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Learning: Learning Activities

Learn more about how to view, create, and edit Learning Activities available on the Learning Activity Collection tab within your account

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Written by Sabrina
Updated over 3 months ago

Navigate to the Learning page from your account on the web, open the Library tab, and select Learning activities to view a complete collection of all activities (aka lessons) for your program.

You can easily view and create activities from this page to build out your program's weekly Lesson Plans. The activities listed on this page are independent of any activities or lessons assigned to rooms and are the original copies.

View Learning Activities

On the Web

On the App

  1. Log in on the web

  2. Click to open the Learning page from the purple side menu

  3. Open the Library and then the Learning activities tab

  4. View all existing Learning activities for your program by searching or using the available filters (Learning framework, Skill, Category, and Type)

  1. From the Rooms screen, select Learning

  2. To view activities already assigned to a Lesson Plan, tap the desired learning activities listed below the displayed lesson plan

  3. To view unassigned learning activities, tap the search icon 🔎 in the upper right corner to search

Create and Edit Custom Learning Activities

Create

  1. Log in on the web

  2. Click to open the Learning page from the purple side menu

  3. Open the Library and then the Learning activities tab

  4. Click Create new, then select Learning activity

  5. Input an activity Title and click Create

  6. Select a Category and Type from the drop-down menus

  7. Include an optional Summary of the learning activity

  8. Click the + Add button in the Skills section to add applicable skills the activity is related to and click Done when finished
    💡Skills are associated with your preferred learning framework and can be added to learning activities to log and track student progress easily!

  9. Add optional details such as Age, Duration, and Location

  10. Include a Description of the activity
    💡 We recommend including details on how the activity should be set up, completed, etc.

  11. Add optional Supplies from the dropdown list or start typing to add new options

  12. Add optional Notes to adapt, extend, or customize this activity to your group/students.
    💡 Notes are only visible to you, and other staff will not be able to view them

  13. Add to room lists to optionally add learning activities directly to a room's list, so when you're searching for learning activities during a lesson plan creation - you can filter by room to quickly find what you need

  14. When finished, click Done in the top right corner

Edit

  1. Log in on the web

  2. Click to open the Learning page from the purple side menu

  3. Open the Library and then the Learning activities tab

  4. Locate the learning activity to be modified and click it

  5. Click Edit in the top right corner

  6. Modify any fields on the activity as needed (like Skills) and click Done when finished

At this time, you cannot edit Skills through a Lesson Plan. In order to edit Skills, you need to do so through the Learning Activity as outlined above.

Add a Learning Activity to a Lesson Plan

This feature allows you more flexibility when creating and modifying your lesson plans!

On the Web

On the App

  1. Log in on the web

  2. Click to open the Learning page from the purple side menu

  3. Open the Library and then the Learning activities tab

  4. Use the available filters to locate applicable activities
    💡 Use the Assign to rooms list option when creating a Learning Activity so you can easily locate activities using the Room filter here

  5. Hover over any learning activity and click the + sign

  6. Choose to add to Lesson plan templates or Room plans using the tabs at the top of the popup window

  7. Search by lesson plan name or theme, as needed

  8. Once the appropriate template or Room plan is located, click Select on that row

  9. Select the Days and Sections the activity should be added to

  10. Click Add learning activity

  1. From the Rooms screen, select Learning

  2. Tap the search icon 🔎 in the upper right corner to search for a learning activity

  3. Tap the plus sign to add the desired learning activity

  4. Select the Day(s) the learning activity will be assigned to

  5. Select the Section(s) the learning activity will appear under

  6. Tap Add to lesson plan

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