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 has a focus on the conflict which resulted in the Johnson County War of 1892. **
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 looks at US government policy towards the Plains Indians during the 1860s and 1870s with a focus on the increasing tensions between Plains Indians and the American government in reservation land, President Grant’s Peace Policy and the Indian Appropriations Act. **
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.
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.
Students examine the reasons why Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg in January 1933 with the main focus being a timeline and anlysis of events.
UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC
The 25 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide - Why did Hindenburg Appoint Hitler as Chancellor in 1933?
Slide 2: Lesson key questions
Slide 3-5: Knowledge recap gap fill with answers and printable resource
Slide 6: Starter Source Analysis - Students study a painting of the SA in 1932 with prompt questions about the popularity and actions of the Nazi Party.
Slide 7: Starter 2 - A problem solving activity with students given a choice of scenarios for Hitler to pick based on historical events.
Slide 8: Starter 3 - A problem solving activity with students given a choice of scenarios for Hindenburg to pick from based on historical events.
Slide 9: Lesson outline
Slide 10: Task 1 - Instructions for the timeline linking to the A4 printable resource included.
Slide 11: Task 2 - Give reasons why Hitler was appointed Chancellor - answers included.
Slide 12: Challenge questions.
Slide 13: Learning Review - Which statement do you agree with most and why?
Slide 14: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a source inference question
Slide 15-18: EXAM FOCUS - An example and help sheets for the ‘How useful’ question.
Slide 19-21: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the two ‘Interpretation’ questions with answer help.
Slide 22: EXAM FOCUS - An example of an ‘Explain why’ question.
Slide 23: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question.
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.
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 decline of the cattle industry during the 1880s and consequently the changing life of the cowboy. **
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 looks at the impact that the gold rush, cattle industry and the railroad had on the life 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
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 looks at the various solutions to farming such as windmills, Turkey Red Wheat, the Sulky Plough and the Timber Culture Act. **
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 the causes, events and consequences of the Exoduster settlement of Kansas.
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 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.
Students examine the impact of the First World War on Germany and cover the abdication of Wilhelm II, Friedrich Ebert and the signing of the Armistice & Treaty of Versailles plus how Ebert was able to peacefully establish the Weimar Republic.
UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC
The 26 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2-7: An overview of the Weimar & Nazi Germany exam question types
Slide 8: Repeat of the title slide
Slide 9: Lesson key questions
Slide 10: As You Enter Warm Up - What impact would the loss of the First World War have on Germany and the German people? Suggestions offered.
Slide 11: Source Inference Starter - A source showing German troops in Berlin with weapons.
Slide 12-13: Starter Quiz - 8 multiple choice questions asking students about what the impact of the war was on Germany. Answers given.
Slide 14-15: Task 1 - Lesson worksheet & printable resource.
Slide 16-17: Task 2 - Students prompted to write a letter about the state of Germany after the war. Includes printable resource.
Slide 18: Challenge Questions
Slide 19-20: Learning Review 1 - 10 question gap fill activity based on the lesson with answers provided.
Slide 21-23: Learning Review 2 - Crossword about the lesson with answers and printable resource.
Slide 24: EXAM FOCUS -An example of an ‘inference’ question on a printable answer sheet.
Slide 25: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 26: 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 looks at the further developments in farming techniques by the 1870s and 1880s, in particular: dry farming, barbed wire, mechanisation and steel wind pumps.
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 the various problems faced by the early settlers on the Great Plains for farming as well as their general survival.
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 2024! This lesson provides a clear introduction to the skills and content needed for the unit Superpower Relations and the Cold War or for any lesson where you want to introduce the Cold War to your students. **
Key Questions for the lesson are:
What was the Cold War?
What was Capitalism and Communism?
What is meant by ‘West’ and ‘East’?
The resources include:
1 x A4 fact sheet about the Cold War (PPT & PDF)
The Main Power Point includes:
Clear lesson aims
A choice of visual starter tasks
A picture match up activity based on the main individuals and events of the Cold War era.
Cold War word fill with printable worksheets
Background information about the Cold War
Think & Discuss questions
Worksheets and activities
Learning Reviews
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 examine the Nazi policies and attitudes towards women and the family in Nazi Germany between 1933-39.
UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2025/26 SPEC
The 35 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’ - A quotation about women from Joseph Goebbels to provoke discussion as students enter the classroom.
Slide 4-6: Recap - A gap fill activity to recap how women’s lives progressed and changed in Weimar Germany. Answers and printable resources provided.
Slide 7-9: Starter - Students analyse a Nazi propaganda painting showing the ‘perfect’ Aryan family to identify what they can learn about Nazi policies. Answers, information and printable worksheet included.
Slide 10-13: Task 1 - Students use sources and interpretations to collect information about the Nazi policies towards women and family. Printable resources included.
Slide 14-18: Background information about the Nazi policies and attitudes towards women and the family.
Slide 19: A 5 min. clip with link.
Slide 20-21: Task 2 - Students fill in a worksheet as if they were a girl/woman in Nazi Germany. Printable worksheet included.
Slide 22: Task 3 - How far did the Nazis achieve their aims? A table fill and rating activity.
Slide 23: Follow up challenge tasks
Slide 24-25: Learning Review - 8 multiple choice questions with answers.
Slide 26-27: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the ‘Source Inference’ question with printable answer sheets.
Slide 28-32: EXAM FOCUS - Three examples of the ‘Source Usefulness’ questions with additional help sheets.
Slide 33: EXAM FOCUS - An example of an ‘Interpretation’ question on a printable answer sheet.
Slide 34: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 35: 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.
Students examine the key events which led to Hitler’s creation of a dictatorship between January 1933 and August 1934. It includes a study of the Reichstag Fire, the Enabling Act, banning of opposition, the Night of the Long Knives and the death of President Hindenburg.
UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC
The 25 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: What is a Dictatorship - Students pick 5 correct statements from a choice of 8 to gain their definition.
Slide 4-5: Recap knowledge quiz - 10 questions to recap the events so far which will all help with knowledge in this lesson. Answers given.
Slide 6: Starter 1 - A clip with the ‘Oath of Loyalty’ from the armed forces and an inference style question.
Slide 7: Starter 2 - A short clip based on a TED clip (linked) to help students identify the main reasons for the creation of a dictatorship.
Slide 8: Background information - why was Hitler’s power limited as the Chancellor of Germany in 1933?
Slide 9: An outline of the main events
Slide 10-11: Task 1 - A timeline/table activity with instructions. Includes printable worksheet.
Slide 12-13: Task 2 - A comprehension and understanding worksheet based on the fact sheet includes printable resource.
Slide 14: Challenge questions.
Slide 15-16: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the ‘Inference’ question on printable answer sheets.
Slide 17: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question with useful structure advice.
Slide 18-20: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a ‘How useful’ question with printable supporting resources.
Slide 21: EXAM FOCUS - An example of an ‘Interpretation’ question with printable answer sheet and structure guide.
Slide 22-23: Learning Review - 10 statements and students need to match each statement to one of the 5 events examined this lesson.
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.
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 timeline is a one page resource which gives students a great visual guide to the main events in Elizabethan England between 1558-1588.
The resource can be used as a book insert, classroom display poster or revision resource. The timeline has been clearly organised into the main political, economuc, religious and foreign themes of Early Elizabethan England.
You will receieve:
1 x full colour display version of the timeline
1 x black and white version which students can colour code and key themselves
1 x Pdf file of both of the above versions.
Please be kind enough to leave a review if you find this resource useful.
UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC. This lesson covers the reasons why there was an increase in poverty and vagabondage in Elizabethan England. Students examine factors such as enclosure, the wool industry, falling wages, inflation and the dissolution of the monasteries.
The lesson resources include:
1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT)
1 x 24 slide Main Power Point Lesson
1 x Printable worksheet
1 x Causes of Elizabethan poverty handout
The main powerpoint lesson contains:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Starter task discussion - what is poverty?
Slide 3-4: Warm up Quiz - Elizabethan poverty questions with answers
Slide 5-6: Starter Task 2 - Analysis of poverty graphs
Slide 7-8: Backgrounf information about the features of Elizabethan poverty and vagabondage
Slide 9: An outline of the main causes of poverty with discussion question
Slide 10-11: Task 1 - Table fill instructions and printable worksheet
Slide 12-17: Printable resources to help students with task 1
Slide 18: Task 2 - Which factor was the most significant cause of poverty?
