What was the Weimar Constitution? Why was it needed? What were the strengths and weaknesses of it? What impact might this have on Germany in the future? 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 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.

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.

Learning Aims: To know the difference between right and left wing. To identify the challenges from the right and left wing in and out of the Reichstag. To explain why the extreme right and left challenged Weimar. To explain how Ebert tackled the challenges. 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 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.

**This lesson examines the causes, events and the impact of the Oklahoma Land Rush. There is a particular focus on the importance and consequences of the events. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point 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.

**In this lesson, students will be able to use factual information as well as the views from historians and historical sources to help them form their own opinion to the question – is the British Empire something we should be proud or ashamed of? ** As always, the lesson is fully resourced and contains a number of printable resources, engaging activities and information. The lesson presumes that students already have a knowledge of what the British empire was although this is quickly recapped at the start of the lesson. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Recapping the British Empire – includes a British Empire map and discussion questions Slide 4: Starter Discussion based on an old Indian saying about the British in India. Slide 5: Source analysis activity 1 Slide 6: Source analysis activity 2 Slide 7: Source analysis activity 3 Slide 8: Printable worksheet/question sheet based on the sources used in the previous slides Slide 9: The two historical interpretations about the British empire Slide 10: Activity 1 – How have attitudes to the British empire changed in recent years? Slide 11: Activity 2 – Documentary clips about the legacy of the British Empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - Instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable information sheet which includes sources and interpretations about the British empire. Slide 14: Activity 4 – What is your opinion? Slide 15: Activity 5 – Based on a higher level question about the difference in two historical interpretations. Slide 16: Printable worksheet based on the two interpretations about the British Empire Slide 17: Learning Review discussion. 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. 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.

This lesson examines which groups in German society benefitted from the improved living standards in Germany in the mid 1920s as well as those groups who did not. 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 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.

UPDATED NEW SPEC. 2025/6! The lesson examines the methods used by Jack the Ripper, his victims and the role of the press during the murders in Whitechapel. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Source Enquiry Sheet 1 x 23 slide main power point The main lesson power point includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: Recap discussion with answers revealed Slide 4: Starter source analysis Slide 5: Background - How did Jack the Ripper get the name? Slide 6-7: Task 1 - Analysis of the ‘Dear Boss’ letter with printable worksheet. Slide 8-9: Task 2 - Jack the Ripper victim fact files and table fill with instructions and printable worksheet. Slides 10-12: Printable victim fact files Slide 13: Task 3: Similarities between the victims with answers revealed. Slide 14: Background information and discussion about the usefulness of penny dreadful newspapers. Slide 15: Exam Focus - ‘One feature’ Slide 16-16: Exam Focus - Resources to help students analyse the usefulness of a source relating to the murders. Slide 20: Exam Focus - ‘Follow Up’ question/printable answer sheet. Slide 21: Challenge Questions Slide 22-23: Learning review quiz with answers. 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.

NEWLY UPDATED FOR 2025/26 SPEC. Students examine the work and organisation of H Division police and use this to explain why policing the Whitechapel district was so difficult. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x A4 Source Enquiry help sheet 1 x 22 Slide Main Power Point Lesson The main 22 slide power point includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of lesson aims and key questions Slide 3: Recap & think - Why would police find the historical environment of Whitechapel difficult to police? Slide 4: Source based starter activity with prompt questions (visual source) Slide 5-6: Background information about the role and organisation of H Division police in Whitechapel Slide 7-8: Task - Instructions and printable worksheet for students to explain how the environment of Whitechapel and limits of the police made policing Whitechapel a challenge. Slide 9: Challenge questions Slide 10-11: Exam Focus - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question and printable resources Slide 12-14: Exam Focus - Examples of the ‘how useful’ question with printable resources Slide 15-17: Exam Focus - Examples of the ‘follow up’ question with printable resources Slide 18: Learning Review - What’s the question Slide 19-20: Learning Review 1 - Statistics multiple choice quiz with answers Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 22: More from RA Resources 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 2025/6 SPEC!! This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the main plots against Elizabeth during her reign - the Throckmorton Plot, Ridolfi Plot and the Babington Plot. ** The lesson pack includes: 1 x A4 fact sheet - The Ridolfi, Throckmorton and Babington Plots (PDF & PPT) 1 x Printable worksheet 1 x Main 20 slide PowerPoint The main powerpoint includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2-3: Learning recap - the Catholic threats to Elizabeth with answers Slide 4: Overview of the three main plots Slide 5: Starter discussion Slide 6-8: Task 1 - Table fill activity with printable worksheets and answers. Slide 9-11: Printouts to support students with the table fill activity Slide 12: Task 2 - What were the similarities between the plots? Slide 13: Follow up challenge questions Slide 14-15 - Learning recap - Which plot am i? With answers Slide 16-18: Sample exam questions Slide 19-20: Fact sheets linked to learning. 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 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.

This lesson examines the complex timeline of how Hitler was selected as Chancellor by Hindenburg in Janaury 1933. 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 the causes, events and consequences of the Battle of Little Bighorn. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point 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.

**This lesson examines the continuing reasons why lawlessness was a problem in the American West and specifically focuses on the actions of Billy the Kidd and Wyatt Earp. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point 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.

**This lesson has a focus on the conflict which resulted in the Johnson County War of 1892. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point 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.

In this 20 slide lesson, students will be able to gain an understanding of what life was like for the soldiers who experienced the trenches on the Western Front. Students will first analyse a choice of sources written by soldiers who experienced the front line. They will then be guided through their own research about life in the trenches before being given the opportunity to write their own ‘letter from the trenches’. This lesson also covers the issue of censorship. 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 – Photographic source analysis of a trench. Slide 4: As you enter activity – Photographic source (higher level) ‘What can you infer from the source’ question. Slide 5: Starter Task – Where do historians get their evidence about what life was like in a trench? Discussion and answers revealed. Slide 6: Starter Task 2 – What factors did the experiences of soldiers depend on? Discussion and answers revealed. Slide 7-: Activity 1: Single source analysis task with instructions. Side 8-11: Activity 2: Multiple source analysis task with a choice of 12 sources all about life in the trenches and printable resources and clear instructions. Slide 12-13: Activity 3: Life in the trenches research task with instructions, a check list and printable note making sheet. Slide 14: Activity 4 – Writing a letter home instructions sheet. Slide 15-17: Activity 5 – The censorship of letters and printable task sheet to censor a letter. Slide 18: Useful clips about life in the trenches Slide 19: Challenge Questions Slide 20: Learning Review Activity I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.