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.
**Students to explain why Hitler decided to re-organise the Nazi Party after his release from prison in 1924 and then explain why the Nazi Party did not gain the support it hoped for. **
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 study the causes, events and impact of the Reformation in Europe in the early 1500s. The lesson focusses on the actions of Martin Luther and explains the main criticisms that some people had about the Catholic Church. The lesson then covers the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Church and methods of worship.
This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VII/VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering the Reformation.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
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The lesson includes the following:**
Slide 1: Title slide – The Reformation
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3-4: Lesson Warm Up – What was the role and importance of the Church in Christian society before 1500? Picture based activity.
Slide 5-6: Background Information about the importance of the Church in the early 1500s.
Slide 7: Discussion Question – Why did the Roman Catholic Church have so much influence over people by c.1500?
Slide 8-9: Starter Task: Printing Press Illustration and background information about the impact of the printing press on religion.
Slide 10: Background Information about the actions of Martin Luther
Side 11-12: Background Information about the main criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church and Reformation.
Slide 13-14: Activity 1: Place the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Church in the table. Answers given.
Slide 15: Useful clips and further reading links
Slide 16-17: Printable fact sheet with questions
Slide 18: Activity 2: Creative Historical Writing Task – A letter from Martin Luther
Slide 19: Activity 3: Historical Source analysis
Slide 20: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 21-23: Learning Review – Key Term Match Up & Definitions
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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 examines the following questions relating to the Amicable Grant:
What was the Amicable Grant?
Why was the Amicable Grant required?
Why was the Amicable Grant controversial?
What were the consequences of the Amicable Grant?
How did it contribute towards Wolsey’s downfall?
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 downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 printable worksheet
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey and the Amicable Grant
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3-4: Previous Learning Recap: Recapping Wolsey’s Reforms (Enclosure, Finances, the Eltham Ordinances & Justice). Answers revealed.
Slide 5: As You Enter Warm Up: Do you know the tax system today?
Slide 6-8: Starter – Three problem solving questions with multiple choice answers for students to reason. Answers revealed for what actually happened.
Slide 9-10: Background Information – including a simple map of Europe to show the Holy Roman Empire.
Slide 11-12: Task 1 – Storyboard task with instructions and printable sheet
Slide 13: Task 2 – Link to the A4 worksheet
Slide 14: Task 3 – Source Inference (aimed at higher ability)
Side 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 16: Example Exam Questions
Slide 17: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
Slide 18-19: Learning Review Crossword – with answers revealed.
Slide 20: Original Map which can be edited for personal use.
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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 specifically looks at the consequences and importance of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
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: Students complete the alphabet quiz where they need to think of a key word from the Cold War topic so far for each letter of the alphabet.
STARTER: Location of Afghanistan - what issues can the student identify from the location of the Soviet Union and their knowledge of religions around this area. You may wish to supplement with a world map.
BACKGROUND: Slides which fully explain why the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
TASK 1: Students have to read through the main consequences of the invasion and categorise them into one of 5 different categories (see image). The students will then find this useful to help them organise their consequences response in a more structured and historical way as well as learn the consequences of the invasion.
TASK 2: Chronology - just in case a narrative account comes up, the students are asked to re-arrange 10 events of the invasion into the correct chronological order.
EXAM FOCUS: Students in this lesson focus on the consequences question: Explain two consequences of the Soviet invasion of the Soviet Union (1979) [8] Sentence starters are given along with an example paragraph for analysis by the students.
EXTENSION TASK: A modern political cartoon looking at the different interpretations of Afghanistan over time.
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.
In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to analyse the portraits of King Henry VIII. They will be able to explain why portraits were so important to Henry VIII as well describe the common features of all Henry VIII’s portraits.
This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering Henry VIII. It can also be used to help students analyse the art of the Tudors.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
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The lesson includes the following:**
Resource 1: **
4x A4 worksheets to help students analyse the portraits of Henry VIII and a worksheet aimed at higher ability students to analyse the importance of portraits.
