**This lesson students will know: ** Who Gustav Stresemann was and his aims for Germany. How his 3 economic plans (Dawes, Young and Rentenmark) helped Germany recover. How his 3 foreign policy plans (Locarno, League of Nations and Kelogg-Briand) allowed Germany to recover. Why these actions still caused some opposition - the students introduced to opposition from the NSDAP. ** 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.

**In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to study several written and visual sources about children’s working conditions during Britain’s Industrial Revolution. ** They will use these sources to form their own opinion about the conditions and challenges that children faced in a variety of jobs such as in the factories, textile mills and mines. Students will then be guided to think about the usefulness and reliability of the sources they have studied. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – A quick quiz and discussion about the rules which impact young people working today Slide 4: Background information and discussion – What jobs did children do during the Industrial Revolution? Slide 5: Background information and discussion – Why did so many children work during the Industrial Revolution? Slide 6: Starter Activity: Source Inference – a visual source about the conditions in mines Slide 7: Background information – An overview of working conditions and the role of ‘pauper apprentices’. Slide 8: Background information – An overview of working conditions Slide 9: 9 sources covering the topic of children’s working conditions Slide 10: Single source analysis activity and instructions Slide 11: Printable table for students to complete their analysis Slide 12: Source Analysis Task 2 Instructions and model examples Slide 13: Usefulness and reliability help sheet Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 15: Learning Review 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 learn all about the events of the transatlantic slave trade from the stage of the slave auction to life on the plantations. ** Students will be able to describe the differences between the two methods of slave auctions and also use sources to describe the events of the auctions. They will then use a detailed fact sheet to help them understand what life on s slave plantation was like. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Slave Auctions and Life on a Plantation Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Recap Activity: Slave Trade recap quiz Slide 4: Recap Activity answers Slide 5: Source Analysis – A slave auction source with prompt questions and challenge questions. Slide 6: Source Analysis – An alternative source about a slave auction with prompt questions and challenge questions. Slide 7: Activity 1 – Source Analysis - instructions Slide 8: Activity 1 – A printable sheet with 9 different sources about the slave auctions. Slide 9: Background information about the two main methods of slave auctions. Slide 10-16: Images of what life was like on a slave plantation. Slide 17: Information/Fact sheet about life on a plantation Slide 18: Printable question sheet about life on a plantation. Slide 19: Challenge questions Slide 20-21: 10 question learning review quiz with answers. 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. All of my lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the role of the the Church in Medieval society as well as why the Church and religion were such important parts of people’s lives. In your purchase you will get: 1 x A4 Information Sheet about Medieval Religion and the Church 1 x A4 Question/activity sheet 1 x A4 Differentiated question/activity sheet for students to write on 1 x A4 Higher ability question sheet based on historical sources and the ‘Normanisation’ of the Church 1 x Power Point presentation which provides the structure of the lesson. As with all of my presentations it includes starter tasks, activities, clear, engaging and animated information and learning recap 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 bumper lesson contains everything you need to teach the causes, importance, events and consequences of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main PowerPoint includes: Recap: A task where students are asked to look at a timeline of Cold War events so far and discuss which events will have caused the most amount of tension between the USA and the Soviet Union. Task 1: Short term and long term consequences table. Task 2: A narrative account storyboard which can easily be used alongside the fact sheet. Task 3: Students organise the events into either causes, events or consequences (see image). This will help students identify a consequence for the exam question. Task 4: A comprehension sheet with additional extension task if needed asking students to explain why the USA did not support the uprising. EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Hungarian Uprising 1956 [8] - Students given two example sections to analyse and then expected to write their own. RECAP 1: Students given 10 answers and have to write one question to fit each RECAP 2: 10 basic questions about the Hungarian Uprising to test student knowledge. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

