a hierarchy. Students think about and design their own school’s hierarchy before focusing on the purpose of it. Slides 5-9: An overview of the Feudal System with clear, bold images and small chunks of writing. Slide 10: My own version of the Feudal System diagram Slide 11: Main Task activity - Students taken through step by step to create their own diagram of the Feudal System. Slide 12: Two printable Feudal System blank diagrams if needed Slide 13: A optional role play set of cards for students to read out in class or groups of 4. Slide 14: Mini Learning Review - students have to place four linked images in the correct order Slide 15: Learning Review - Students need to write their own definition of the Feudal System from what they have learned in the lesson. Slide 16-18: Key term match up activity with one slide being a printable version to give students. Slide 19: A challenge question - Would the Feudal System work in today’s society? 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.

Thank you for viewing my resource. As with every resource, you will hopefully see the time and effort that has gone in to creating high quality, engaging and long lasting resources which you and your students will enjoy for years to come. There is no need for any other text book or resources as everything is included. This lesson examines how much life changed in England after 1066, both for the wealthy and the poor. You will recieve: 1 x A4 worksheet detailing the experiences of three ‘typical’ people from the time. This will act as an information sheet for one of the tasks 2 x A4 worksheets with a variety of tasks and activities for all abilities 1 x Main Power Point presentation which includes: a recap and starter task, animated background information, fully resources learning tasks, challenge and creative writing opportunities as well as a lesson recap/review. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you feel the lesson is useful, I would really appreciate the feedback on these latest resources.

This lesson examines the consequences of America dropping the atomic bomb and then the resulting telegrams which proved the suspicion between the USA and the Soviet Union after the war. The lesson includes activities such as: Previous lesson recap quiz to identify key terms A ‘consequence’ practice exam question with exam advice A printable worksheet as well as power point based tasks Engaging background information to introduce the topic A fact sheet which includes all of the information needed for the teaching of the lesson in line with the exam specification. 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.

UPDATED 2023: These useful sheets can be used in the everyday classroom setting to help teach a unit, used as book inserts or revision materials. They set out an easy to follow guide to answering each question type from Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2 exams. They are student friendly and provide clear instructions about each question on each sheet. You will receive the following: An exam paper writing frame for the British Depth Study (Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, King Richard, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I) An exam paper writing frame for the Period Study (Spain & New World, British America, The American West, Cold War & Middle East) A BONUS literacy support sheet - this includes some really useful sentence starters to help students write their answers, especially for the Paper 2 questions. Please note that all images used in these resources are copyright free or have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me in the first instance.

This lesson looks at the impact that the gold rush, cattle industry and the railroad had on the life of the Plains Indians. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Battle of Little Bighorn. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This 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 All of the lessons for the Weimar and Nazi Germany topic contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson 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

UPDATED RESOURCE 2023 This resource has been specifically designed to support students in their answers to the three main source based questions given in the Edexcel GCSE History exam paper. The one page print out can be used as a book insert while studying a unit, a table top guide as well as a useful revision resource to prepare for exams. Particular attention is given to the ‘How useful’ question which appears in two exam papers. The three questions covered in the guide are: Inference - used in Paper 3 Follow Up - used in Paper 1 Source Usefulness - used in both Paper 1 & 3 This resource would also be ideal for the use with students in KS3 as a way to make them familiar with core GCSE History skills.

This lesson asks the students to examine the various problems that the police faced in Whitechapel. Students will have an opportunity to examine these reasons as well as explain them. They will also have a number of opportunities to complete practice exam questions (follow up) about the problems. 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.