Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
**This lesson is suitable for either late stage KS2 or early stage KS3. It covers the concept of evidence and how historians need to use sources to find out about the past. **
All resources for the teaching of this lesson are included. The lesson includes:
Starter Task: What is evidence?
Background Information: Why is evidence important?
Discussion Task: What other jobs use evidence?
Group Task: Guess the famous person from the evidence.
Learning Task: What different types of historical evidence are there?
**Task Sheet: ** Questions to consolidate knowledge including challenge tasks.
**Optional Task: **Creating a personal time capsule
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 be able to conclude how far women’s lives improved by the end of the 1970s. Within the lesson, students will study changes to women’s rights including: the introduction of the contraception pill, the legalisation of abortion, the Equal Pay Act, the Sex Discrimination Act as well as changes to home life, attitudes, divorce laws, work and education.
The key questions for the lesson are:
What were women’s lives like in 1950s Britain?
What developments were there in women’s rights in the 1960s and 1970s?
What aspects of women’s lives changed the most?
How far did women gain equality by the end of the 1970s?
The lesson includes the following:
1 x A4 printable timeline of key events (PDF & PPT)
Main Power Point:
Slide 1: Lesson title
Slide 2: Lesson key questions
Slide 3: As you enter controversial statement discussion
Slide 4: Current statistics activity about women’s equality today.
Slide 5: As you enter controversial discussion point 2
Slide 6-7: Key term match up with answers revealed.
Slide 8-10: Source analysis to give students an idea of attitudes and the role of women in the 1950s.
Slide 11: Task 1 - Reading and outlining task
Slide 12 - 13: Two printable fact sheets
Slide 14: Task 2 - Timeline instructions
Slide 15: Follow Up Questions
Slide 16 - 17: Learning Review Quiz - match up the key statistics.
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:
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.
In this lesson, students examine the impact of the war on Britain and then investigate if Prime Minister David Lloyd George’s promise for a ‘Land fit for heroes’ really became reality.
The progressive key questions for the lesson are:
What was British society like after the First World War?
How did some people’s lives improve in the 1920s?
How did some people’s lives not improve in the 1920s?
Was Britain a land fit for heroes?
The bundle of resources for this lesson:
1 x A4 printable fact sheet about Britain in the 1920s
1 x A4 printable worksheet/sorting task
1 x A4 printable extended writing frame with structure strip
1 x PowerPoint includes:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Key Learning Outcomes
Slide 3: Starter Activity - the impact of WW1 discussion
Slide 4: An overview of David Lloyd George’s speech as Prime Minister
Slide 5-6: Source task - analysis of David Lloyd George’s ‘land fit for heroes’ speech Printable worksheet included.
Slide 7-9: Source activity with printouts and worksheets - students study the sources to investigate what Britain was like in the 1920s.
Slide 10-13: A variety of activities which all guide students to understand how far Britain improved in the 1920s. This includes a printable worksheet, instructions for the A4 worksheets and extended writing tasks.
Slide 15-16: Learning Review 1 - Gap fill with answers
Slide 17: Learning Review 2 - Did life improve?
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 are able to gain an understanding of the basic differences between capitalism and communism. This lesson can be used to pre-empt any topic where the terms are used such as the Cold War, inter-war years, Russian Revolution Vietnam War etc.
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The main key questions of the lesson are:**
What is capitalism and communism?
What are the features of capitalism and communism?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of capitalism and communism?
What are the common public attitudes towards capitalism and communism?
You will be purchasing:
1 x A4 worksheet
1 x 21 slide Power Point
The Main Power Point Includes:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Progressive Learning Aims
Slide 3/4: A choice of discussion questions for students as they enter the room
Slide 5: The importance of learning about capitalism and communism.
Slide 6: Starter Task - What do you know about capitalism or communism?
Slide 7: Printable fact sheet
Slide 8-9: Background information about capitalism and its strengths and weaknesses
Slide 10-11: Background information about communism and its strengths and weaknesses
Slide 12-15: Activity 1 - Problem solving scenarios and answers
Slide 16: Instructions about the A4 worksheet - a sorting task to categorise communism and capitalism.
Slide 17: Higher level challenge questions
Slide 18: Learning Review 1
Slide 19-21: Learning Review 2 - Key term match up 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.