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Resource 2: Power Point
Slide 1: Title slide – The importance of Portraits to Henry VIII
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up Activity: Why do we take pictures of ourselves?
Slide 4: Key Term Analysis – What is a ‘portrait’?
Slide 5: Starter Task – Students have to pick one portrait from a choice of three which they think Henry VIII should use as his ‘official’ portrait.
Slide 6-7: Background information about Tudor portraits and the artist Hans Holbein the Younger.
Slide 8: Background Information about how portraits were forms of propaganda.
Side 9: Task – Portrait analysis task instructions (links to the A4 worksheets included with the resource)
Slide 10-11: Task – What was the purpose of portraits? Filling in the missing term task with answers.
Slide 12: Task – Tudor Vs Modern Day portrait analysis
Slide 13: Follow Up Challenge Task Questions
Slide 14: Learning Review Activity
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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 examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s Reforms:
What were Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances and justice?
What were the Eltham Ordinances?
How successful and effective were Wolsey’s reforms?
Why did Wolsey’s reforms anger the rich?
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 downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey’s Reforms
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up: What is a tax and which type of tax is the fairest?
Slide 4-5: Thomas Wolsey Recap True or False Quiz – 12 statements with answer and explanations revealed.
Slide 6: Starter – A focus on the key terms of the lesson.
Slide 7-10: Background Information – Each slide gives a basic overview of Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances, justice and the Eltham Ordinances.
Slide 11-12: Task – A table for students to make notes about each reform, its aims and successes and failures.
Slide 13: Follow Up Task – A detailed analysis of Wolsey’s financial reforms – a link to Maths
Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Side 15: Example Exam Questions
Slide 16-17: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed
Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
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 lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry VIII:
How did Henry VIII become King of England in 1509?
What were Henry VIII’s main aims as king?
What was Henry’s leadership style and his attitude to kingship?
What were Henry’s strengths and weaknesses at the start of his reign.
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 downloaded lesson includes the following:
1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s aims as the King of England
1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s strengths and weaknesses
1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Henry’s Accession to the throne – his strengths and weaknesses.
Slide 2-3: As You Enter Warm Up – Two slightly different warm up tasks which ask students to think about and discuss what characteristics they think a Tudor & modern-day monarch should have.
Slide 4-5: Starter – Source analysis task about Henry VIII’s personality with additional printable worksheet.
Slide 6-16: Task 1 - Students are taken through 5 scenarios as Henry Tudor and asked which scenario they would pick. Answers and explanations included along with challenge questions for each scenario.
Slide 17: Task 2 – Henry’s aims as king activity (linked to A4 worksheet)
Slide 18: Task 3 – Henry’s strengths and weaknesses activity (linked to A4 worksheet)
Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Side 20: Example Exam Questions
Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed
Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
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 lesson helps students identify the consequences and importance of the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
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 Power Point includes?
RECAP: Two versions of a card sorting task (see image) which asks students to organise events and key terms into ‘east’ and ‘west’.
STARTER: A filling in the missing terms starter to recap the Berlin Crisis and link to the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Answers revealed and animated for student peer/self assessment.
DISCUSSION: An A4 chart which statistics about the two military alliances. The students have to work together to infer meaning from the chart.
BACKGROUND: A teacher led, animated version of events with a clear map to show the two military alliance sides.
TASK 1 AND 2: A letter to be written from the leaders of each country to their alliance members. Each short letter will outline the aims of the military alliance and its reason for being created. Instructions given on the sheet.
EXAMPLE EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Berlin Crisis for the development of the Cold War [8] Two examples are given and students need to provide reasons for one answer being better than the other.
RECAP QUIZ: Is the fact about NATO or the Warsaw Pact?
FACT SHEET: An A4 printable fact sheet with all information needed for the lesson. This will save the use of the text book.
