Learning Resources

Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans

Classroom Activity - Calendar Conundrum, explore the "day in the life" of an MLA.
Classroom Activity - Library Statues, explore who is and who is not represented by the statues on the Parliament Buildings.
Lesson Plans - New Curriculum Lesson Plans developed by teachers who attended recent B.C. Teachers’ Institutes on Parliamentary Democracy and those from years past (Archives).

Books, Posters and Resources

Book - Democracy and Parliament [ English | French | Punjabi | Simplified Chinese ]
Book - Parliamentary Alphabet [ English | French ]
Online Resource - Discover Your Legislature
Online Resource - Virtual Tour
Poster - The Legislative Chamber [ English | French ]
Poster - The Parliamentary Alphabet [ English | French ]
Parliamentary Glossary [ English | French | ELL ]
Reading List - Democracy & Citizenship Fiction (Elementary)
Reading List - Democracy & Citizenship Fiction (Secondary)
Reading List - First Peoples Fiction (Elementary)
Reading List - First Peoples Fiction (Secondary)
Resource List - Activities and Resources for Teachers
Resource List - Civics and Poetry Resources for Teachers

Fact Sheets

BC Symbols [ English \| French ]	The Black Rod [ English \| French ]	Role of the Executive Council [ English \| French ]
Black History in BC [ English \| French ]	The Budget Process [ English \| French ]	The Role of the Media [ English \| French ]
Hansard Services [ English \| French ]	The Coat of Arms [ English \| French ]	The Role of the Speaker [ English \| French ]
Premiers [ English/French ]	The Justice System [ English \| French ]	The Speech from the Throne [ English \| French ]
Speakers [ English/French ]	The Mace [ English \| French ]	The Talking Stick [ English \| French ]
Stained Glass [ English \| French ]	The Parliament Buildings [ English \| French ]	Women in the Legislative Assembly of BC [ English \| French ]

Videos

The Golden Jubilee Window	The Legislative Chamber	Francis Rattenbury
The Mystery of the Roof Top Construction	Up to the Dome	Laura Jaimieson
The Lieutenant Governor's Flagpole	The Upper Upper Rotunda	Thomas Uphill
		Alma Russell

For additional information and to order publications, please email: PEO@leg.bc.ca.