This lesson examines the main push and pull factors for the migration into the American West including the idea of the Manifest Destiny. 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 how the buffalo and the horse played a key role in the lifestyle and belief system of the Plains Indians. 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 All of the lessons for the American West unit 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. 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 resource has been designed to give students an effective visual guide to the main events covered in The American West topic. The resource is available as a Power Point as well as a PDF. It can be used as a book insert, full colour display poster or revision tool. The timeline has also organised the main events into the main themes of the American West (settlement, conflict with Plains Indians, law & order etc). You will receive: 1 x full colour timeline poster 1 x black and white timeline which students can use to create their own colour coded key 1 x PDF version of the above. UPDATE 2023: UPDATE 2023: 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 the journeys taken by the Mormons and the Donner Party in the 1840s with their reasons for success or failure. 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.

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 20-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 3 Period Study exam for the USA: Home & Abroad 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 Paper 3 USA: Home & Abroad question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘What can you infer’ source-based question type. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question type. Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How useful’ source-based question type. Slide 12-16: An outline of the two 4-mark interpretation questions. Slide 17-19: An outline of the final 20 mark ‘How far do you agree with the interpretation’ question. Slide 20: 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 pack of A4 sheets contains a variety of activities students can use to help them remember the subject content for the main Crime and Punishment topic. The revision resources cover the period c.1000 to the present day. The pack contains the following revision activities: Activity 1: Timeline (fill in the missing events) with answers Activity 2: Key Individuals match up Activity 3: Key Groups match up Activity 4: Key Crime and Punishment individuals activity - based on the names mentioned in the Edexcel specification Activity 5: Defintions of crime glossary fill Activity 6: Defintions of law enforcement glossary fill Activity 7: Definitions of punishments glossary fill Activity 8: Multiple choice statistics quiz Activity 9: Similarity & Different worksheet Activity 10: ‘What’s the Question?’ Activity 11: Key term match up Activity 12: An explanation practice worksheet Activity 13: Chronology Activity Activity 14: Medieval Crime and Punishment Quiz Activity 15: Early Modern England Quiz Activity 16: 18th and 19th Century Quiz Activity 17: Modern Britain Quiz Activity 18: Key word crossword UPDATE 2024: 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.

UPDATED NEW 2025/6 SPEC: The lesson examines how factors such as the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, police for rivalry and the illustrated penny dreadful press became a huge challenge and obstacle to the Metropolitan Police’s investigation into the Jack the Ripper murders. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x A4 Source Enquiry Sheet 1 x 24 slide main power point lesson The lesson power point contains: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson outcomes and aims Slide 3: As you enter discussion task - Why do you think the police never caught Jack the Ripper? Slide 4-5: Unit recap - Whitechapel unit recap quiz with answers Slide 6-7: Recap - Picture recap quiz covering the police techniques to catch Jack the Ripper with answers Slide 8: Starter Task - Source analysis linked to the failure and critcism of the Metropolitan police. Slide 9-12: Background information about the main obstacles to the police investigation - The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, the police force rivalry and illustrated press. Slide 13: Task 1 - Write a letter from Charles Warren to explain the problems with the investigation. Slide 14: Task 2 - Table based task explaining the obstacles to the police investigation. Slide 15: Follow up questions Slide 16-17: Exam Focus - A range of ‘One feature’ questions with printable worksheet. Slide 18-20: Exam Focus - An example and printable worksheets to help students answer the ‘How useful’ question. Slide 21: Exam Focus - An example of the ‘Follow Up’ question Slide 22-23: Learning Review - Fact or fiction - with answers Slide 24: Topic Learning Review - Scrabble based key terms activity Slide 25: Lesson Fact Sheet 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.

