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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 lesson looks at the causes, events and consequences of the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson explores the various reasons why there was conflict and tension between the homesteaders and the cattle ranchers. 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. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. 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 lesson covers further reasons for lawlessness as well as further examples of lawlessness such as Bill Hickock, Jesse James, Thomas Smith and the Reno Gang. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the background to the Homestead Act such as the American Civil War and then examines the consequences and importance of the Homestead Act itself. 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 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.

This is a new and updated series of 29 fact sheets spread over 29 power point slides. I have taken key information from a variety of text books such as Pearson and Hodder to produce these for teachers or parents who may wish to use them for revision, classroom learning or home learning. They cover all aspects of the Edexcel specification for GCSE History and are a suitable replacement for the text books. These have taken many, many hours to complete and I hope that you can find them useful for your students. 2023 UPDATE: Please kindly note that all images including clipart, vectors, illustrations etc are in the public domain and classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise stated in the notes below each slide. If you see any errors, please email be directly in the first instance.

This lesson will allow students to examine the fascinating story of Lady Jane Grey, ‘The nine day queen’. Starter: Fill in the missing words recap to firm up knowledge of the Tudors before Lady Jane Grey. Source Analysis: A painting showing the execution of Lady Jane Grey Background: Information about the childhood and family of Lady Jane Grey Task 1: Students complete their own storyboard of the events of the nine day queen. Task 2: A follow up task and question sheet asking students to explain the events. Challenge: How do you think history would have turned out if Edward had survived long enough to marry Lady Jane Grey? Exam Question/Assessment: Write a narrative account of the events surrounding Lady Jane Grey. 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.

In this lesson, students will examine the challenges that Edward VI faced as a young Tudor king as well as the expectations he had as a new Tudor monarch. The outcome of the lesson will be students writing a letter to advise Edward VI about these challenges. Background Information: Interesting and well presented information about the succession of Edward VI after the death of Henry VIII **Task 1: **Students identify and select their top 5 qualities they believe a Tudor monarch should have. Task 2: Students discuss and then note down the various challenges Edward faced as a young King of England. Task 3: Students use their knowledge from the lesson so far to write a letter of advice to Edward. A writing frame is provided for this task. Challenge Task: Students asked to think about the qualities and skills needed by the modern day English monarchy. ALSO INCLUDES AN A4 WRITING FRAME 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 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 lesson is suitable for either late stage KS2 or early stage KS3. It covers the concept of evidence and how historians need to use sources to find out about the past. ** All resources for the teaching of this lesson are included. The lesson includes: Starter Task: What is evidence? Background Information: Why is evidence important? Discussion Task: What other jobs use evidence? Group Task: Guess the famous person from the evidence. Learning Task: What different types of historical evidence are there? **Task Sheet: ** Questions to consolidate knowledge including challenge tasks. **Optional Task: **Creating a personal time capsule 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 suitable for teaching the important skill of chronology to KS2 or KS3 (Year 7) students in History. Students are introduced to the term chronology and then have a task to place various key periods of British history into chronological order. The lesson also includes knowledge of key terms such as decade, century, post, pre and circa. This power point includes all the resources needed to teach a lesson about history and chronology with printable worksheets and a crossword. 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 is a 27 slide set of fact sheets for each lesson/topic following the GCSE History topic - Early Elizabethan England (Edexcel specification). The fact sheets can be used as revision resources or to accompany the teaching of the Early Elizabethan England as knowledge organisers. Key Topic 1 Fact Sheet 1: Elizabethan Society & Government Fact Sheet 2: Early Challenges to Elizabeth I Fact Sheet 3: Challenges to Elizabeth from Abroad Fact Sheet 4: Religious Divisions in Eliazbethan England Fact Sheet 5: Elizabeth I’s Religious Settlement Fact Sheet 6: The Role of the Church in Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 7: The Puritan Challenge to Elizabeth I Fact Sheet 8: Challenges to Elizabeth from Home & Abroad Fact Sheet 9: The Threat of Mary, Queen of Scots Key Topic 2 Fact Sheet 10: The Revolt of the Northern Earls Fact Sheet 11: Catholic Plots against Elizabeth (Throckmorton, Ridolfi, Babington) Fact Sheet 12: The Role of Francis Walsingham Fact Sheet 13: The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Fact Sheet 14: Increasing Tensions with Spain Fact Sheet 15: The Roles of Francis Drake at Cadiz and Robert Dudley in the Netherlands Fact Sheet 16: Spanish Invasion Plans of 1588 Fact Sheet 17: The Reasons for the English Victory in 1588 Key Topic 3 Fact Sheet 18: Education in Early Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 19: Sports and Pastimes in Early Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 20: Poverty in Early Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 21: Changing Attitudes Towards the Poor Fact Sheet 22: Exploration in Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 23: Francis Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe Fact Sheet 24: Walter Raleigh and the Virginia Project 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 resource 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 asks students to examine the main three candidates for the King of England after the death of Edward the Confessor. Students evaluate the candidates using a series of fact files. They then explain which candidate would be the most suitable. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes starter tasks, printable worksheets, differentiated, challenge and extension tasks. 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.

