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.
Students examine the changes that William made to the Norman Government after 1066 with a focus on how the Norman government became more centralised, limited the role of earls and introduced the role of regents.
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6
The 24 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson outcomes and progress tracker
Slide 3: As you enter discussion activity
Slide 4-7: Recap - Gap fill activity to recap Anglo-Saxon government and help students focus on the changes introduced by William. Includes answers and printable worksheet.
Slide 8-10: Starter - Key term match up with printable worksheet and answers.
Slide 11-12: Background information about William’s changes to the English government with a focus on how it became centralised.
Slide 13: Task - Comprehension style worksheet
Slide 14: Task - Table fill activity
Slide 15: Task - Creative historical writing activity
Slide 16-18: Learning Review - Crossword with answers and printable sheet.
Slide 19: Learning Review 2 -Discussion activity based on William’s main changes.
Slide 20-21: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question with printable answer sheet.
Slide 22: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
Slide 23: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 24: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
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 should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
Students evaluate the extent of change to Anglo-Saxon society and the economy after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6
The 21 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson outcomes and progress tracker
Slide 3: As You Enter Activity - What aspects of life have changed in your lifetime?
Side 4: Recap 1 - Why did William feel the need to make changes to Anglo-Saxon society after 1066? With answers.
Slide 5-6: Recap 2: What changes to Anglo-Saxon life can you already outline? Picture based activity with answers.
Slide 7: An introduction to the lesson in terms of evaluating change
Slide 8: Background information covering the key terms - society and economy
Slide 9: Task 1 - Instructions about how to complete the chart based graph and plot the facts.
Slide 10-11: Two differentiated fact sheets which cover the main changes after 1066 - printable
Slide 12-13: Printable worksheets on which the students will plot their ideas about the extent of change.
Slide 14: Task 2 - Evaluating the extent of change questions
Slide 15-16: Learning Review Quiz with answers
Slide 17-18: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ questions with printable answer sheets.
Slide 19: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
Slide 20: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 21: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
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 should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC. Students examine the role of Edgar Aethling and the Danes to explain the events and failure of the Anglo-Saxon rebellions in the North against William I.
This fully resources 23 slide lesson includes all information and printable resources:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims and progress tracker
Slide 3-4: 8 question recap quiz about the failed revolt of Edwin and Morcar with answers
Slide 5-7: Starter Task - Key term match up with printable resources. Useful terms which will allow students to better access the content of the lesson.
Slide 8: Starter Discussion - What methods has William I used so far to prevent or defeat Anglo-Saxon rebellions?
Slide 9: Background information explaining the role of the Danes
Slide 10-12: Task 1 - Instructions and printable resources to help students complete a timeline of the main events of the rebellions in the North.
Slide 13: Alternative map based task with printable map/worksheet
Slide 14: Higher ability narrative account of the main events
Slide 15: Task 2 - Why was the rebellion in the North a failure?
Slide 16: Follow up challenge tasks
Slide 17-18: Learning Review - True or false quiz with answers revealed
Slide 19-20: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 2 mark ‘One feature’ questions with printable question sheets.
Slide 21: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
Slide 22: Lesson fact sheet based on the GCSE specification.
Slide 23: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
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 should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC & EXAM CONTENT Students examine the features, reasons for and important of castles to William and the Norman Conquest after 1066.
Included:
1 x A4 Worksheet
1 x 22 Slide PPT
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Learning aims and progress
Slide 3-4: Previous lessons recap activity - what methods has William used to establish control over England? Answers and background information included.
Slide 5: Picture/diagram quiz based on student’s knowledge of motte and bailey castles.
Slide 6: Starter Activity 1 - Students watch a 5 minute clip from BBC Teach (links given) and answer 4 set questions about how William established control.
Slide 7: Starter Activity 2 - Students shown an image of a castle from the Bayeux Tapestry and discuss what the image can each them about Norman castle building.
Slide 8-10: Task 1 - Students use a worksheet to identify and match the various features of a Norman castle. Answers and printable resources included.
Slide 11-13: A diagram with features of the Norman motte and bailey castle with questions and discussion points.
Slide 14-15: Task 2 - A printable worksheet for students to outline and explain the reasons for the Normans building castles and their importance to William.
