Find free British Columbia teaching resources aligned with the BC New Curriculum. Discover lessons, materials, and professional development for BC teachers.
British Columbia has embarked on one of Canada’s most comprehensive curriculum transformations in recent decades. The BC New Curriculum represents a fundamental shift in how students learn and how teachers facilitate that learning. Rather than focusing primarily on content knowledge, BC’s approach emphasizes competencies—the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that students need to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
For BC teachers, this means working with a curriculum designed around Big Ideas, Core Competencies, and curricular competencies that ask students to think critically, collaborate effectively, communicate clearly, and apply learning to real-world situations. If you’re teaching in British Columbia, you’re working within a framework that trusts teachers to be curriculum designers, not just curriculum deliverers.
This shift can feel challenging, particularly as schools continue to implement the BC New Curriculum across all grades and subjects. But it’s also tremendously exciting. Teachers in BC report that when they embrace the competency-based approach, they see higher levels of student engagement, more meaningful learning, and stronger connections between classroom learning and students’ lives outside school.
This resource directory is designed specifically for BC teachers navigating the BC New Curriculum. You’ll find implementation guides, resources that help you understand how to teach for competencies, subject-specific materials organized within the BC framework, and connections to BC’s professional learning communities.
The BC New Curriculum, implemented progressively from K-9 with secondary implementation following, represents a fundamental redesign of K-12 education in the province. Rather than traditional subject silos, the curriculum is organized around disciplines and emphasizes how learning connects across subject areas and applies to authentic contexts.
At the heart of the BC New Curriculum are three Core Competencies that students develop throughout their K-12 journey:
Within each discipline—including Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and others—curricular competencies describe what students should understand and be able to do. These competencies integrate content knowledge with the application and creation of that knowledge in meaningful contexts.
This is fundamentally different from traditional curriculum, and BC teachers have been at the forefront of understanding what it means to teach for competency development rather than content coverage. The resources in this directory reflect that pioneering work.
BC’s curriculum documents, available on the BC Ministry of Education website, form the foundation of planning and assessment in BC classrooms. Our resources include guides to interpreting the BC New Curriculum, subject-specific implementation materials, and resources that help you understand the progression of competencies from K-12.
Whether you’re teaching Kindergarten, intermediate, or secondary students, whether you focus on English Language Arts, Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies, or other subject areas, you’ll find materials that help you plan instruction around the competencies students need to develop.
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In BC schools, students typically progress through a K-2 group, then Grades 3-5, then Grades 6-9, with a transition to secondary education at Grade 10. Many resources are organized around these groupings, recognizing the developmental stages students move through as they progress toward secondary education and beyond.
Find resources designed for your specific grade band, from early literacy and numeracy in the primary years to more complex thinking and application in intermediate and secondary grades. BC teachers have created extensive libraries of materials that bring the BC New Curriculum to life in real classrooms.
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Implementing the BC New Curriculum requires ongoing professional learning. BC teachers have access to provincial professional development opportunities, school district learning initiatives, and professional learning communities organized around specific subjects and grade levels.
This section connects you with resources that support your understanding of competency-based teaching, help you develop assessment practices aligned with the BC New Curriculum, and connect you with other BC educators engaged in similar work. Many school districts in BC also offer professional development specifically focused on curriculum implementation and instructional practices.
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Teaching in British Columbia during this period of curriculum transformation requires flexibility, collaboration, and ongoing learning. You’re part of a province-wide shift toward more learner-centered, competency-based education. The resources in this directory support that important work and connect you with fellow BC teachers who are navigating similar questions and challenges.
Your expertise as a BC teacher is valuable not just for your own students, but for the broader BC education community. These resources celebrate and support your professional practice.
Free, classroom-tested printable math manipulatives for Canadian K-6 teachers. Base-ten blocks, fraction strips, pattern blocks, and more. Includes setup tips and FAQ.