UPDATED NEW 2025/6 Spec - Students examine the features of housing, employment, poverty and other social issues in Whitechapel between c.1870-c.1900 using a range of source related activities. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x A4 Source information sheet 1 x 24 slide lesson Power Point The powerpoint includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: An overview of the topics and content covered in the lesson Slide 3-4: As you enter discussion - what is a census? Background information about the usefulness of a census included. Slide 5-6: Whitechapel basic fact recap - 8 multiple choice questions with answers. Slide 7: Starter Task - Source analysis activity Slide 8: Task 1 - Overview and instructions Slide 9: Task 1 printable worksheet Slide 10-15: Sources to be printed out to allow students to complete the source analysis task Slide 16: Compact but printable version of the sources Slide 17-18: Task 2 - The links between poverty and crime match up task with answers Slide 19-20: Exam Focus including printable questions Slide 21-23: Learning Review gap fill - 20 gap fill questions with answers and printable resource for students. Slide 24: Lesson fact sheet 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.

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 covers the nature and extent of the Puritan challenge to Queen Elizabeth I’s Religious Settlement with a focus on the vestment and crucifix issues. It also explains why the Puritan threat was limited. This lesson has been updated in line with the 2025 amended specification and changes to some exam questions. The lesson pack includes: 1 x A4 Fact sheet - The nature and extent of the Puritan challenge (PDF & PPT) 1 x Recap crossword The main powerpoint includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2-4: Religious Settlement recap crossword with answers and printable worksheet copies. Slide 5: Starter Task - Who were the Puritans? Slide 6: Background information about the Puritans and their beliefs Slide 7: Starter Task 2 - Puritan like or dislike quiz with answers revealed. Slide 8: Why the Puritans were important to Elizabeth I Slide 9-10: Task sheets & questions plus printable resources Slide 11: Why the Puritan threat was limited Slide 12-14: Sample exam questions with prompts Slide 15-16: Learning review gap fill with answers Slide 17: Fact sheet based on the GCSE specification. 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 sheet provides a clear overview of all topics needed for Edexcel’s Germany 1918-39 Paper 3. Best enlarged onto A3 or given to students as an example of how to structure revision. This has worked particularly well for my lower ability students and provides other students a useful starting point for their revision.

