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.
The lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Munich Putsch (Beer Hall Putsch) in 1923.
UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC
The 27 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson key questions
Slide 3: ‘As you enter warm up’ - What should be the most suitable punishment for the crime of treason?
Slide 4-5: Recap - 8 question multiple choice quiz about the growth of the Nazi Party between 1919-1922 with answers
Slide 6: Starter discussion 1 - Why would Hitler be confident enough to attempt a putsch by 1923? - Answers given
Slide 7: Starter discussion 2 - How long did Hitler serve for the crime of treason?
Slide 8-10: Background information about the events of the Munich Putsch
Slide 11-12: Task 1 - A storyboard style activity following the main events of the Munich Putsch with printable resource
Slide 13-15: Task 2 - A sort task where students identify the causes and consequences of the Munich Putsch. Answers given with printable worksheet.
Slide 16: Challenge questions
Slide 17-18: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the source inference question on a printable answer sheet
Slide 19-22: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘How useful’ question with supporting teacher notes and student structure guide.
Slide 23-24: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ questions.
Slide 25: Learning Review activity
Slide 26: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 27: 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 unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
This lesson examines the role of the the Church in Medieval society as well as why the Church and religion were such important parts of people’s lives.
In your purchase you will get:
1 x A4 Information Sheet about Medieval Religion and the Church
1 x A4 Question/activity sheet
1 x A4 Differentiated question/activity sheet for students to write on
1 x A4 Higher ability question sheet based on historical sources and the ‘Normanisation’ of the Church
1 x Power Point presentation which provides the structure of the lesson. As with all of my presentations it includes starter tasks, activities, clear, engaging and animated information and learning recap activities.
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
**This lesson introduces the AQA Thematic Study, Britain: Health and the People. Students are provided with a choice of activities to get them thinking about the history of medicine and healthcare over time such as timelines, multiple choice quiz sheets and match up tasks. **
This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.
I will be producing more of these lessons over the coming weeks!!
The lesson includes the following:
Slide 1: Title slide – The Legacy of the Slave Trade
Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims
Slide 3: Starter discussion and diagram fill
Slide 4-7: An overview of the main question types for this topic.
Slide 8: Diagram – What factors caused changes to medicine and healthcare in Britain? Slide 9: Activity 1 - A basic timeline of the main periods covered in the Thematic Study Slide 10: Activity 2 – Printable timeline activity.
Slide 11-13: Activity 3 – Medicine and healthcare key term quiz (with answers and printable sheets)
Slide 14-17: Activity 4 – Match Up Task of key individuals and their achievements
Slide 18: Follow up challenge questions (also suitable for a 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 plain, black and white revision guide presents the basic answers or facts to every section of the Early Elizabeth England GCSE History specification. It is presented as a plain checklist of the specification on A4 which teachers and students have gone on to use to create their own revision resources such as flash cards and revision diagrams.
Two revision mind map diagrams which include space for all information from this unit plus additional post-it-note images for any extra facts the students wish to revise.
Mind Map 1 - Is for contextual historical knowledge
Mind Map 2 - has been left heading free for the students to adapt to their own revision about the skills needed for this part of the exam.
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 is the first lesson of Edexcel’s Paper 3 Modern Depth Study topic The USA, 1954-1975: Conflict at Home & Abroad.
The lesson provides a useful outline for students of the issues of racism, discrimination and segregation in the USA, in particular in the South. You will have no need for any text books as all resources and information (in the form of a fact sheet) are provided in the lesson.
Slide 1: Title slide - Discrimination and Segregation in the South in 1950s USA
Slide 2: Key Question included in the lesson
Slide 3: Essential key term match up & discussion activity
Slide 4: Sources Inference starter task
Slide 5: A clear map of America showing the areas known as the South and Deep South
Slide 6: A blank, printable map of America for students to shade and identify key states
Slide 7-9: Background information about discrimination and segregation in the USA during the 1950s.
Slide 10: ‘Pause, think & discuss’ questions
Slides 11-13: Usefulness and Inference practice sources and questions linked to the exam skills
Slide 14: Student Question/Worksheet for the lesson
Slide 15: An alternative creative task
Slides 16-17: Learning Review activity with answers revealed
Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet
Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.
