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.
Save a lot of time by simply using this outline for a Curriculum Plan. Everything is ready for you to add in your topics, assessments, assessment objectives, school logo and more to fit your school’s curriculum needs.
It includes an example of a completed History Curriculum Map (colour), an editable outline/generic version (colour) and editable version (black and grey).
I have included instructions about how to edit where needed.
Hopefully, this can really help you out when being asked to produce something which is quite time consuming.
This lesson has a focus on the factors that led to change in ideas about the cause of disease in Early Modern Britain and gives clear guidance about how to answer a 16 mark exam question. In particular, it looks at factors such as improvements in science, the role of individuals, the increase in exploration and the reduced influence of the Christian Church.
The lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students learning style and ability, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
This lesson covers the continuity and change in ideas about the cause of disease in the Early Modern period 1500-1700. In particular it explains why there was so little change in our knowledge of what caused disease as well as a study of individuals such as William Harvey, Robert Hooke and Thomas Sydenham.
This lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students learning style and ability, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
This bundle contains all of the resources, including information sheets, that you will need to teach the Medieval unit for GCSE History Medicine Through Time. There is no need for any text book and teacher notes are given throughout.
The lessons are as follows:
Lesson 1 - Overview of skills and knowledge
Lesson 2 - Supernatural and Religious Explanations of Disease
Lesson 3 - The Theory of Four Humours, The Theory of Opposites, Miasma
Lesson 4 - Explain the continuity of theories throughout Medieval England
Lesson 5 - Religious and Rational Treatments and Prevention
Lesson 6 - Surgeons, Apothecaries, Physicians and Wise Women
Lesson 7 - Medieval Hospitals and Home Care
Lesson 8 - Case Study of The Black Death
This is about the impact, symptoms, causes, treatments and methods of prevention of the Black Death. This can also be suitable for KS3
Every lesson in this topic includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. The rest of my Medicine lessons can be purchased individually or as a discounted bundle.
This lesson looks at the care received in the early Medieval hospitals as well as that in the home. There is a focus on aspects of similarity and difference.
Every lesson in this topic includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
**This lesson takes a look at the people who were available to treat the sick in Medieval Britain such as surgeons, apothecaries, physicians, wise women. **
The main task gets the students to ‘interview’ each form of treatment and rate aspects such as ‘availability’ and ‘cost’ before the student evaluates the more effective treatment available at that time.
Every lesson in this topic includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
**This lesson has a focus on how the people of Medieval Britain treated and attempted to prevent medical problems linked with the Theory of the Four Humours and Miasma.
The lesson includes both supernatural & religious treatments as well as the more rational treatments of the time.**
The lesson includes a recap from previous learning, choice of starter task, background information about the wider historical context, a set of learning tasks which are differentiated for higher and lower ability, extention task/s, a focus on the exam questions, a review (plenary) and finally two fact sheets which can be used as a replacement for any books.
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 encourages the students to explain the ideas they have been taught about WHY there was a lack of progress in the ideas about how disease was caused in the Medieval period 1250-1500. Students are provided with an outline of the reasons and helpful information about how to structure a 12 mark answer based on this question.
The lesson includes a recap from previous learning, a focussed starter task, background information about the wider historical context, a set of learning tasks which are differentiated for higher and lower ability, extention task/s, a focus on the exam with a 12 mark question, a review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a replacement for any books.
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 key individuals of Hippocrates and Galen with their influential theories of the Four Humours, the Theory of Opposites and belief in Miasma. **
The lesson includes a recap from previous learning, a focused starter task, background information about the wider historical context, a set of learning tasks which are differentiated for higher and lower ability, extention task/s, a focus on the exam with a 4 mark question, a review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a replacement for any books.
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 9 fully updated and re-vamped teaching resources for the first GCSE unit for Early Elizabethan England.
All tasks, exam questions and knowledge are based on the most recent specification amendments ready for 2025/26.
The lessons are as follows:
Lesson 1: Elizabethan Society & Government
Lesson 2: Legitimacy, gender & marriage
Lesson 3: Challenges from Home and Abroad
Lesson 4: Religious Divisions
Lesson 5: The Religious Settlement
Lesson 6: The Role of the Church
Lesson 7: The Puritan Challenge to the Religious Settlement
Lesson 8: The Catholic Challenges to the Religious Settlement
Lesson 9: Mary, Queen of Scots
This lesson looks at the influence of religion and the supernatural on people’s explanations for the cause of illness and disease in the later Medieval period.