**In this lesson, students will be introduced to the League of Nations and will be given the resources to help them decide how far it achieved it aims. **
The key questions set out in the lesson are:
What was the League of Nations?
What were the aims of the League of Nations?
What were the main successes and failures of the League of Nations?
How successful was the League of Nations?
The lesson pack includes a full variety of resources such as printable worksheets, source analysis activities, starter tasks, recap tasks, discussion questions, opportunities for extended writing and engaging background information.
Resources included:
2 x A4 printable source analysis worksheets (political cartoons)
1 x A4 printable worksheet about the successes and failures of the League of Nations.
1 main PowerPoint lesson
1 x main powerpoint which includes:
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3: A choice of ‘As you enter’ questions to provoke discussion about the lesson.
Slide 4-6: A filling in the missing terms sheet to help students understand the background of the League of Nations and the historical context of the First World War.
Slide 7: Source Starter Task - An extract from a speech about the League of Nations made by Woodrow Wilson with supporting questions.
Slide 8: Background information - What was the League of Nations?
Slide 9: Background information - The aims of the League of Nations
Slide 10: Activity 1 Sort Task instructions - students to decide if each statement is a success or failure of the League of Nations.
Slide 11: Extended writing activity
Slide 12: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 13-14: Cartoon source analysis task (links to the 2 worksheets also included in the pack)
Slide 15 - 16: Learning Review - True or False quiz with answers
Slide 17: Final overview task - How successful was the League of Nations?
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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.
**Lesson Key Questions: **
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles?
What were the attitudes towards the Treaty of Versailles?
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a number of printable worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, activities, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
The downloaded lesson includes the following:
3x A4 printable source analysis worksheets
1x A4 printable fact sheet
1x A4 printable Treaty of Versailles worksheet
1x main lesson 17 slide powerpoint.
Features of the power point include:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Progressive Key Questions
Slide 3: World War One recap activity
Slide 4-6: Background information and discussion questions about the Treaty of Versailles.
Slide 7-8: Think and discuss questions about the punishments given to Germany after WW1.
Slide 9: A map showing Germany’s loss of land after the Treaty of Versailles.
Slide 10-11: Activity - A diagram of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Slide 12: Introduction to the A4 worksheet
Slide 13: Introduction to the source analysis sheets
Slide 14: Follow up challenge tasks
Slide 15-17: Learning Review Key Term Match Up
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This lesson provides students with a fascinating insight into the final days of England’s Medieval kings. Students will not only be able to describe the often intriguing ways that the kings died, but use this to analyse questions about health, hygiene and medicine in the Medieval period.
The lesson includes:
1 x A4 worksheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x Main PowerPoint
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson key questions
Slide 3: Starter 1 - What was the average life expectancy in the Medieval period compared with today?
Slide 4: Starter 2 - Why do you think the Medieval period was more deadly and dangerous?
Slide 5: Starter 3 - Why did some people live longer than others in Medieval England?
Slide 6: Printable colour version of the lesson fact sheet
Slide 7: Printable black and white version of the lesson fact sheet
Slide 8: Task 1 instructions and challenge questions
Slide 9-10: Printable worksheets/graphs for students to plot the causes of death.
Slide 11: Challenge questions
Slide 12: 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. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This lesson is a perfect introduction to any unit about Medieval History. It gives students an opportunity to learn when the Medieval period took place, use sources to investigate Medieval life and also create a timeline of the key events between c1050 and c1500.
Included in this pack of resources:
1 x Source starter worksheet for student to begin investigating Medieval society (PDF & PPT)
2 x Medieval timeline templates (PDF & PPT)
1 x Medieval event research sheet (PDF & PPT)
The main powerpoint lesson includes:
Slide 1: Title page
Slide 2: Lesson key questions
Slide 3-8: A study of visual sources (illuminated manuscripts) to get students thinking about what Medieval society was like.
Slide 9: An outline about when the Medieval period took place
Slide 10-11: Activity - Fill in the missing terms recap with answers revealed
Slide 12 - 14: Task 1 - Ordering the key Medieval events task with worksheets and answers provided.
Slide 15-17: Task 2 - Creating a Medieval timeline with instructions and printable worksheets included.
Slide 18: Task 3: An additional research task with printable worksheet included.
Slide 19-20: Learning Review - place the Medieval events in the correct order 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 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 make the judgement - how far did life change in Medieval society between c.1100 - c.1500? They will study various features of life such as population, power, world knowledge, technology, entertainment, science, medicine, rich and poor and the growth of towns to help them answer the question. They will also have the opportunity to reseach the key discoveries of the medieval era.
