Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
**This lesson investigates how far methods of treatment and prevention changed in the Early Modern period 1500-1700. **
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 question and example answer, 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.
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 fully resourced lessons needed to teach Key Topic/Unit 3 GCSE History (Edexcel) Anglo-Saxon & Norman England.
The bundle includes the following:
Lesson 21 - Feudal System
Lesson 22 - Importance of the Church in Norman England
Lesson 23 - The significance of Archbishops Stigand and Lanfranc
Lesson 24 - The Extent of social and economic change in Norman England.
Lesson 25 - Norman Government Changes
Lesson 26 - Norman Law and Order - Forest Laws & the sheriff.
Lesson 27 - The Significance of the Domesday Book
Lesson 28 - The culture and Language of the Aristocracy
Lesson 29 - The role of Bishop Odo
Lesson 30 - William’s Personality and his relationship with his son Robert.
This resource includes 37 fact sheets based on the GCSE History Topic Anglo-Saxon & Norman England. The fact sheets can be used as knowledge organisers, revision resources and adapted for a wide range of teaching methods for school and home based learning.
KEY TOPIC 1
FACT SHEET 1: The Features of Anglo-Saxon Society & Monarchy
FACT SHEET 2: The Power of Edward the Confessor & the English Monarchy by 1060
FACT SHEET 3: How was Anglo-Saxon England Controlled?
FACT SHEET 4: Life in Anglo-Saxon Society
FACT SHEET 5: The Power of the Godwin’s & Harold’s Embassy to Normandy
FACT SHEET 6: Uprising Against Tostig in Northumbria (1065)
FACT SHEET 7: Rival Claims to the English Throne After Edward the Confessor’s Death.
FACT SHEET 8: The Battle of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge
FACT SHEET 9: The Events of the Battle of Hastings
FACT SHEET 10: The Reasons for English Victory at the Battle of Hastings
KEY TOPIC 2
FACT SHEET 11: The Submission of the Anglo-Saxon Earls after 1066
FACT SHEET 12: William’s Rewarding of Earls and the Marcher Earldoms
FACT SHEET 13: The Importance of Norman Castle Building
FACT SHEET 14: The Rebellions of Edwin & Morcar (1068)
FACT SHEET 15: Edgar Aethling & the Rebellions in the North (1069)
FACT SHEET 16: Hereward the Wake & Rebellion at Ely
FACT SHEET 17: The Harrying of the North
FACT SHEET 18: Norman Changes to Landownership
FACT SHEET 19:The Revolt of the Norman Earls (1075)
FACT SHEET 20: William’s Power in England
KEY TOPIC 3
FACT SHEET 21: The Significance of the Feudal System
FACT SHEET 22: The Normanisation of the Church in England
FACT SHEET 23: The Reforms of Archbishop Lanfranc
FACT SHEET 24: Changes to the Norman Economy & Society
FACT SHEET 25: William’s Changes to Government
FACT SHEET 26: Norman Law & Order
FACT SHEET 27: The Significance of the Domesday Book
FACT SHEET 28: The Impact of Norman Culture & Language
FACT SHEET 29: The Career & Significance of Bishop Odo
FACT SHEET 30: William’s Persoanality and his son Robert Curthose
All images used in this resource 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 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 has a clear focus on the career and significance of Bishop Odo from the Battle of Hastings through the Norman Conquest. Was he a help or hindrance to William and the Norman Conquest?
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 aims and progress tracker
Slide 3-4: Recap - Bishop Odo Recap True or False quiz with answers.
Slide 5: Background information
Slide 6-7: Task 1 - Printable worksheet and instructions covering the sorting task which asks if Bishop Odo was a help or hindrance to William.
Slide 8-9: Task 2 -Bishop Odo timeline/graph activity with printable timeline and instructions.
Slide 10: Task 3 - Table based activity for students to outline the facts they have learned about Bishop Odo’s actions.
Slide 11: Optional/alternative comprehension style worksheet
Slide 12: Challenge questions
Slide 13-14: Learning Review - Bishop Odo fact finder quiz with answers.
Slide 15-16: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘one feature’ exam question with printable answer sheet.
Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - Example 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.
Students examine the influences of Norman language and culture in England following the Norman Conquest with a focus on chivalry, cathedral building, religion, language and entertainment.
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6
The 25 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Learning aims and progress tracker
Slide 3: ‘As You Enter’ Activity - How might someone with wealth and status today show this off to the rest of society?
Slide 4: Recap - Students use a picture based activity to recap the purpose of the Domesday Book
Slide 5-6: Starter - Who were the aristocracy?
Slide 7: Background information about the influence of Norman culture.
Slide 8: Task 1 - Printable worksheet covering all aspects of Norman language and culture.
Slide 9: Task 2 - Four options for further tasks
Slide 10: Challenge questions
Slide 11-12: Learning Review 1 - Key term match up with answers
Slide 13-21: Learning Review 2 - Give me a fact about…(various aspects of Norman language and culture)
Slide 22-23: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ exam question with printable answer sheet.
Slide 24: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 25: 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 examine the reasons for and significance of the Domesday Survey & Book in 1086.
UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6
The 16 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: ‘As You Enter’ activity
Slide 4: Starter discussion with prompt questions
Slide 5-6: Background information about the Domesday Survey, the methods used to collect information.
Slide 7: Two links to short clips about the Domesday Book and its significance.
Slide 8: Task 1 - Printable worksheet covering the military, financial, legal and political reasons for the Domesday Survey.
Slide 9: Task 2 - Printable worksheet
Slide 10: Challenge questions
Slide 11: Learning Review - open ended gap fill
Slide 12-13: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ exam question with printable answer sheet.
Slide 14: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions.
Slide 15: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 16: 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.