Free Resources
These resources are designed to support learning for K‑12 students, their parents/caregivers, teachers, and adult learners.
Keep Learning
Suggestions for parents/caregivers to support their child's learning.
Teaching Tenaciously
Webinar Series to Support Educators as They Navigate Through Times of Uncertainty and Change
This fall, the Ministry of Education will be hosting a series of webinars to help educators navigate the uncertainty and change brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Subject matter experts will present on a range of topics relevant to educators’ interests and questions regarding changing teaching and learning environments.
Blended Learning: Creating a Flexible Classroom
This self-paced course is designed to provide tools and strategies for incorporating blended learning into your classroom. It consists of three components: foundation, application, and collaboration. The foundation section focuses on the “what” and “why” while the application section focuses on the “how”.
Both sections come together in collaboration: a community of practice where teachers across B.C. interact to ask questions, share resources, and discuss experiences. Register for a free account to access this course.
Open Course Resources
There are two categories in Open Course Resources (OCR): Professional Learning for educators and grade 10-12 non-credit Free Courses for adult learners. Both are self-paced so learners can work through all topics or just those of interest to them. Register for a free account to access.
Getting credit for online courses
Students need to register for online courses with a B.C. school in order to get credit for them. Contact your local district to find out how to register.
Check out the Course and Program Finder to find a course that’s right for you.
Teacher Support Resources
A selection of online resources designed specifically for educators.
- Focusing on Competencies in Math: Activity plans and videos demonstrating a competencies-based approach to secondary math.
- B.C.’s Redesigned Curriculum: From Theory to Practice: A learning series of videos and activities to help educators implement B.C.’s curriculum.
- Bamboo Shoots: Chinese Canadian Legacies in B.C.: An educational resource for teachers of Grades 5 and 9 Social Studies.
- My Seasonal Round: An integrated unit for elementary Social Studies and Science.
- Extreme Environments: A cross-curricular Science and Applied, Design, Skills, and Technologies module for Grade 6.
- Shouting Whales: A marine science teaching resource for Grades 6 to 8.
- Speaking Up, Speaking Out: A unit for English Language Arts 10.
- Blackline Masters: Resource materials to complement our suite of K-12 courses.
- OSBC Course Introduction Assignments: Stand-alone assignments to complement our suite of K–12 courses.
eTextbooks: Kindergarten to Grade 12
These free resources are designed to support teachers and students. Download the PDFs to:
- Use as a course textbook
- Get more practice in a difficult subject
- Complete advanced study in a specific area of interest
Looking for more?
Purchase resources and complete courses designed to support students in distributed and blended learning environments. Some of our most popular items include Writing 12 and K-3 materials. If you have access to ShareEdBC, check there first for OSBC resources.
Primary
Intermediate
Secondary
- Building Career Self-Awareness (PDF)
- Exploring Support Networks and Labour Market Information (PDF)
- Healthy Relationships (PDF)
- Keeping that Job (PDF)
- Money Awareness and Financial Literacy (PDF)
- Preparing for an Employment Search (PDF)
- Setting Personal Goals (PDF)
- Sex, Drugs, and Decisions (PDF)
- Taking Care of Your Money (PDF)
- Your Well-being (PDF)
eTextbooks: Adult Education
These foundation-level resources are helpful for adult learners to prepare for assessment testing, post-secondary programs or career training. They’re also useful for students in Grades 7 to 10.
Mathematics
- LF Math Level 7: Angles (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Area (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Imperial System (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Linear Measure (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Making Purchases (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: The Metric System (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Being Paid on the Job (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Triangles and Other Polygons (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Trigonometry 1 (PDF)
- LF Math Level 7: Trigonometry 2 (PDF)