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.
**In this lesson, students will be able to examine the main events which led to King Henry VIII’s Break from Rome. The lesson will cover Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, why he wanted a divorce from Catherine and the reasons why Henry fell out with the Roman Catholic Church to form his own Church of England. **
The lesson includes a range of activities such as a timeline task, word sort and source analysis and printable student worksheets are included throughout.
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII Break Away from the Roman Catholic Church?
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Marriage and Divorce in the modern era discussion.
Slide 4-5: Starter Task: Source analysis about the relationship and marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon in the early years. Printable student handout also included.
Slide 6-7: Activity 1: Reading – Students will be given a fun and informative fact sheet about the events of the Break from Rome.
Slide 8: Activity 2: Timeline of the Break from Rome instructions.
Slide 9-11: Activity 3: Key term match up with answers given and printable handout included.
Side 12: Activity 4: Explaining the facts question sheet aimed at higher ability students to challenge their understanding.
Slide 13-14: Activity 5: Crossword with answers and printable handout.
Slide 15-16: Learning Review – Order the main events of the Break from Rome – answers provided.
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 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.
The main focus of the lesson is the role and contributions of women to Britain’s war effort during World War One. Students will examine both the positive and negative experiences of women during the war, be able to describe the various roles that women took on and then carry out their own research into the topic.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
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The lesson includes the following:**
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3: As you enter warm up – Discussion about the statement, ‘Most of the History we learn in school is about men’.
Slide 4: Starter Task 1: Women in Propaganda during the First World War.
Slide 5: Starter Task 2: Gender roles in 1914
Slide 6-7: Activity 1: Data analysis (including printable worksheet) about the employment figures of women in work between 1914-1919.
Slide 8-9: Activity 2: The experiences of women in the war – students read statements and mark if they show a positive or negative experience of war.
Side 10-17: Image based background information about the role of women during the First World War.
Slide 18-20: Activity 3 – A guided research task. Links are given to useful websites as well as useful documentary clips. Students are given a number of areas they can research.
Slide 21: Useful websites for the research and further reading
Slide 22: Useful short documentary clips
Slide 13: Challenge Tasks
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 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.
In this lesson, students will learn about the wide-ranging contributions made by the soldiers from Britain’s Empire during the First World War. Students will first learn which colonies contributed soldiers and then explain why men from the British Empire volunteered and what contributions they made to Britain’s role in the war.
This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warm up, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews.
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The lesson includes the following:**
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims
Slide 3-4: As you enter warm up – identify the colonies of the British Empire map and answers. Challenge questions included.
Slide 5: Background Information about Britain’s colonies and Britain’s role as the ‘Mother Country’.
Slide 6: Starter Task – Recruitment in the colonies – a source from the Prime Minister of Canada
Slide 7-8: Activity 1: Recruitment posters from the colonies – three examples of recruitment posters which students have to analyse. A printable worksheet also included.
Slide 9: Background Information – India’s contribution to the First World War.
Side 10: Background Information and discussion activity
Slide 11: Useful clips
Slide 12: Printable fact sheet
Slide 13: Printable worksheet
Slide 14: Extended writing task – Explain the importance of Britain’s Empire.
Slide 15: Challenge Questions
Slide 16-17: Learning Review – Which country/colony am I?
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 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.
In this lesson, students will learn about the location of the Western Front and be able to identify and explain the various features of a First World War trench.
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.
Slide 4: Starter Task 1: What can students infer (learn) about a trench from the photograph?
Slide 5: Starter Task 2: What can students infer (learn) about a trench from the photograph and how is it different from the image in the previous slide?
Slide 6-8: Image led background information about the location of the Western Front.
Slide 9: Image led background information about the trench system from a bird’s eye view.
Side 10: A fully labelled and clear diagram showing the cross section of a typical trench.
Slide 11-12: Activity 1: Creating a diagram on a First World War trench – printable student worksheet included.