NEW SPEC 2025/6 - Students examine how far the attitudes and policies towards the poor changed during the reign of Elizabeth I. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x 17 slide Main PowerPoint Lesson Main Powerpoint Includes: Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2: Warm up discussion questions based on modern day government help for the poor. Slide 3-4: Recap picture quiz linked to the causes of poverty in Elizabethan England with answers. Slide 5-6: Starter Task - Source analysis covering Elizabethan attitudes towards the poor. 5 sources included with printable worksheet. Slide 7-8: Background knowledge about Elizabethan attitudes towards the poor including the difference between the deserving poor and idle poor. Slide 9-10: Main task worksheet with instructions and printable worksheet. Slide 11: Follow up challenge questions Slide 12-13: Learning review quiz with answers Slide 14-16: Example eexam/assessment questions Slide 17: 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.

LATEST 2025/6 SPEC: The lesson examines the reasons why Queen Elizabeth’s English navy defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x Spanish Armada Route Map Worksheet 1 x 22 slide main Power Point Lesson The Main Power Point includes: Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2-3: Recap Quiz - Based on the Spanish invasion plans and previous events between England and Spain. Answers included. Slide 4-5: Starter Task - Spanish Armada Top Trumps Activity with printable sheet and instructions Slide 6-8: Task 1 - Tracking the events of the Spanish Armada Map Activity Slide 9-11: Task 2 - Explaining the English victory worksheet Slide 12: Task 3 - Students asked to make a final judgement about which factor played the biggest role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Slide 13-14: Learning Review Gap Fill - With answers Slide 15: Challege Questions Slide 16-17: Challenge Source Analysis worksheet Slide 18-20: Example exam/assessment questions Slide 21: Learning Review Activity Slide 22: Lesson Fact Sheet This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson helps students explain how older crimes such as theft, smuggling and terrorism still exist but have developed with the use of more sophisticated methods, in particular, with advances in technology and science. UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC 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 1 - Students are given 12 crimes and have to sort them into the correct category of crime. Slide 3: Warm Up 2 - Students have to think of a crime for each letter of the alphabet. Answers in the notes section of the slide. Slide 4: A printable worksheet which contains both warm up activities. Slide 5-6: Recap - An 8 question multiple choice quiz covering newly defined crimes in the modern period. Answers given. Slide 7-9: Key Term Crime Match Up - Students have to define what the crimes are. Includes answers and printable answer sheet. Slide 10: Task 1 - Students use the fact sheet to compare how selected crimes were carried out in the past compared with the modern period. Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Students are given a list of 10 crimes and have to decide if they are newly defined crimes or older crimes which use more modern methods. Slide 13-14: Task 3 - A worksheet activity for students to record more specific facts about the changing nature and methods of crime. Slide 15-16: Learning Review quiz with answers Slide 17: Lesson fact sheet Slide 18-12: EXAM FOCUS - A series of practice exam questions Slide 22: More from RA Resources 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.