Slide 19: Follow up challenge questions
Slide 20-21: Learning Review Quiz with answers
Slide 22-23: Example exam/assessment questions
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.
Students examine the early development of the Nazi Party with a focus on the actions of Adolf Hitler, the 25 Point Programme and the SA.
UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC
The 32 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’ - A discussion about the image of the swastika as introduced by Hitler in the early 1920s.
Slide 4-6: Key Topic 1 Recap Quiz - 12 questions from Key Topic 1 covering the main events of the Weimar Republic with answers and printable student answer sheets.
Slide 7: Starter Source Analysis - A source covering the role and skills of Adolf Hitler as leader of the German Workers’ Party.
Slide 8-17: Background information and images relating to Hitler’s early years and his joining the German Workers’ Party.
Slide 18: Why did Hitler re-name the party the NSDAP and why was it known as the Nazi Party?
Slide 19: Why was the swastika a powerful and effective logo? Answers given.
Slide 20: Four useful clips which cover the development of the Nazi Party
Slide 21-22: Task 1 - A table based activity covering the main factors that led to the development of the Nazi Party with printable resource.
Slide 23-24: Task 2 - A printable worksheet based on questions about a source covering the 25 Point Programme and three interpretations.
Slide 25: Follow Up Challenge Questions
Slide 26-27: Learning Review - 10 questions with answers based on the lesson.
Slide 28: EXAM FOCUS - An example on a printable answer sheet of the 4 mark inference question.
Slide 29: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question
Slide 30: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 4 mark ‘Interpretation Difference’ question.
Slide 31: Lesson fact sheet
Slide 32: 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.
Students study the various methods used by the Metropolitan Police to catch Jack the Ripper in 1888. They will evaluate the effectiveness of each method and use their knowledge to explain why the police never caught Jack the Ripper.
The lesson pack includes:
1 x Fact sheet about the police investigation methods
1 x Worksheet
1 x 16 slide powerpoint
The main power point lesson includes:
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes
Slide 3-4: A choice of two discussion questions for students as they enter the classroom
Slide 5-6: Starter - Which police techniques would the Metropolitan Police have used and not used in 1888? Includes answers.
Slide 7: Background information about the role of Inspector Abbeline
Slide 8: Source based task about the use of sniffer dogs during the investigation.
Slide 9: Task 1 - Read the facts and key terms
Slide 10-11: Task 2 - Printable worksheet and table fill task instructions
Slide 12: Task 3 - Explain and evaluate questions
Slide 13: Choice of two learning recap activities
Slide 14-16: Learning review crossword with answers and printable sheets.
Please note that this lesson has been adapted from my GCSE History Edexcel lesson for Whitechapel and so will contain some similar but adapted tasks.
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 use written and visual sources to investigate what life was like in the London East End district of Whitechapel during the time of the Jack the Ripper murders. This lesson is specifically designed to give students the ‘big picture’ of Whitechapel before focussing on the Whitechapel murders.
The lesson includes:
1x 26 slide PowerPoint lesson
1x Metropolitan Police Report Worksheet
The lesson presentation includes:
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes
Slide 3: An overview of where Whitechapel is located
Slide 4: An overview diagram of the main issues covered in the lesson.
Slide 5: Starter Source Activity - Students analyse a map of Whitechapel to infer from it facts about the area. Answers provided.
Slide 6: Starter Source Activity -A further source which encourages students to add more information to their findings in Source A.
Slide 7: Main task instructions
Slide 8: Printable worksheet
Slide 9- 14: 7 visual sources linked to what life was like in Whitechapel - all with provenance and prompt questions.
Slide 15-17: 5 written sources linked to what life was like in Whitechapel - all with provenance and prompt questions.
Slide 18: Task 2 - Discussion questions with answers
Slide 19-20: Task 3 - Match up the social issue in Whitechapel with the type of crime it links to.
Slide 21: Task 4 - Students instructed to write a police report about the area of Whitechapel.
Slide 22: Challenge questions
Slide 23-24: Learning Review - 12 question quiz with answers
Slide 25: Learning Review 2 - Key Term Jeopardy
Slide 26: More from RA Resources
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.