Help your students gain a deeper understanding of their place in the world by exploring the connections that exist between animals, humans and the environment.
Our resources have been specially designed by our Humane Education team to teach students important lessons about animal welfare, and to help students build empathy for all living things. These resources have all been designed to meet provincial curriculum outcomes.
Presentations
Invite the BC SPCA into your classroom for a live online presentation! Students will learn from a BC SPCA humane educator who will explore important animal welfare issues together with your class.
We offer both one and three-session options for many of our presentations. Our three-session presentations are designed to inspire students to use the information from the first two sessions to create an inquiry project. The third session is intended to be an opportunity for the students to share their projects with the presenter. Your presenter will discuss this with you when booking.
View our full list of school presentations (PDF). You can find trailers for each of our presentations below!
To book a virtual presentation, please complete a booking request and our education team will contact you to make arrangements.
If you would like to learn more, please email education@spca.bc.ca.
Presentation trailers
KINDNESS COUNTS:
BITE FREE:
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE:
CAT TALES:
THE FARM FOOD CONNECTION:
INCLUDING ANIMALS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE:
Class Lessons & Activities
Ready-to-use activities for your class! Designed to satisfy provincial curriculum outcomes, 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