The lesson pack includes the following resources:
1 x Medieval continuity & change writing frame and worksheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x Medieval continuity & change fact sheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x Medieval worksheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x Medieval Discoveries Research sheet (PDF & PPT)
Main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: A recap of the Medieval topics
Slide 3: Starter activity - Continuity & change in your lifetime
Slide 4: The importance of continuity, change and historical turning points.
Slide 5: The importance of turning points in the past.
Slide 6: Starter activity 2 - Explain the impact of…
Slide 7: Task 1 instructions and explanation
Slide 8: Make a judgement questions
Slide 9-10: Medieval Discoveries Match up
Slide 11: Challenge questions.
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 & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! **
This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types.
This 15-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 British Depth Study exam for Henry VIII & his Ministers and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam questions (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of the British Depth Study question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of [2 x 2]’ question type.
Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why [12]’ question type
Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree [16]’ question type.
Slide 12-15: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills.
Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com
This resource can be used as a classroom workbook, for quick and easy catch up, revision or a set of knowledge organisers.
It specifically covers the content needed for the Edexcel GCSE Crime and Punishment study of the Historic Environment of Whitechapel.
Each A4 page contains:
All the content/subject knowledge needed according to the latest specification.
Key Terms
Exam style questions and activities
The resource comes as both PDF and PowerPoint files
My workbook for the Thematic Study section of Crime & Punishment can be found from TES in the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13095708
I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued.
All images used in this resource 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.
For Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) Thematic Study – Crime and Punishment in Britain.
This highly accessible, high quality resource, can easily be adapted into a lesson based workbook, as a revision booklet or as a set of knowledge organisers.
It includes 28 pages and each A4 page includes:
An outline of the topic area
Information directly linked to the most recent GCSE specification
Key terms linked to the topic area
Questions and activities
Please note that this workbook covers the thematic study content only. The Historic Environment Study of Whitechapel is presented in a separate workbook which can be found on TES using this link https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13098047
I have included the resource as a PDF and Power Point file.
I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued.
All images used in this resource 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.
For Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) Thematic Study – Crime and Punishment in Britain.
This pack of resources contains 18 pages of A4 printable revision materials for students studying GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany. This pack is suitable for Edexcel, AQA and OCR
The pack contains the following revision activities:
A Weimar & Nazi Germany timeline event fill
Weimar & Nazi Germany key individual match up
Key definitions sheet
Key events revision sheet
Weimar Germany outline sheet
Munich Putsch event sort
Key glossary pages
Statistics quiz
Examples of ‘explain’ type questions
Key term crossword
The rise of the Nazi Party gap fill
Hitler’s Rise to power revision table and organiser
Life in Nazi Germany Quiz sheets
Persecution of Minority Groups Revision 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 resource is a fun addition to any unit about Medieval castles and from personal experience has been great for Year 6/7 subject transition days and school open evenings.
Following a recap of Medieval weaponry, students work as a team or individually to plan either a castle siege or castle attack based on a list of costings.
This resource contains:
1 x Castle game costings list (PDF & PPT)
2 x Castle game rules worksheets/printouts
1 x Main Power Point which includes:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2-3: Recap Activity covering the main weapons of castle attack such as trebuchet, siege ladders, archers etc.
Slide 4-5: Recap Activity 2 covering the images of castle attack weapons
Slide 6: Setting the scene for the castle attack to give the attack historical context.
Slide 7-10: A choice of three castle attack sheets each with a slightly different castle (stone keep, concentric and motte and bailey). These need to be printed out onto A3
Slide 11-12: Peer Assessment cards
Slide 13: Learning Review
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 is property of RA Resources.
In this lesson, students will investigate the various roles and jobs which took place in a Medieval castle. They will then use the information from the lesson to complete a variety of activities.
The lesson includes the following printable resources:
1 x fact sheet about life inside a Medieval castle
1 x worksheet (various tasks)
1 x Diary writing frame
1 x Crossword
The main Power Point for the lesson includes:
Title page and lesson aims
Starter tasks and discussions
Key term activities
Background information about life inside a Medieval castle
A choice of tasks activities
A choice of learning reviews including a crossword (answers revealed).
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 is property of RA Resources.