This lesson helps students identify the consequences and importance of the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main Power Point includes? RECAP: Two versions of a card sorting task (see image) which asks students to organise events and key terms into ‘east’ and ‘west’. STARTER: A filling in the missing terms starter to recap the Berlin Crisis and link to the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Answers revealed and animated for student peer/self assessment. DISCUSSION: An A4 chart which statistics about the two military alliances. The students have to work together to infer meaning from the chart. BACKGROUND: A teacher led, animated version of events with a clear map to show the two military alliance sides. TASK 1 AND 2: A letter to be written from the leaders of each country to their alliance members. Each short letter will outline the aims of the military alliance and its reason for being created. Instructions given on the sheet. EXAMPLE EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Berlin Crisis for the development of the Cold War [8] Two examples are given and students need to provide reasons for one answer being better than the other. RECAP QUIZ: Is the fact about NATO or the Warsaw Pact? FACT SHEET: An A4 printable fact sheet with all information needed for the lesson. This will save the use of the text book. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson presents a number of tasks for the student to complete to gain an understanding of the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the consequences of the crisis for the development of the Cold War. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main PowerPoint includes: RECAP: Class clip from BBC Bitesize and map showing the location of Cuba in relation to the key areas of the Cold War so far. BACKGROUND: 12 clearly presented slides covering the main events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis if you would like to take the students through this in presentation format. Each slide animated to bring in information step by step. Each slide begins with a connective phrase which will be useful for the students in their narrative accounts. TASK SHEET 1: A basic comprehension sheet for students to either fill in or use to show their understanding in their book. (Printable). TASK SHEET 2: A storyboard style sheet which includes 10 boxes with key terms for each stage which students can use to analyse the links between the events. (Printable) TASK SHEET 3: A worksheet which asks the students to think about the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis and develop an explanation for each one. An example is given for the students to see the difference between their ‘point’ and the ‘explanation’ of this point. CHALLENGE TASK: Students asked to identify and explain key turning points in the events which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. EXAM QUESTIONS: 3 example exam questions which can be based around this topic (Consequences, narrative account and importance). PLENARY: Students handed a storyboard of events which has been mixed up - they should correct the order of the events.** All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This bumper lesson contains everything you need to teach the causes, importance, events and consequences of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main PowerPoint includes: Recap: A task where students are asked to look at a timeline of Cold War events so far and discuss which events will have caused the most amount of tension between the USA and the Soviet Union. Task 1: Short term and long term consequences table. Task 2: A narrative account storyboard which can easily be used alongside the fact sheet. Task 3: Students organise the events into either causes, events or consequences (see image). This will help students identify a consequence for the exam question. Task 4: A comprehension sheet with additional extension task if needed asking students to explain why the USA did not support the uprising. EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Hungarian Uprising 1956 [8] - Students given two example sections to analyse and then expected to write their own. RECAP 1: Students given 10 answers and have to write one question to fit each RECAP 2: 10 basic questions about the Hungarian Uprising to test student knowledge. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson specifically looks at the consequences and importance of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main PowerPoint includes: RECAP: Students complete the alphabet quiz where they need to think of a key word from the Cold War topic so far for each letter of the alphabet. STARTER: Location of Afghanistan - what issues can the student identify from the location of the Soviet Union and their knowledge of religions around this area. You may wish to supplement with a world map. BACKGROUND: Slides which fully explain why the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. TASK 1: Students have to read through the main consequences of the invasion and categorise them into one of 5 different categories (see image). The students will then find this useful to help them organise their consequences response in a more structured and historical way as well as learn the consequences of the invasion. TASK 2: Chronology - just in case a narrative account comes up, the students are asked to re-arrange 10 events of the invasion into the correct chronological order. EXAM FOCUS: Students in this lesson focus on the consequences question: Explain two consequences of the Soviet invasion of the Soviet Union (1979) [8] Sentence starters are given along with an example paragraph for analysis by the students. EXTENSION TASK: A modern political cartoon looking at the different interpretations of Afghanistan over time. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the developments of the modern police force, especially in terms of its specialisation. **PowerPoint 1: ** A series of worksheets and exam question sheets **PowerPoint 2: ** Slide 1 - To explain the development and increased specialisation of the police since c.1900 Slide 2-4: The story of the police so far - a filling in the missing key terms activity with printable student handout. Slide 5-6: Starter timeline activity - can students place the developments of the police into the correct order? Slide 7-11: Background information and teacher led activities based upon themes such as crime prevention, neighbourhood watch, PCSOs and police specialisation. Slide 12-13: Activity - students match the specialist unit to theor description. Slide 14: Printable worksheet and table Slide 15: A set of 3 challenge tasks Slide 16-19: Practice exam questions Slide 20: Learning review activity Slide 21-22: Lesson Fact Sheets To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

UPDATED For the new Edexcel GCSE spec. and exam question structure ready for 2025/26 This 19 slide lesson covers all the information and activities students will need to fully understand the structure of Early Elizabethan society and government. For example, it looks at the role of the Privy Council, Secretary of State and Royal Court as well as the social hierarchy of the day. This resource contains: 1 x A4 Fact Sheet/ revision sheet covering Early Elizabethan Society & Government (PPT & PDF) ** 1 x Main Updated Power Point:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2-3: Warm Up - What do you already know about Elizabeth I? Includes printable worksheet Slide 4-5: Warm up Tudor Society Quiz with answers revealed. Slide 6: Class discussion task Slide 7-8: Elizabeth I starter quiz with answers revealed Slide 9: Introduction to Early Elizabethan Society & Government Slide 10: What is a society, government and hierarchy? Slide 11-12: Task 1 - Elizabethan hierarchy activity with answers Slide 13-14: Task 2 - Table fill activity with printable resources Slide 16-18: Task 3 - Practice exam questions (one feature question) Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet based on the 2024/5 new specification. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**Students to explain why Hitler decided to re-organise the Nazi Party after his release from prison in 1924 and then explain why the Nazi Party did not gain the support it hoped for. ** This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This is a single sheet revision resource, that when enlarged to A3, will provide your students with an overall view of every topic they need to revise for the main part of Crime and Punishment in a clearly organised format. I have used this with my lower ability students who like the idea that they can begin their revision using this sheet as their starting point. Please make sure you understand that this is a single sheet resource that hopefully you can preview here. Hopefully you can appreciate the amount of time that was spent producing this resource, hence the price I am asking. Hopefully this will be a resource that can last many years. I also have similar sheets for Nazi Germany, Elizabeth and the American West.