Slide 13: Activity 2: The purpose of a trench
Slide 14: Activity 3: Explaining the importance of a trench – writing frame included.
Slide 15: Follow up challenge questions
Slide 16-17: Learning Review 1 with answers revealed
Slide 18-19: Learning Review 2 with answers revealed
Slide 20: Bonus fact sheet covering all the information from the lesson.
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 presents a number of tasks for the student to complete to gain an understanding of the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the consequences of the crisis for the development of the Cold War.
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: Class clip from BBC Bitesize and map showing the location of Cuba in relation to the key areas of the Cold War so far.
BACKGROUND: 12 clearly presented slides covering the main events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis if you would like to take the students through this in presentation format. Each slide animated to bring in information step by step. Each slide begins with a connective phrase which will be useful for the students in their narrative accounts.
TASK SHEET 1: A basic comprehension sheet for students to either fill in or use to show their understanding in their book. (Printable).
TASK SHEET 2: A storyboard style sheet which includes 10 boxes with key terms for each stage which students can use to analyse the links between the events. (Printable)
TASK SHEET 3: A worksheet which asks the students to think about the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis and develop an explanation for each one. An example is given for the students to see the difference between their ‘point’ and the ‘explanation’ of this point.
CHALLENGE TASK: Students asked to identify and explain key turning points in the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
EXAM QUESTIONS: 3 example exam questions which can be based around this topic (Consequences, narrative account and importance).
PLENARY: Students handed a storyboard of events which has been mixed up - they should correct the order of the events.**
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.
This lesson examines the developments of the modern police force, especially in terms of its specialisation.
**PowerPoint 1: **
A series of worksheets and exam question sheets
**PowerPoint 2: **
Slide 1 - To explain the development and increased specialisation of the police since c.1900
Slide 2-4: The story of the police so far - a filling in the missing key terms activity with printable student handout.
Slide 5-6: Starter timeline activity - can students place the developments of the police into the correct order?
Slide 7-11: Background information and teacher led activities based upon themes such as crime prevention, neighbourhood watch, PCSOs and police specialisation.
Slide 12-13: Activity - students match the specialist unit to theor description.
Slide 14: Printable worksheet and table
Slide 15: A set of 3 challenge tasks
Slide 16-19: Practice exam questions
Slide 20: Learning review activity
Slide 21-22: Lesson Fact Sheets
To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.
In this lesson, students take a fascinating look into the way conscientious objectors were treated during the First World War. Students will find out why some men became conscientious objectors, what the public attitude was to conchies and finally examine four case studies to decide how they would punish the conscientious objectors from the past.
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 enter warm up – War has been declared – would you volunteer? A selection of discussion questions linked to this modern day scenario.
Slide 4: Starter Task 1: Data analysis – students have to interpret a graph which shows the decline in volunteer recruits by the end of 1915.
Slide 5: Starter Task 2: Discussion and background information – why do you think there was a drop in recruitment by 1915?
Slide 6: Background information about the Military Services Act, 1916
Slide 7: Background information and match up activity – who were the different types of conscientious objectors?
Side 8: Background information about the different types of CO.
Slide 9: Source based activity based on the public attitudes towards COs.
Slide 10-11: The treatment and punishments given to conscientious objectors.
Slide 12-14: ‘Conchie Tribunal’ activity with two printable sheets
Slide 15: Useful clips
Slide 16: Challenge Tasks and Questions
Slide 17-18: Learning Review Quiz – with answers revealed
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 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.
UPDATED For the new Edexcel GCSE spec. and exam question structure ready for 2025/26
This 19 slide lesson covers all the information and activities students will need to fully understand the structure of Early Elizabethan society and government. For example, it looks at the role of the Privy Council, Secretary of State and Royal Court as well as the social hierarchy of the day.
