Our free teacher resources bring insurance industry expertise into the classroom with curriculum-based activities that are age-appropriate and teacher friendly. All of our resources include comprehensive teacher notes and lesson plans with in-class and student assignment activities built into each and every lesson. Teachers and students will be guided through activities that will aid students in understanding key insurance and risk concepts.
For information about each resource, click on the image below. Each of the resources are available as downloadable PDFs or as a printed resource that can be mailed to you, free for teachers. There are also additional resources (exercises, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) available that may help you introduce insurance concepts in the classroom. Check out the links in the blue box on the right.
Each of the Insurance Institute's resources has earned the Certificate of Recommendation by Curriculum Services Canada. http://www.curriculum.org
Make a Career Connection – Classroom Kit
Coming Soon! Insurance is part of everything your students do and you can help them find their place in it. These new resources will explore the benefits of a career in the P&C insurance industry, the variety of career options available and demonstrate the entry points leading into a career in insurance.
Forces of Nature: How extreme weather impacts our daily lives
This resource highlights the role of insurance in the aftermath of a natural disaster. By focusing on four examples of Canadian disasters: the Quebec ice storm, hurricane Juan, the Peterborough floods, and the Kelowna wildfires, students will gain an understanding of the cause and effect relationships between human activity and the environment, the impact of natural disasters have on communities and how they recover from the damages. This resource is designed to compliment grades 9-12 science and geography curriculum and comes with a DVD that can be used to enhance and inform class discussions.
You're IN Business
This comprehensive resource brings the real world into you business studies classroom by introducing your students to the business of insurance. This resource builds on provincial curriculum standards while increasing student understanding of ethics, entrepreneurship, marketing and the reality of the risks inherent in operating a business. This resource has been designed for business studies students in grades 9 through 12 studying Intro to Business, Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
Read the independent Curriculum Services Canada evaluation assessment.
Risk Responsibility Reality
This resource uses three humourous vignettes, showcasing real-life events relevant to high school students, to explore the issues of social responsibility, legal liability, ethical behaviour and practical life skills. This resource has been designed for grades 9 through 12 for use in Law, Life Skills, Career Planning and Family Studies classrooms.
Read the independent Curriculum Services Canada evaluation assessment.
Know Your Risk
This resource encourages your students to explore the risks in their lives and the role ethics plays in their personal decision-making. This resource has been designed for students in grades 4 and beyond in subjects of Life skills, Career and Life Management and Health. This resource is also available in French.
Read the independent Curriculum Services Canada evaluation assessment.