Library resources with lesson plans

Search the Library Catalogue to find lesson planning ideas in teacher resource binders, kid's activity books, handbooks, and children's books with supplemental teacher guides.

Use keywords for your subject area or topic, together with the suggested keywords and subject headings below. For example:
creative writing AND secondary AND (lesson plan* OR "activity programs")

Suggested keywords:

• lesson plan* 
• teacher guide 
• "activity programs"

Subject headings:

• elementary 
• secondary 
• middle school 
• kindergarten 
• education, primary

Websites with lesson plans & activity ideas

• TeachBC - start here!
  Resources developed by BC teachers, including activities, lesson plans, unit plans, and more.
• BC Curriculum: Instructional Samples 
  Examples of how BC teachers are implementing the curriculum. 
• Learning First Peoples: Classroom Resources 
  Teacher resources developed by the First Nations Education Steering Committee.
• Code BC 
  Coding and computational thinking resources connected to BC's curriculum.
• Teaching Tools | ​Cross-Curricular Resources (BC Ministry of Education)
  Teacher resources from the BC Ministry of Education.

General/multidisciplinary

• BetterLesson.com
• Curriki
• Discovery Channel Lesson Plans 
• Education World
• EduRef.org
• HotChalks Lesson Plans
• Imaginative Education Research Group: Lesson Plans
• OER Commons
• Open School BC
• PBS Teacher Resources  
• Share My Lesson
• Teacher.org: Lesson Plans
• Teachnology
• The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with the New York Times
• Zunal WebQuest

Arts education

• Art Inspired Wiki
• BLICK Lesson Plans
• Getty Museum: K-12 Curricula and Guides
• Kozmic Dreams: Lesson Plans
• National Gallery of Canada: Lesson Plans and Resources
• TeachRock.org
• Virtual Museum of Canada: Teachers' Centre
• VISUALLY SPEAKING: BC Art Teachers' Association Online Magazine

English language arts

• ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plans
• Library and Archives Canada: Learning Centre for Teachers (NOTE: Archived in 2012)

French

• Association Canadienne d’éducation de Langue Française: Activités
• Bibliothèque et Archives Canada: Pour les enseignants (NOTE: Archived in 2012)
• ÉLODiL
• ​​​​​​​Habilo Médias: Ressources pédagogiques
• Historica Canada Education Portal: Learning Tools
• RadioCanada.ca: Pour les profs 
• Ressources du Portail linguistique du Canada

Mathematics 

• BC Association of Mathematics Teachers
• BCMath.ca Lessons
• Math Central
• NASA Educators: For Educators 
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Illuminations

Physical education & health

• Active at School: Tools and Curriculum
• Action Schools! BC Resources
• Eat Well and Be Active Educational Toolkit
• Kids Health in the Classroom
• Media Smarts
• PE Central
• PlaySport: Activities
• Screen Smart Elementary Schools
• Sip Smart! BC

Sciences

• BioEd Online 
• Canadian Space Agency: Activities 
• Environmental Statistics: Teacher’s Kits and Educational Resources 
• Imaginative Science & Technology Teaching
• NASA Educators: For Educators 
• Science.gc.ca: Educational Resources

Social Studies

• BCTF: Social Justice Action Groups 
• Canada's History: Lesson Plans​​​​​​​
• Historica Canada Education Portal: Learning Tools
• K-12 Study Canada: Lesson Plans
• Law Lessons (BC-specific)
• Media Smarts
• Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility: Lessons
• Museum of Anthropology: Teacher Resources
• The History Education Network
• UNICEF Canada: Global Classroom Resources​​​​​​​

Need help?

If you need help, please contact Melissa Smith, Librarian for the Faculty of Education at 778.782.7419 or mnsmith@sfu.ca or Ask a librarian.