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 the first lesson for Unit 2 - Migration in Early Modern England. It takes a look at what society was like and the changes which took place during the Early Modern period. Students use this knowledge of the wider historical context to then explain how these changes would have impacted migration.
As with every lesson in this topic, the resources include a fact sheet to cover all of the information needed. Therefore, no text books are needed.
Side 1: Title slide - To examine the changes in Early Modern Society
Slide 2: GCSE Graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: A Medieval Migration Recap quiz
Slide 4: An outline of the lesson
Slide 5: Starter Activity 1: Name the monarchs from their portrait
Slide 6: Starter Activity 2: Where in the world mapping activity
Slide 7: Two types of migration - voluntary and forced
Slide 8: An explanation of the main learning task
Slide 9: A printable table to be used with the main learning task
Slide 10: Two 4 mark practice exam questions
Slide 11: Two 12 mark practice exam questions
Slide 12: Challenge Follow Up questions
Slide 13: Useful research questions
Slide 14 - 15: Learning Review - What were the main changes in society?
Slide 17: The lesson fact sheet
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 bundle contains all the lessons and resources you will need to teach the first unit for the Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1 topic, Migrants in Britain.
Lesson 1: Introduction to the skills and knowledge for the topic
Lesson 2: Why did migrant groups migrate to England between c.800 - c.1500?
Lesson 3: The experiences of Migrant groups in Medieval England
Lesson 4: The Impact of Migrant groups in Medieval England
Lesson 5: CASE STUDY - The Vikings in York
These lessons contain at least one fact sheet about the topic to replace any need for a text book.
This lessons is the case study for Unit 1 and looks at the Viking city of York. Students focus on why Viking migrants settled in York, how the Vikings used York for trade, the relationship the Vikings had with the Church in York as well as the decline in Viking control.
As always, this lesson contains all the materials, information and resources you will need to teach the lesson and therefore there is no need for any text books.
Slide 1: Title slide - The Viking settlement of York
Slide 2: GCSE Graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: A recap of Viking migration so far - filling in the missing terms
Slide 4: Answers reveled to the recap activity
Slide 5: A student copy of the recap task (suitable for photocopying)
Slide 6: The location of York
Slide 7: The location of York
Slide 8: Evidence about the Vikings in York - What can coins tell us?
Slide 9: Evidence about the Vikings in York - Source material analysis
Slide 10: Student worksheet to be used alongside the fact sheet for the lesson
Slide 11: What was the overall impact of the Vikings in England?
Slide 12: 12 mark example exam questions based on York and the Viking migration
Slide 13-14: Match up the Viking key term to the meaning
Slide 15: Lesson Fact sheets
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 impact and contributions made by migrants in Medieval England. Students at first learn about the many different contributions which were made before analysing and evaluating their impact.
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This lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title Slide - To examine the Impact of Migrants on Medieval England
Slide 2: GCSE Graded outcomes for the lesson
Slide 3: Previous Lesson Recap - Who am I?
Slide 4: Previous Lesson Recap - Answers
Slide 5: Outline of the lesson looking at the term ‘impact’
Slide 6: Starter Activity
Slide 7: Two Options for a main learning task
Slide 8: Follow Up Evaluation questions
Slide 9: Example 4 mark exam questions
Slide 10: Example 12 and 16 mark exam questions
Slide 11: Learning Review Crossword
Slide 12: Learning Review Crossword answers
Slide 13: Printable crosswords
Slide 14: Lesson Fact Sheet
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 looks at the different experiences of the migrant groups in England during the Medieval period. For example, students study how successfully each migrant group settled into England as well as explain this success/failure. **
Groups which will be focussed on in this lesson are: The Vikings, the Normans, The Jews, the Lombardy families and the migrants from the Low Countries.
Slide 1: Title Slide - To examine the experiences and succes of the migrant groups in Medieval England
Slide 2: GCSE graded outcomes for the lesson
Slide 3: Recap Task 1 - Where did migrant groups come from in the Medieval period?
Slide 4: Why did migrant groups come to England during the Medieval period?
Slide 5: Stater Activity - A series of 4 open ended questions about the issue of migration.
Slide 6: Background information about the experiences of the Viking migrants.