This lesson examines the impact of the Dawes Allotment Act on the lifestyle and culture of the Indigenous Peoples of the Plains.
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 is the first lesson in this topic to cover the USA’s involvement in Vietnam. The lesson covers the background to the Vietnam War with a focus on the French withdrawal from Vietnam after the Battle of Bien Diem Phu and the 1954 Geneva Agreement/Accords.
The lesson includes the following slides:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3: A basic map activity introducing students to the location of Vietnam
Slide 4: A further background information slide about the location of Vietnam
Slide 5 - 10: Animated background information about the events which led to the involvement of the US in Vietnam with student friendly discussion questions included.
Slide 11-13: An outline and all the resources needed to complete a timeline activity covering the main events until 1960. Timeline print outs included.
Slide 14-15: An optional practice exam question based on the 12 mark question ‘Explain why…’
Slide 16: Follow Up questions for further challenge
Slide 17-18: Key term match up activity with answers revealed.
Slide 19-20: Two lesson fact sheets based on the Edexcel specification.
I have included two fact sheets (one slightly differentiated) with the information needed for this part of the course which can be found on the final two slides. Therefore, no other resources are needed for the teaching of this lesson.
Please note that all images (clipart/photographs/vectors) used in this presentation, to be best of my knowledge, are copyright free and in the public domain unless otherwise attributed in the links. A number of clipart images have also been purchased for commercial use from ‘Artsy Bee Kids’. If you feel any errors have been made please contact me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue. Thank you.
UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC: This lesson examines the purpose and conditions of the Whitechapel workhouse with a specific focus on introducing students to all three exam question types for the Whitechapel Historic Environment (Features/Usefulness/Follow Up).
The lesson resources include:
1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x 27 slide main Power Point Lesson
The main power point lesson includes:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes
Slide 3-4: Learning Recap Quiz - 10 questions about housing and employment in Whitechapel with answers.
Slide 5: Source Recap - What can students learn from a visual source about the standard of housing in Whitechapel?
Slide 6-7: Source Starter - Based on two visual sources and one written source of the workhouse with prompt questions and answers in the notes section.
Slide 8: A printable worksheet linked to the starter sources to help students practice source based skills.
Slide 9-10: Task 1 - Printable worksheet to help students outline the basic facts about the Whitechapel workhouse.
Slide 11-16: Task 2 - An optional source analysis activity (group work)
Slide 7: Exam Focus - Describe one feature…
Slide 18-22: Exam Focus - How useful source practice questions
Slide 23: Exam focus - Follow Up question practice
Slide 24: Follow up challenge questions
Slide 25: Learning review activity
Slide 26: Whitechapel workhouse fact sheet
Slide 27: 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.
This resource contains 20 slides which cover the whole Cold War & Superpower Relations topic. Each slide includes all the key information needed in line with the Edexcel GCSE specification.
These fact sheets can be used for revision or as information sheets for the teaching of the unit.
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 outlines the development of the smallpox vaccination from the use of inoculation to Edward Jenner’s use of a vaccination. Students also explain the reaction to Jenner’s work as well as the impact it had.
The 12 slide lesson includes:
Lesson aims
Starter & Discussion tasks
Printable worksheets
Example exam questions.
Learning Reviews
Source based activities
Lesson fact sheet based on 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 impact of Florence Nightingale on improvements in hospital care and nursing in the 19th century. **
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aims and achievements
Recap task: Recapping previous improvements in hospital care
Starter activity & Background: Students given plenty of discussion and problem solving tasks while being taken through the early life of Florence Nightingale.
Task Sheet 1: A table where students select and then explain the impact that Nightingale had (printable)
Task Sheet 2: An additional task sheet with further tasks and aspects to think about.
Exam focus: Three exam questions linked to the lesson.
Plenary: Which statistic for which fact?
Additional Research: Link to the National Archives
Challenge Question: Linking Nightingale to Covid-19
FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more…
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 Koch’s identification of microbes as well as the importance of the methods he used to further the progress in medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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**The lesson includes: **
Clear learning aims and achievements
Recap task: Fill in the missing term to recap the knowledge of Pasteur
Starter activity: A source analysis showing Koch as St. George.
Task Sheet 1: A task sheet which can easily be adapted for students to use with their text books or on the sheet itself.