I have created a 9 lesson fact sheet hand out to go alongside the Edexcel Whitechapel Historical Environment unit needed for Paper 1. I am creating this as an alternative to the Hodder and Pearson text books to allow students of all abilities the advantage of accessing the key information in an organised way at home or in school. This should be a great way to cut out the complex nature of the text book and focus in on the important information for your students. BONUS RESOURCE Is an A4 printable sheet which includes all of the sources for students to possibly use for the ‘Follow Up’ question 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 pack includes: A 3 page baseline assessment designed to be given to students during their first half term in Year 7 to assess their historical skills and knowledge. A PPT presentation with all the answers and mark schemes to use when going through the assessment with your students. A self-assessment sheet for students to complete once they have their results for the teacher and student to set targets. This resource has been successfuly used in the classroom for a number of years and has provided staff with vital data about each student’s historical knowledge and skills. Please note that students need no prior historical knowledge of events to complete the assessment. The example sources and interpretations I use in the assessment are based on the Battle of Hastings as this is commonly taught in Year 7 but students do not need any knowledge of these events to gain full marks. 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 lesson has a focus on the short term and longer term wider consequences of the Black Death. ** The main task is for students to identify these consequences and then analyse them. There is then a variety of optional tasks such as a creative writing task, extended writing task and additional challenge questions for the students to discuss and complete. You will recieve the following in this lesson: 1 x A4 Worksheet to allow students to sort the long term and short term consequences 1 x Main Power Point lesson which includes starter activities, recap tasks and all the resources you will need to complete the tasks mentioned above. 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 fully understand the M.A.I.N. long-term causes of the First World War – Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. Students will be first introduced to these key terms and then use them to explain the tensions which existed in Europe by 1914. 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 – what causes war? Slide 4: As you come in warmup activity 2 – Why do people argue? Slide 5: Starter Task 1: Why is it important to learn about the causes of the First World War – suggestions then given. Slide 6: Starter Task 2: Political cartoon analysis with prompt questions provided. Slide 7: Background information about Europe in 1914 Side 8: Background information explaining the term long-term causes. Slide 9: An overview of the M.A.I.N. reasons and discussion task. Slide 10-13: Background information about militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. Slide 14-15: Activity 1: Student diagram to help make notes and explain the MAIN causes. Printable resource included. Slide 16-17: Activity 2: Source based activity based on three cartoons of Europe in 1914. Slide 18: A student fact sheet for the lesson – printable Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 20: Learning Review 1 Slides 21-23: Learning Review 2 with printable handout 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.

These resources have been designed to be used to help students revise all of the main topics included in The USA, 1954-75: Conflict at Home and Abroad. Each resources is an A4 Power Point and where appropriate, the answers are given in the ‘notes’ section of each slide. This pack includes: 1: Civil Rights and Race Relations Timeline Fill Activity 2: Vietnam War Timeline Fill Activity 3: Civil Rights Key Individuals Match Up Task 4: Vietnam War Key Individuals Match Up Task 5: Civil Rights Groups Match Up Activity 6: Vietnam War Groups Match Up Activity 7: Civil Rights Key Events Summery Sheet 8: Vietnam War Key Events Summery Sheet 9: Vietcong Tactics Knowledge Organiser 10: Civil Rights Key Term Glossary Fill (x2 sheets) 11: Vietnam War Key Term Glossary Fill (x2 sheets) 12: Statistics Quiz 13: Exam Practice ‘Explain why’ task 14: Event Organiser Sheet (more suitable for lower ability) 15: The role of US President in Civil Rights and Vietnam 16: Civil Rights Knowledge Checker (taken directly from the specification) 17: Vietnam War Knowledge Checker (taken directly from the specification) Please note that all images (clipart/icons/photos) used in these resources are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise stated in the notes.

This is the first introduction lesson to the Edexcel 1-9 Germany 1918-1939 study. The lesson gives a brief overview of the exam paper questions and structure. It then allows students to explore the impact of war on Germany. 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. 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.

UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC. This lesson covers the reasons why there was an increase in poverty and vagabondage in Elizabethan England. Students examine factors such as enclosure, the wool industry, falling wages, inflation and the dissolution of the monasteries. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x 24 slide Main Power Point Lesson 1 x Printable worksheet 1 x Causes of Elizabethan poverty handout The main powerpoint lesson contains: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Starter task discussion - what is poverty? Slide 3-4: Warm up Quiz - Elizabethan poverty questions with answers Slide 5-6: Starter Task 2 - Analysis of poverty graphs Slide 7-8: Backgrounf information about the features of Elizabethan poverty and vagabondage Slide 9: An outline of the main causes of poverty with discussion question Slide 10-11: Task 1 - Table fill instructions and printable worksheet Slide 12-17: Printable resources to help students with task 1 Slide 18: Task 2 - Which factor was the most significant cause of poverty? Slide 19: Follow up challenge questions Slide 20-21: Learning Review Quiz with answers Slide 22-23: Example exam/assessment questions Slide 24: Lesson fact sheet This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED NEW 2025/6 SPEC. This lesson examines the reasons behind the attempt to colonise Virginia and the reasons for its failure as well as the role played by Walter Raleigh in planning the Virginia Project. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x 21 slide main power point Lesson 1 x A4 printable sorting task - Why did the attempt to colonise Virginia fail? 2 x A4 printable comprehension style worksheets The main power point presentation includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: A discussion and definition of the term colonise Slide 3: Starter 1 - The location of modern day Virginia Slide 4: Background information about the colonisation of Virginia Slide 5-6: Starter 2 - A choice of two slightly different activities based around the problems faced by the settlers in colonising land in the 1500s. Slide 7-10: Background information about the significance and role of Walter Raleigh with added discussion questions. Slide 11-13: Task 1 - Why colonise Virginia match up activity with answers and printable resource Slide 14: Task 2 - Planning for the attempted colonisation diagram Slide 15: Task 3 - Sort task based on the reasons for the failure (links to printable worksheet also included in the pack) Slide 16-17: Learning Review Quiz - with answers Slide 18-19: Example exam/assessment questions Slide 20-21: Lesson fact sheets This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

I have produced 2 sets of fact sheets/knowledge organisers in line with the GCSE History specification for The USA, 1954-75: Conflict at home and abroad. Each fact sheet directly links to the Edexcel specification and therefore includes all of the subject knowledge needed for this course. These resources can be used as a text book replacement for the classroom, home learning resources or for revision materials. Set 1: This set is aimed at the mainstream mid-high ability students Set 2: A slightly differentiated set of fact sheet for lower to mid ability students In line with copyright rules, all images/vectors/clipart used in the resources are in the public domain and copyright free or have been attributed where needed in the notes. Several images are also copyright of RA Resources.

In this lesson, students examine the Nazi policies towards women in the period 1933 - 1939. 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 lesson examines who the main opposition groups in Nazi Germany were as well as why opposition towards the Nazi Party was limited. All resources and factual information are included with 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.

NEW 2025/6 SPEC: Students examine Elizabethan Education in Dame Schools, Petty Schools, Grammar Schools, Apprenticeships and education at home for the nobility. They also explain the reasons why education became more important in Elizabethan England. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x Main 18 slide Power Point Lesson The main lesson includes: Slide 1 - Title slide Slide 2 - An outline of Elizabethan Society Slide 3-4: As you enter activity - alphabet of modern school subjects Slide 5: Class clips with questions Slide 6-7: Starter Task - Education key word match up with answers and printable sheets Slide 8: Starter Task 2 - Picture source analysis Slide 9: Background information about Elizabethan Education Slide 10-11: Elizabethan education worksheet Slide 12: Elizabethan schools and home education printable worksheet Slide 13: Explaining the increased importance of education in Elizabethan England. Slide 14-16: Sample exam questions Slide 17-18: Fact Sheets This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

NEW SPEC 2025/6 - Students examine how far the attitudes and policies towards the poor changed during the reign of Elizabeth I. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x 17 slide Main PowerPoint Lesson Main Powerpoint Includes: Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2: Warm up discussion questions based on modern day government help for the poor. Slide 3-4: Recap picture quiz linked to the causes of poverty in Elizabethan England with answers. Slide 5-6: Starter Task - Source analysis covering Elizabethan attitudes towards the poor. 5 sources included with printable worksheet. Slide 7-8: Background knowledge about Elizabethan attitudes towards the poor including the difference between the deserving poor and idle poor. Slide 9-10: Main task worksheet with instructions and printable worksheet. Slide 11: Follow up challenge questions Slide 12-13: Learning review quiz with answers Slide 14-16: Example eexam/assessment questions Slide 17: Lesson Fact Sheet This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.