Slide 7: Background information about the experiences of the Norman migrants
Slide 8: Background information about the experiences of Jewish migrants
Slide 9: Background information about the experiences of the families from Lombardy
Slide 10: Background information about the experiences of migrants from the Low Countries
Slide 11: Printable worksheet for students to complete with their fact sheet
Slide 12: Activity table to help students examine and then analyse the success of each migrant group
Slide 13: Example 4 mark exam questions
Slide 14: Example 12 and 16 mark exam questions
Slide 15: Challenge/Debate Questions
Slide 16: Key Term Quiz
Slide 17: Key Term Quiz answers
Slide 18-19 - Lesson Fact Sheets
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.
**Thank you for viewing these resources for the new Paper 1 topic, Migrants in Britain. This lesson provides students with an overview of the skills and knowledge they will use throughout the topic. **
Slide 1: Title Slide - An introduction to the topic Migration in Britain
Slide 2: GCSE Grade Levels - To allow you to level the outcomes of the lesson
Slide 3: An overview of what is meant by a ‘Thematic Study’
Slide 4: An overview of the Paper 1 Exam
Slide 5: An overview of the type of questions students will answer in this part of the Paper 1 exam
Slide 6: A poster style set of factors which can help students explain why changes in migration have happened
Slide 7: A basic overview and activity which links to the chronology of the historical periods the students will study
Slide 8: A worksheet where students have to match the key events of migration to the correct date along a structured timeline
Slide 9: Answers for the activity in slide 8
Slide 10: An explanation of how to complete the key term activity on slide 11
Slide 11: Students given 20 key terms relating to migration which they should pick the correct meaning from 3 options
Slide 12: Answers revealed for the activity of slide 11
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 activities in this resource will introduce students to Elizabeth I. Then, students will be given facts about her reign to weigh up her strengths and weaknesses. **
This will be followed by a range of worksheet based activities as well as an opportunity to compare the strengths of the Tudor monarchy compared with the strengths needed for a monarch in modern day Britain. As well as the main power point you will also receive an additional homework research task sheet to supplement the learning about Elizabeth I.
Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.
**This lesson examines Queen Mary I’s decision to marry King Philip II of Spain. Students will first compare modern reasons for marriage before contrasting that with the events of Mary’s Reign. **
They will then evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the marriage (from the point of view of Mary I) before using these ideas to write a letter to her expressing and explaining their views about the marriage.
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The lesson pack includes:**
1 x Fact Sheet about the events leading upto and including the marriage
1 x Letter structure sheet for students to write their letter to Mary I
1 x Main Power Point presentation which includes a variety of starter tasks, discussion points, an overview of the main task as well as a number of challenge questions to stretch the most able.
**The lesson has a focus on the short term and longer term wider consequences of the Black Death. **
The main task is for students to identify these consequences and then analyse them. There is then a variety of optional tasks such as a creative writing task, extended writing task and additional challenge questions for the students to discuss and complete.
You will recieve the following in this lesson:
1 x A4 Worksheet to allow students to sort the long term and short term consequences
1 x Main Power Point lesson which includes starter activities, recap tasks and all the resources you will need to complete the tasks mentioned above.
Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.
**This lesson examines how people in the Middle Ages attempted to prevent, treat and ‘cure’ the spread of plague. **
The lesson you are about to purchase includes:
1 x A4 Fact Sheet about the prevention, treatment and ‘cures’
1 x A4 Table/Worksheet where students analyse the various methods used at the time to deal with the Black Death
1 x Main Power Point with a variety of activities, starter tasks, discussion questions, tasks and 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.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
This lesson is intended as an introduction lesson to teaching the Black Death. Students will be given basic background information about the Black Death before they use a number of written sources to find out more about the causes, treatments, beliefs and consequences of the event. **
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This lesson pack includes:
3 x A4 Source Sheets (4 sources per page)
1 x Source question sheet for students to write their answer on
1 x Main powerpoint which guides the students through the tasks they have to complete. This includes a visual source based starter task, a copy of the sources, an explanation of the task, a copy of the table to be used in the task and further slides to help students question and explore the sources they have been given.
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 looks at the health and hygiene of people who lived in both towns and the countryside during the Medieval period.
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You will be purchasing a whole lesson with all resources included as follows:
1 x 2 page fact sheets about health and hygiene in Medieval Towns and the Countryside
1 x Differentiated 2 page fact sheets about health and hygiene in Medieval Towns and the Countryside
1 x Main Power Point to accompany the fact sheets which includes a variety of starter tasks, discussion questions and activities for students to complete**
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.
There are enough resources here to take up a couple of lessons about the murder of Thomas Becket. The lesson first examines the causes, events and consequences of the murder and then follows up with key questions about who was responsible for the murder.