Extension Task Sheet: A series of 5 interesting and optional questions or tasks to complete.
Exam focus: Example GCSE questions linked to the lesson and unit
Plenary: Finish the sentence discussion.
FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more…
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 work, findings and impact of Louis Pasteur’s Germ Theory on the understanding of the cause of disease.
**The lesson includes: **
Clear learning aims and achievements
Recap task: Students have to think about and identify the past theories about the cause of disease.
Starter activity: A source analysis from a sceptic of the Germ Theory with linked questions.
Background information: 6 student friendly information slides about the work and findings of Louis Pasteur.
Differentiated Task Sheet: Students taken through the process of completing a storyboard with additional extension questions.
Task Sheet 1: A slightly more challenging task sheet with higher level questions.
Exam focus: Linked questions about the Germ Theory
Plenary/Learning Review: ‘Sentence Me’ - students have 8 key terms from the lesson which they then have to include in a factual sentence.
FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more…
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 increased role and responsibility of the British government in methods of disease prevention. It will focus on the development of new vaccines, government laws and healthy lifestyle campaigns.
All resources such as worksheets and information sheets are included with this lesson meaning that you will not need any additional resources.
This lesson includes:
Clear learning aims/targets
Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities
Printable worksheets
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 resource pack includes a wide range of revision activities on A4 which can be used by students in the classroom or at home. **
The revision pack includes the following activities:
Activity 1: A blank timeline covering all of the main eras in the study which students can add key dates to
Activity 2: Medicine key individuals match up activity
Activity 3: Key Individual significance sheet
Activity 4: Cause, treatment or Prevention sort task
Activity 5: Medieval Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 6: Early Modern Glossary fill in sheet
Activity 7: 18th and 19th century Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 8: Modern Medicine Glossary fill in sheets (x2)
Activity 9: Statistics multiple choice quiz
Activity 10: Similarity and Different practice sheet
Activity 11: What’s the Question Activity
Activity 12: ‘Use your brain to explain’ 12 mark practice sheet
Activity 13: Chronology of key developments activity
Activity 14: Medieval Medicine Quiz
Activity 15: Early Modern Medicine Quiz
Activity 16: Industrial Britain Medicine Quiz
Activity 17: Modern Britain Medicine Quiz
Activity 18: When did the development happen tick sheet
It has been specifically designed for GCSE History Edexcel but can equally be used for OCR and AQA
Where possible, answers have been provided either in the notes section of each slide or on a duplicated sheet.
This lesson examines the case study of the Great Plague and has a focus on a comparison between the events of 1665 with the Black Death.
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aims and achievements
Recap task: A recap of the 1348 Black Death quiz and sorting activity
Starter activity: Sources about the Great Plague. One is an inference and the other a text taken from the National archives about the rules given out by Charles II.
Background information: Baic facts about the Great Plague.
Learning Task: A range of activities for all abilities including optional extension tasks.
Exam focus: Examples of exam questions and an example answer of the 4 marker similarity and difference question.
Challenge Question: Students to think about the similarities with the recent Covid-19 epidemic.
Plenary: Students to discuss which aspects changed the most and why.
FACT SHEETS: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more…
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective.
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 work of William Harvey and his short term & long term impact on the history of medicine in Britain. **
The lesson includes:
Clear learning aims and achievements
Recap task: Key Term Recap Quiz
Starter activity: True or False Blood Facts
Background information: Basic facts about Harvey
Think & Discuss Slide: What inspired Harvey’s work - using a visual source
Task Sheet 1: A differentiate worksheet which can be used as a stand alone resource or a possible homework sheet.
Task Sheet 2: A task to complete a fact sheet about William Harvey and the impact of his work.
Task Sheet 3: A comprehension style sheet as an alternative task
Exam focus: Examples of a 4, 12 and 16 mark exam question
Challenge Question: How would Harvey’s work help medicine?
Plenary: Form a Fact Task
Additional Research: 2 websites which can offer students more detail about the impact of William Harvey.
FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more…
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective.
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 how far the care of patients in hospital and within the community changed into the Early Modern period. All resources included. For example, the lesson covers the role of church and monastery run hospitals until the dissolution of the monasteries and the continued care of people in the home with the use of women and wise women.
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.
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective.
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.