This resource contains:
1 x A4 Fact Sheet/ revision sheet covering Early Elizabethan Society & Government (PPT & PDF)
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1 x Main Updated Power Point:**
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2-3: Warm Up - What do you already know about Elizabeth I? Includes printable worksheet
Slide 4-5: Warm up Tudor Society Quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 6: Class discussion task
Slide 7-8: Elizabeth I starter quiz with answers revealed
Slide 9: Introduction to Early Elizabethan Society & Government
Slide 10: What is a society, government and hierarchy?
Slide 11-12: Task 1 - Elizabethan hierarchy activity with answers
Slide 13-14: Task 2 - Table fill activity with printable resources
Slide 16-18: Task 3 - Practice exam questions (one feature question)
Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet based on the 2024/5 new 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 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.
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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
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In this 26 slide lesson, students will student nine of the main weapons used during the First World War: rifles, artillery, machine guns, grenades, cavalry, flamethrowers, tanks, aircraft and gas. Students will be able to describe the features of each weapon before comparing and evaluating the effectiveness of the weapons.
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 enter activity – ‘Odd One Out’.
Slide 4: Background knowledge about the Wider Historical Context
Slide 5: Starter Task – Weapons True or False
Slide 6: Links to 7 useful clips about the weapons of the First World War.
Slide 7: Starter Task 2: Problem Solving Puzzle linked to the production of the Brodie Helmet.
Side 8: Fact Sheet (printable) about the weapons of the First World War.
Slide 9-18: Image based background knowledge about each weapon featured in the fact sheet.
Slide 19-20: Activity 1 - Instructions about how to complete the table with an A4 printable table included.
Slide 21-22 Activity 2 – Key Term Fill with answers revealed
Slide 23: Printable worksheet
Slide 24: Challenge Questions about the impact of the weapons
Slide 25-26: Learning Review – Match the statistics to the facts with answers revealed.
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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 learn about the creation of the two military alliances in Europe by 1914. Students will understand why the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were formed, the theory behind the military alliances acting as a deterrent and finally the idea behind the domino effect. Students will also consider the geographical and strategic impact of the alliances.
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: Starter Task: What is an alliance and why might countries form an alliance?
Slide 5: Image/map led background information about Europe by 1914.
Slide 6-7: Image/map led background information about the creation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.
Slide 8-9: Activity 1: Creating a map of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. Printable maps included.
Side 10: Learning Pit-Stop – The Domino Theory.
Slide 11: Activity 2: The geographical and strategic impact of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.
Slide 12: Follow up challenge questions
Slide 13-15: Learning Review 1: Filling in the missing terms, with printable resources included.
Slide 16: Learning Review 2 activity
Slide 17: A copy of the map used which can be edited
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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 understand and explain the many and varies reasons why so many men voluntarily enlisted in into the British army at the start of the First World War. For example, students will learn about aspects such as propaganda, censorship, patriotism, the role of the British government, the formation of Pals Battalions, the White Feather Campaign and more.
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 – Why might young people today want to join the armed forces?
Slide 4: Previous Learning Recap – order the events
Slide 5: Previous Learning Recap – multiple choice quiz
Slide 6: Starter Task – Activity and discussion based on persuasion techniques.
Slide 7: Background information about the start of the First World War.
Side 8: Background information about the role of the British government, propaganda and censorship.
Slide 9: Background information about the creation of the Pals Battalions.
Slide 10: Useful Clips – three links to video clips covering topics from the lesson.
Slide 11-15: Activity 1: Using first-hand accounts (sources) to understand why men enlisted in 1914. Includes a practice source to do as a class and a printable table for students to record their ideas.
Slide 16-17: Activity 2: ‘Meet Wilf’ – A focus on the life of one recruit and his life in 1914. Why would Wilf want to enlist?
Slide 18: Activity 3: Why did men enlist diagram and instructions.
Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 20: Extended writing opportunities
Slide 21: Learning Review Picture Quiz
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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.