In this pack you will receieve:
1 x Fact sheet about the events of the murder of Thomas Becket (2 pages)
1 x Differentiated fact sheet about the events of the murder of Thomas Becket (2 pages)
1 x Question sheet about the events of the murder of Thomas Becket
1 x Main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Think & Discuss - Who had the most power in the Middle Ages?
Slide 3: Why might the king and the Church argue with each other?
Slide 4: An outline of the lesson aims
Slide 5: Starter Task - Students to study a manuscript illustration of the events and discuss what they think is happening (return to this at the end of the lesson to show progress)
Slide 6: Fact Sheets
Slide 7: Introduction to the Chronology Task based on the events
Slide 8: A printable version of the chronology task for students to write on
Slide 9: Answers to the chronology task revealed
Slide 10: Blank storyboard
Slide 11: Who was to blame for the murder of Thomas Becket?
Slide 12: Learning Review - Return to the illustration for students to fully discuss the events they have learned.
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 many short term and longer term consequences of the crusades. It cover the many objects that were brought back to England as well as the ideas. It also examines the longer term impact the crusades had on our lives including people’s attitudes towards Islam.
In this resource pack you will get:
1 x A4 Worksheet about the various consequences of the crusades. Students read through the consequences to categorise them
1 x A4 question sheet which asks students to explain their most important consequences
1 x A4 answer sheet for the GCSE style question - Explain two consequences of the crusades
1 x Main Power Point which guides you and the students through the lesson:
Slide 1: Title slide - To examine the impact and consequences of the Crusades
Slide 2: Recap Starter Quiz - Filling in the missing terms about the Crusades
Slide 3: Answers revealed for the starter quiz
Slide 4: Printable student versions for the starter quiz
Slide 5: Animated and engaging background information about the relationship between the Christians and the Muslims during the Crusades
Slide 6: Animated and engaging background information about the modern day perspective of the Crusades
Slide 7: An overview of the impact of the crusades and introduction of the task
Slide 8: Task overview and model of what to do
Slide 9: Evaluating the consequences of the Crusades - additional higher level questions
Slide 10-12: GCSE style exam question - Explain two consequences of the Crusades - PEE structure and model answer given
Slide 13: Learning Review Option 1 - Memory game with full instructions
Slide 14: Learning Review Option 2: Pictionary
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 contains a variety of activities and tasks which will allow students to understand the key events of each crusade as well as some of the individuals involved. **
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This pack includes:
1 x A4 Fact Sheet about the crusades (colour free for photocopying)
1 x A4 Fact Sheet about the crusades (in colour if required)
2 x A4 Worksheets about the events covering key terms, sources and an analysis of the events. (including challenge questions)
- 1 x Main Power Point Presentation:
Slide 1: Title slide - To examine the main events and key people of the crusades
Slide 2: Animated, clear and engaging background information giving a brief background to the crusades
Slide 3: An overview of Pope Urban II’s speech which called for the First Crusade
Slide 4: My own designed map of the main routes and areas of the crusades
Slide 5: Why there was more than one crusade
Slide 6: An overview of the main fact sheet needed for the lesson
Slide 7: A table based activity for students to pick out facts such as dates, people and events from each event along with an analysis of if the crusaders were successful or not
Slide 8-9: A recap quiz with answers revealed for students to self assess (mainly based on key individuals and places).
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 pack contains plenty of activities and tasks which will allow students to learn and explain why so many people decided to go on a crusade during the middle ages. **
In this pack you get:
1 x Worksheet - Students categorise the various reasons why people went on the pilgrimate using a key
1 x Worksheet - Students write up an extended answer to the question @Explain two reasons why people went on a crusade’. Sentence starters and structure given.
- 1 x Main Power Point
Slide 1: Title slide - Explain why people went on a Crusade
Slide 2: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the background to the Crusades
Slide 3: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the causes of the crusades
Slide 4: Animated, illustrated and engaging background information about the role played by Pope Urban II
Slide 5: Starter Task - Which route would the students take to reach Jerusalem?
Slide 6: Introduction to the question - why did people decided to go on a crusade
Slide 7: Outline to the main task of categorising the reasons
Slide 8: Introduction to the main question and the use of the PEEL structure for historical extended writing
Slide 9: PEEL structure outline for a class model answer
Slide 10: An alternative poster task outline
Slides 11-13: Recapping key words about the crusades with answers revealed and a print out version
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.