Primary years teaching resources
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.
Get to know our charity
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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All about Guide Dogs
An introductory PowerPoint to explain about sight loss and how our charity helps.
All about Guide Dogs (ppsx 13.83mb) -
Independent activities for kids
A variety of Guide Dogs themed puzzle activities to inform and engage!
Independent activities for kids (pdf 3.53mb)
Learn about guide dogs
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.
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What does a guide dog do?
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.
What does a guide dog do? (pdf 2.34mb) -
How are guide dogs trained?
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.
How are guide dogs trained? (pdf 3.77mb) -
Guide dogs colouring sheets
Colour in Blazer the guide dog, Sid the buddy dog, and Tilly the guide dog puppy from our Tailblazers.
Guide dogs colouring sheets (pdf 945.11kb)
Learn about sight and senses
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.
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Eye See
Use our resource and accompanying ‘Eye conditions animations’ video to learn about sight as one of our senses, exploring eye function and health.
Eye See (pdf 3.56mb)
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Meet Josie
Read Josie’s experience of having a vision impairment and follow this up with reading comprehension questions.
Meet Josie (pdf 515.75kb)
My visual impairment doesn’t stop me doing anything I want to do.
Learn about equality, diversity and inclusion
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.
Project Access
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.
Resources in Welsh
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