Slide 16: Challenge questions
Slide 17: Learning Review - 5-4-3-2-1 pyramid activity
Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question
Slide 19: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
Slide 20: Lesson Fact Sheet
Slide 21: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
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 should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6 - This lesson covers the main battles fought by the British on the Western Front such as the Ypres, Somme, Arras and Cambrai and how they impacted British casualties.
The 22 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Warm up quiz questions based on British casualties of the First World War
Slide 3: Recap - Questions recapping knowledge about the location of the trenches on the Western Front with map of the Western Front.
Slide 4: Starter 1 - What sources could historians use to find out more about life on the Western Front? Examples given.
Slide 5: Starter 2 - Photographic source analysis with prompt questions.
Slide 6-7: Background information
Slide 8: Map showing the location of the key battles on the Western Front.
Slide 9-10: Task 1 - A basic table fill task for students to learn about the key battles and the impact they had on casualties.
Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Explanation questions with a focus on the deaths and injuries sustained by British soldiers on the Western Front.
Slide 13-14: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question with printable answer sheet.
Slide 15: EXAM FOCUS - Example of the ‘Follow Up’ question as a printable answer sheet.
Slide 16-17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples and answer sheet for the ‘How useful’ question with suggested structure.
Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - A useful printable sheet to help students evaluate how useful a source is.
Slide 19-20: Learning Review - 9 questions asking students to identify the battle from the fact or key word given.
Slide 21: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 22: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.
This lesson examines the traditional lifestyle of the Indigenous Peoples such as their beliefs and their way of life.
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.
Students will learn about the events before such as the Battle of Stamford Bridge which led to the Battle of Hastings by creating their own storyboard/cartoon strip.
Starter: Students infer information about the events from an infographic
Background: Students led through the various events with a series of interactive and entertaining information slides.
**Task: **Students are given a sheet to place the events they have just heard about in the correct chronological order.
Task 2: Students are given a success criteria to help them plan and then create their own storyboard/cartoon strip about the events which led to the Battle of Hastings.
Assessment: Once completed, students self or peer assess their work based on the criteria.
Recap Quiz: Can be used mid way through the task
Challenge Tasks: Which ask the students to evaluate what they have just learned about the events.
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 full set of fact sheets that can be found in each of the lessons for the Paper 1 Medicine in Britain thematic study. There are 43 slides in total with 35 lesson’s worth of fact sheets.
They can be used for home learning, catch up, revision or in class.
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 personality and qualities of William as both an invader and king. It also covers William’s relationship with his son, Robert Curthose.
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6
The 19 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Learning Outcomes and progress tracker
Slide 3: Recap - How would you describe William I and what facts can prove this?
Slide 4-5: Source Starter Activity - Students infer information about William I from 5 sources. Printable resource sheet included.
Slide 6-8: Source Starter Activity V.2 - Students to be given one source about William with a set of questions about their source - printable resources.
Slide 9: Task 1 - Table fill exercise - What are William’s strengths and weaknesses as the King of England?
Slide 10: Task 2 - Sorting activity - which facts from the worksheet match the description of William?
Slide 11: Task 3 - Students given clear instructions to help them write an obituary of William I.
Slide 12: Task 4 - Aimed at lower ability students - a printable storyboard activity based on William’s relationship with his son Robert.
Slide 13: Challenge task
Slide 14: Plearning Review - A choice of two active learning review activities.
Slide 15-16: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘one feature’ exam question with printable answer sheet.
Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
Slide 18: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 19: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel).
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 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.
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 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.
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 question topics (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 question topics 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
**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 26-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 1 exam for Medicine in Britain and provides them with:
Example questions
Question walkthroughs
Advice about exam technique
Mark scheme reminders
Model answers
All past exam question topics (2016-2023)
Slide 1: Introduction title slide
Slide 2: An overview of Medicine in Britain question types
Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of’ question.
Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘How useful’ question type
Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How would you follow up’ question type.
Slide 12: A helpful print out of the type of sources which could be used for the ‘follow up’ question.
Slide 13-15: An outline of the ‘similarity’ or ‘difference’ question.
Slide 16-17: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question.
Slide 18-19: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree’ question.
Slide 20-26: All past paper topics from 2016 to 2023.
Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam.
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