Primary teachers and leaders, you’ve come to the right place! Keep scrolling to find teaching resources specifically designed for ages 5-11.
Whether you’re in the classroom or the clubhouse, we can help your children understand a range of vision impairments, the resilience of the people with sight loss, and how Guide Dogs offer support.
Download the free teaching resources below, and help your kids grow into compassionate, open-minded individuals who see the person, not the condition.
All our learning resources are also available in Welsh. Mae ein holl adnoddau dysgu ni ar gael yn y Gymraeg hefyd.
First up, an introduction to Guide Dogs and our Tailblazers. Use these resources as a great starting point for any journey you make with us.
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An introductory PowerPoint to explain about sight loss and how our charity helps.
A variety of Guide Dogs themed puzzle activities to inform and engage!
Want to know more about our iconic guide dogs? Download ready-to-go lessons and activities on life-changing guide dog partnerships, our dogs’ special training and skills, and a little bit about how to respond if you see one out and about.
Use our session and accompanying 'Guide Dogs in action' video to explore how someone with sight loss and their guide dog work together to navigate a route.
Explore the training needed to help a puppy develop into a guide dog with this session and accompanying ‘Angharad shows off her guide dog’s skills’ video.
Colour in Blazer the guide dog, Sid the buddy dog, and Tilly the guide dog puppy from our Tailblazers.
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Download primary teaching resources created to show your children how some people with sight loss rely more on other senses in everyday life and build brilliant qualities like resilience and resourcefulness.
Use our resource and accompanying ‘Eye conditions animations’ video to learn about sight as one of our senses, exploring eye function and health.
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Read Josie’s experience of having a vision impairment and follow this up with reading comprehension questions.
My visual impairment doesn’t stop me doing anything I want to do.
Weave our equality and diversity teaching resources into your lessons to teach children about the value of tolerance and compassion, respectful relationships and being a good ally for disabled people.
Nearly 9 out of 10 guide dog owners have been told they can’t go into a public place because they have their guide dog with them. Explore the community issue of guide dog access refusals using our resource and accompanying ‘When shops welcome guide dogs’ video and start developing campaigning skills.
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Yes! Every resource here is for youth groups as well as schools. We want classes and kids’ clubs to be places where children can feel accepted and appreciated for who they are and encouraged to treat others in the same way. By working with Guide Dogs, you’ll show that you’re walking the talk – and we’re walking right beside you.
All of our lesson plans and activities are free to download. But Guide Dogs is a charity, and our life-changing work relies on the generosity of people, schools, groups and community leaders just like you. If you’ve enjoyed Learn with Guide Dogs and are up for becoming a supporter, head to our fundraising ideas page to help you get started.
Yes. Email learning@guidedogs.org.uk to let us know and we can provide an alternative link so you can still use our learning videos.
Our comprehensive and time-saving lesson plans and materials help children learn about sight loss in a fun, engaging way that follows the wider school curriculum. Primary and secondary teaching resources tie closely to the STEM curriculum, and as kids enter their late teens, we also focus on how the values of tolerance and inclusivity can translate into social action, volunteering opportunities and career possibilities.
We hope they make your life easier!
Absolutely. Check out our Invite a speaker service to find out about getting an inspiring speaker to your classroom or youth group to share their first-hand experience.
We’ve also teamed up with Twinkl to create even more resources. Visit the Twinkl page here.
We’d love you to join our amazing community of supporters and fundraisers. Our life-changing work relies on the generosity of people, schools, groups and community leaders just like you.
From a Guide Dogs sponsored walk to sports days, you can fundraise individually, or collectively as a group, class or school. To help keep everyone motivated, we also have amazing fundraising goals, like Name a Puppy. Imagine a potentially life-changing Guide Dogs puppy named after your school, group or community!
Join our wonderful community of supporters. From bake sales to challenge events, discover lots of ideas to put the ‘fun’ into fundraising!
Start important conversations with our downloadable assembly. Take on blindfolded challenge activities to teach inclusion and understanding while raising funds for our life-changing work.
Hear first-hand experiences from guide dog owners, fosterers, volunteers and fundraisers. Our inspiring speakers can visit your class or youth group for a fascinating free talk.