Help your students gain a deeper understanding of their place in the world by exploring the interconnections that exist between animals, humans and the environment.
Class presentations
Invite the BC SPCA into your classroom! For information on the presentations available in your area, and to book a presentation, please select your region below:
Accepting bookings:
Bookings closed for 2023/2024 school year; see you in Fall 2024!
- Greater Vancouver (A): Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission
- Greater Vancouver (B): Delta, Coquitlam, Surrey, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody
- Greater Vancouver (C): Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver
- Thompson-Nicola & Shuswap
We are pleased to also offer all of our presentations virtually, available to classrooms all across B.C.!
Class lessons & activities
Ready-to-use activities for your class! Designed to meet the B.C. core and curricular competencies, these engaging animal-themed activities for students also contain links to additional resources, plus curricular links for educators to explore.
Kindergarten to Grade 2:
- Adaptation, Migration, Hibernation (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Science, Social Studies, Personal and Social competencies
- Lost and Found Cat (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Social Studies, English Language Arts, Arts Education, Critical Thinking, Reflective Thinking, Positive Personal and Cultural Identity
- Reading Log (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // English Language Arts
- Are You Ready for Me (video) & Are You Ready for Me? (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // English Language Arts, Social Studies, Critical and Reflective Thinking, Personal and Social competencies
Grades 3 to 5:
- Adaptation, Migration, Hibernation (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Science, Social Studies, Personal and Social competencies
- A Little Eggstra Space (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Science, Mathematics, Thinking
- Animal Reflection Prompts (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Critical Thinking
- No Bake Cat or Dog Treats (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Mathematics, Science, Thinking
- What’s it all going to cost? (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Science, Mathematics, Critical Thinking
Grades 6 to 9:
- Home Sweet Home (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Math, Social Studies, Communication, Thinking, Personal and Social competencies
- Animal Careers (PDF) with additional resources (PDF) // Career Education, Social Awareness & Responsibility, Positive Personal & Cultural Identity, Critical & Reflective Thinking competencies
Humane Science Education unit plans
These humane science education modules can be used to create classes based on the B.C. Science Curriculum. Recommended virtual anatomy tools are available for each unit.
Frog anatomy (Grades K-6):
Rat anatomy (Grades 5-6):
Pig anatomy (Grade 12):
Human anatomy (Grade 12):
- Cardiovascular system lesson plan (PDF)
- Cardiovascular system student workbook (PDF)
- Digestive system lesson plan (PDF)
- Digestive system student workbook (PDF)
- Lymphatic immune system lesson plan (PDF)
- Lymphatic immune system student workbook (PDF)
- Musculoskeletal lesson plan (PDF)
- Musculoskeletal student workbook (PDF)
- Nervous system lesson plan (PDF)
- Nervous system student workbook (PDF)
- Reproductive system lesson plan (PDF)
- Reproductive system student workbook (PDF)
- Respiratory system lesson plan (PDF)
- Respiratory system student workbook (PDF)
- Urinary system lesson plan (PDF)
- Urinary system student workbook (PDF)