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.
In this lesson, students will investigate the death of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby. They will use their knowledge from the lesson to write a coroner’s report into her death and conclude if her death was an accident or if she deliberately set out to become a martyr.
The key questions of the lesson:
Who was Emily Davison and why do some people see her as a martyr?
What happened at the 1913 Derby?
Did Emily Davison deliberately set out to become a suffragette martyr?
What was the impact of her death for the suffrage movement?
The lesson pack includes:
1 x A4 Coroner’s Report writing frame (PDF & PPTX)
1 x Main PPTX
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3: As You Enter Activity - Modern day campaign groups and their publicity methods
Slide 4-5: What is Happening? A source analysis of the 1913 Derby incident
Slide 6: What is a Martyr?
Slide 7: Additional class clip links and further reading opportunities
Slide 8-10: Background to the events
Slide 11: Task 1 - Source Task Explanation and table
Slide 12: Sources sheet
Slide 13: Were Emily Davison’s actions deliberate?
Slide 14: Task 2 - Write a Coroner’s Report
Slide 15: Challenge Source Question
Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 17-18: Emily Davison Recap 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. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
In this lesson, students will learn all about the events and significance of the 1888 match girls strike. This lesson can be used as a stand alone lesson about the events or as part of a wider set of lessons about women’s rights and votes for women.
The main learning aims of the lesson are:
Who were the match girls?
What were conditions like for the match girls?
Why did the match girls strike?
What was the significance of Anne Besant?
What were the attitudes of the time towards the strike?
What were the long and short term consequences of the strike?
This mega pack of resources is easily enough to fill 2-3 lessons depending on which resources you decide to use.
It includes:
1 x A4 Source worksheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x A4 Source table (PDF & PPT)
1 x A4 Attitudes to the strike worksheet
The main PPTX contains:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Learning Aims/Key Questions
Slide 3-4: As you enter activity with answers revealed
Slide 5: Starter Task - How might workers complain/protest about working conditions today?
Slide 6-7: Background information about the match girls
Slide 8: An outline of the first source based task (links to the A4 worksheets)
Slide 9 - 13: Background knowledge about the match girls strike
Slide 14: Task - Attitudes to the strike
Slide 15: Task - Create a poster or campaign speech in support of the strike (with full instructions)
Slide 16-18: Task - Storyboard with instructions and printable resource
Slide 19: Follow up challenge tasks
Slide 20: Learning Review
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 lesson allows student to use historical sources and information to assess how far women’s lives had changed/improved between the mid-1800s to c.1900. This can be used as a stand alone lesson or used as part of a scheme of work leading to the topic about votes for women.
The lesson is fully resourced and includes the following resources:
1 x A4 source sheet containing 8 sources about women in the 1800s (PPT & PDF)
1 x A4 source table to record findings (PPT & PDF)
1 x A4 worksheet containing factual information about improvements to women’s rights. (PPT & PDF)
1 x A4 blank timline
1 x Main Power Point which includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson key questions and aims
Slide 3: Discussion questions
Slide 4: Instructions for the source based task
Slide 5-6: Historical sources about attitudes to women in the 1800s - print friendly.
Slide 7-8: Filling in the missing terms activity with answers revealed.
Slide 9: Background information about changes in attitudes towards women.
Slide 10: Instructions for the main timeline task
Slide 11: Follow up/challenge tasks
Slide 12-15: Further research activities including a matching activity covering the key female pioneers of the 19th century.
Slide 16: Final discussion based task.
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.
In this lesson, students will be able to identify and understand the arguments which were given in the early 1900s in support of and against votes for women. This will help them explain the attitudes towards women at the time and why gaining female suffrage was so difficult.
The lesson pack includes the following resources:
1 x A4 Women’s Suffrage Source Worksheet (PPT & PDF)
1 x A4 Sorting Task (PPT & PDF)
1 x A4 Letter to Herbert Asquith structure
1 x Main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide - The arguments for and against women’s suffrage
Slide 2: Main Key Questions
Slide 3: As you enter questions linked to modern day elections and democracy
Slide 4: Class Discussion - What are the arguments for and against lowering the voting age to 16?
Slide 5-6: Source analysis of poster in favour of and against women’s suffrage.
Slide 7: Written source analysis
Slide 8: The views of Queen Victoria about female suffrage
Slide 9: Task 1 - Arguments for and against women’s suffrage
Slide 10: Task 2 - Sorting task
Slide 11: Task 3 - Creating historical writing, letter to Prime Minister Herbert Asquith.
Slide 12: Follow up challenge tasks
Slide 13: Map of votes for women around the world.
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.
In this lesson, students will examine the main factors that led to women gaining the vote for the first time in 1918.
The key questions of the lesson are:
Who were the suffragists and what were their campaign methods?
Who were the suffragettes and what were their campaign methods?
How did the First World War help women win the vote?
Which factor played the most significant role in women gaining the vote by 1918?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes the following:
1 x A4 Fact Sheet (PPTX &PDF)
1 x A4 Worksheet (PPTX &PDF)
1 x A4 Sources Worksheet (PPTX &PDF)
1 x Main Power Point Presentation:
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Main key questions
Slide 3: ‘As You Enter’ discussion task based on the recent ‘Just Stop Oil’ protests.
Slide 4: Starter - What does the source tell you about attitudes to women in the early 1900s?
Slide 5: Information about women’s rights by the 1900s.
Slide 6: Discussion question/class debate about the use of violent or peaceful campaign methods.
Slide 7 - 11: Background information and discussion tasks about the suffragist and suffragette movements.
Slide 12: Knowledge check/pit stop
Slide 13: Background knowledge about the role of women in the First World War.
Slide 14: An outline of task one (fact sheet and worksheet)
Slide 15: Sources Task
Slide 16: Bright Sparks challenge questions.
Slide 17-18: Learning Review Gap Fill with answers.
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.
If you enjoy this lesson, please be kind enough to leave a review. This lesson is heavily discounted so you can get a flavour of the lessons to follow.
GCSE HISTORY EDEXCEL: ANGLO-SAXON AND NORMAN ENGLAND (1060-88)
LESSON 1: Features of Anglo-Saxon society/social structure.
This is the first lesson for the unit.
**Slide 1: **Learning Aim - To describe features of Anglo-Saxon Society
**Slide 2: **GCSE Grade outcomes for the lesson.
Slide 3: Starter Task - True or False - Students to see what they already know about Anglo-Saxon England.
Slide 4: Starter Task - True or False answers revealed with false answers corrected in the notes.
Slide 5-7: Basic background information about the Anglo-Saxon period including maps of where migrants came from before 1060.
**Slide 8: **Students to see if they can order the various social groups in terms of order of power and importance.
**Slide 9: **An instruction sheet for the white board with the task of drawing a triangular hierarchy and describing each social group and their role in society. Extension questions also included on this slide.
Slide 10: A differentiated and printable worksheet for students to write the social groups on to. This also includes a filling in the missing terms task with missing words displayed below.
**Slide 11: **An introduction to the ‘Describe two features of’ question with instructions of what to do.
**Slide 12: **Two example features have been written. Students have to decide which response is worth more and why.
Slide 13: Printable exam question sheet for students to write their own answer on. This is set out like the exam paper. There are two on the sheet.
Slide 14: A recap/plenary slide with activities.
Slide 15: A fact sheet for the lesson. This can be used in place of or alongside your chosen text book.
2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. At times, the images I have wanted to use have been restricted and so you may wish to use your own. 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.
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.
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.