The lesson includes a recap from previous learning, a focussed starter task, background information about the wider historical context, a set of learning tasks which are differentiated for higher and lower ability, extention task/s, a focus on the exam with a 12 mark question, a review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a replacement for any books.
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 to be used as a first lesson introduction to the GCSE History topic, Medicine Through Time. Students will gain an understanding of the exam format, question types and topics. **
There are a choice of tasks relating to the key terms, key periods of history and key causes that will be used throughout the lessons.
To take into account copyright, images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. 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 discounted bundle contains all the lessons and information needed for the teaching of the final unit for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. The bundle includes the following:
Lesson 21 - Feudal System
Lesson 22 - Importance of the Church
Lesson 23 - Archbishops Stigand and Lanfranc
Lesson 24 - The Extent of Social and Economic Change
Lesson 25 - Norman Government Changes
Lesson 26 - Norman Law and Order
Lesson 27 - The Significance of the Domesday Book
Lesson 28 - Culture and Language of the Aristocracy
Lesson 29 - Bishop Odo
Lesson 30 - William’s Personality and Robert of Normandy
These are the 36 fact sheets that accompany my lessons for the Edexcel GCSE History unit Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. Each includes a clear list of key terms and clearly presented information in line with the Edexcel specification. Each fact sheet can be used as an easy, printable version of the text book or as a revision resource.
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you find these fact sheets useful.
2023 UPDATE: Please note that all images used in the production of these resources are from the public domain and are Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise stated in the notes below each slide. If you feel any errors have been made please email me in the first instance.
**This lesson has a focus on the personality and qualities of William as both an invader and king. It also covers William’s relationship with his son, Robert Curthose.
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aim with learning outcomes linked to GCSE grades, a recap from previous learning, an engaging starter task, background information, a pit-stop plenary, a choice of tasks for all levels and learning styles, clearly written instructions in the notes section of each slide, exam practice questions, extension questions, a plenary, differentiation for higher ability students and a fact sheet which can be used on its own or alongside other resources you may have.
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 clear focus on the career and significance of Bishop Odo from the Battle of Hastings through the Norman Conquest. Students will have all the facts and dates available for them to track whether he was a help or hindrance to William throughout these years.
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aim with learning outcomes linked to GCSE grades, a recap from previous learning, an engaging starter task, background information, a pit-stop plenary, a choice of tasks for all levels and learning styles, clearly written instructions in the notes section of each slide, extension questions, differentiation for higher ability students and a fact sheet which can be used on its own or alongside other resources you may have.
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 covers the cultural and linguistic changes introduced by the Norman aristocracy after 1066 with a focus on detailed facts.
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The lesson includes:
Clear learning aim with learning outcomes linked to GCSE grades, a recap from previous learning, an engaging starter task, background information, a pit-stop plenary, a choice of tasks for all levels and learning styles, clearly written instructions in the notes section of each slide, extension questions, exam practice questions, extension questions, a plenary, differentiation for higher ability students and a fact sheet which can be used on its own or alongside other resources you may have.
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 what the Domesday Book was, why William ordered it and what its significance was. There is a particular focus on categorising explanations with the terms: military, financial, legal and political.
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aim with learning outcomes linked to GCSE grades, a recap from previous learning, an engaging starter task, a choice of tasks for all levels and learning styles, printable worksheets, clearly written instructions in the notes section of each slide, exam practice questions, a plenary, differentiation for higher ability students and a fact sheet which can be used on its own or alongside other resources you may have.
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 cover the changes introduced by William to law and order. There is a focos on the Forest Laws and the role of the sheriff as well as other changes introduced by the Normans.
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aim with learning outcomes linked to GCSE grades, a recap from previous learning, an engaging starter task, background information, a pit-stop plenary, a choice of tasks for all levels and learning styles, clearly written instructions in the notes section of each slide, exam practice questions, extension questions, a plenary, differentiation for higher ability students and two fact sheets which can be used on its own or alongside other resources you may have.
2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and cartoon images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. At times, the images I have wanted to use have been restricted and so you may wish to use your own. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.