What does it mean to have SOGI addressed in the curriculum?
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) is not its own curriculum; it is one aspect of diversity that is embedded across a range of grades and subject areas. SOGI-inclusive education is about treating everyone with dignity and respect. All students need to see themselves and their families reflected in lessons, language and practices. Like other forms of inclusion in schools, the goal of SOGI-inclusive education is for everyone to understand the diverse society that we live in and to feel safe, valued, and respected.
The Ministry of Education is responsible for the creation of BC curriculum. SOGI 1 2 3 provides ready-to-use, grade-appropriate SOGI-inclusive lesson plans that align with that curriculum. Teachers can adapt or adopt SOGI 1 2 3 lesson plans to meet the needs of their classrooms.
Looking for something different? You can also engage students using the Pro-D videos and learning modules.
On this page: Proven Resources / Elementary Lesson Plans / Secondary Lesson Plans
Proven SOGI Resources
If you are an educator with a proven SOGI-inclusive lesson plan, please upload it to TeachBC using the tag ‘SOGI’ and let us know by emailing info@sogieducation.org.
The following resources have been created in collaboration with educators to support integration of SOGI into the K-12 curriculum.
Some recommended titles are available in digital alternate format for students with perceptual disabilities in British Columbia. These materials can be accessed by registered users of the Accessible Resource Centre – BC. If the required title and/or format cannot be located in the ARC-BC repository, please contact arc@prcvi.org to make a production request.
Elementary Lesson Plans
“It’s critical that we as educators start this conversation with children during the early primary years, as this is when children are forming lasting ideas about including others and accepting differences.”
Steve Mulligan, Vancouver Elementary Educator
The following elementary lesson plans support the requirements of the BC curriculum.
Each link below summarizes the big ideas, curriculum competencies, lesson plan overview, and more—and includes a link to a downloadable document of the full lesson plan. Some lesson plans are available for download in French, with more on the way.
K-12 - Why "That's So Gay" is not Okay (EN/FR)
K/1 Social Studies & PHE – Family Diversity (EN/FR)
K/1 Social Studies & PHE – Name Calling (EN/FR)
K/1/2 English Language Arts – Gender Identity and Friendship (EN)
K/1/2/3 English Language Arts, Social Studies & PHE - Pronouns (EN)
K/1/2/3/4 English Language Arts & Arts Education - Gender and Labels (EN)
K/1/2/3/4 English Language Arts – LGBTQ+ Families (EN)
2/3 English Language Arts & PHE – Gender Identity (EN/FR)
2/3/4/5 English Language Arts & PHE– Questioning Gender Expectations (EN/FR)
4/5 Physical and Health Education – Gender Identity, Media and Stereotypes (EN/FR)
4/5/6/7/8/9 English Language Arts – Exploring Phobias (EN)
5/6/7 English Language Arts & Arts Education - Gender and Diversity (EN)
5/6/7 Social Studies - LGBTQ+ Human Rights (EN/FR)
5/6/7 Arts & PHE – Gender Stereotypes and Bullying (EN/FR)
6/7 PHE & English Language Arts – Gender and Appearance in Media (EN/FR)
Secondary Lesson Plans
“84% of senior years teachers reported including 2SLGBTQ+ content in their curriculum.”
The Every Teacher Project: Final Report (Egale, 2015)
The following secondary lesson plans support the requirements of the BC curriculum.
Each link below summarizes the big ideas, curriculum competencies, lesson plan rationale, and more—and includes a link to a downloadable document of the full lesson plan. Some lesson plans are available for download in French, with more on the way.
K-12 - Why "That's So Gay" is not Okay (EN/FR)
4/5/6/7/8/9 English Language Arts – Exploring Phobias (EN)
8/9 Physical and Health Education – Gender Identity (EN/FR)
8/9 English Language Arts – Gender Stereotypes in Literature (EN/FR)
8/9/10 English Language Arts – Social Justice Vocabulary (EN/FR)
8/9/10/11/12 English Language Arts – Gender in Short Stories and Poetry (EN/FR)
8/9/10 Physical and Health Education & 10/11/12 Social Studies – Language and Terminology (EN/FR)
10/11/12 Science, Life Sciences, Biology & Anatomy and Physiology - Intersex Biology (EN)