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Educational Resources & Lesson Plans

Welcome to Co-operative Minds, your source for lesson plans and educational resources for teachers. Co-operative Minds offers free lesson plans for Grades 2-12 that fulfill a broad range of curriculum requirements and help develop transferable skills.

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Our Lesson Plans

At Co-operative Minds, we provide a variety of free educational resources that link curriculum requirements with real-world learning. All of our learning resources and lesson plans are free to teachers.

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Activities for Business Studies

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Grades 9-12

Classroom activities and games that make it easy to add co-operative content to existing lesson plans.

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Suitable for:

  • Business 

  • Accounting

  • Entrepreneurship

The Co-operative Business Model

Grades 9-12

Students will learn about the structure, social and economic impact of co-operative businesses.

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Suitable for:

  • Careers

  • Business

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Canadian and World Studies

Business
Lessons

Grades 9-12

Lessons on business development, ethics in business and marketing.

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Suitable for:

  • Math

  • Business

  • Accounting

  • Entrepreneurship

Social Justice 
Lessons

Grades 9-12

Lessons on housing

and access to post-secondary education.

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Suitable for:

  • Careers

  • Geography

  • Social Science

  • Canadian and World Studies

Indigenous
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Explore themes of Indigenous sovereignty 

and community connection.

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Suitable for:

  • History

  • Geography

  • Social Science

  • Canadian and World Studies

Teacher Resources

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Secondary Teachers

Learn more about the

co-operative business model through self-guided learning, and quick reference resources.

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Suitable for:

  • Careers

  • Business 

  • Arts, Music, Culinary and more.

Personal Finance: I'm in Charge TM

Grades 10-12

Choose from a selection of 17 modules focused on financial literacy and building essential life skills.

Suitable for:

  • Math

  • Careers

  • Family Studies

  • Personal Life Management

Sustainability Lessons

Grades 9-12

Engaging lessons with a focus on consumerism, the circular economy and climate change.

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Suitable for:

  • Social Science

  • Canadian and World Studies

Community Building Lesson

Grades 2-6

Students will work cooperatively to co-design a solution for a more inclusive classroom.

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Suitable for:

  • The Arts

  • Language

  • Mathematics

  • Social Studies

  • Health and Physical Education

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At Co-operative Minds, we are dedicated to supporting teachers. All of our lesson plans have been developed in accordance with current curriculum and in partnership with certified Ontario Teachers. Click below to reach a member of our team, we are happy to answer questions and provide you with tips on how to get the most out of our lesson plans.

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