The Lesson plans tab, accessible from the Learning Library on the web, is where you can create custom lesson plans, view and assign lesson plans to a room, and modify lesson plan details.
The Room plans tab is where you can view all lesson plans in your school that is assigned to a room. You can also add and assign new lesson plans to rooms from this tab as well.
💡 Any staff role can take these actions.
Lesson Plans vs. Room Plans
Lesson Plans are where you can view or create lesson plans to utilize across the entire program. Lesson plans can then be assigned to rooms which creates a unique copy. They are visible from the Lesson plans tab, accessible from the Learning Library on the web
Room Plans are where you can view the unique copy of a lesson plan assigned to a specific room. These are visible from the Room plans tab within your account on the web.
EXAMPLE: The Farm House Lesson Plan can be assigned to multiple rooms, such as Rooms A and B. Once it is assigned to Room A and B, it is considered a Room Plan!
Create a Custom Lesson Plan
Log in on the web
Click to open the Learning page from the purple side menu
Open the Library and then the Lesson plans tab
Click Create lesson plan
Input a Lesson plan name
Input a Theme
Choose to include/exclude weekends using the toggle option
Click Create
Choose to Add a Daily Topic and Description for each day and click Save when finished.
Choose to + Add section
Click the + sign under any section/date to Add Learning Activity
Select the Learning framework to narrow down the available activities
Select the desired Skill
Review the displayed results to locate the appropriate activity
When a learning activity you want to add is located, click Add
When finished, click Done
Add optional Notes that will pre-populate when logging Learning observations.
Repeat steps for each day/section as needed
Follow the steps below to assign a lesson plan to a room
View and Assign a Lesson Plan to a Room
Viewing and assigning lesson plans allows you to get a holistic view of the plan for the entire week in a central spot. Assigning a lesson to a room creates a unique copy that is independent of the primary copy. If you edit a lesson before it's assigned to a room, the edit will apply once assigned. If you edit a lesson plan after it's assigned to a room, the edits will only apply to that room. A lesson plan that is not yet assigned to any room is the original copy.
💡If you are assigning the lesson plan right after creating it, skip straight to Step 7, as you're already in the right spot!
Log in on the web
Click to open the Learning page from the purple side menu
Open the Library and then the Lesson plans tab
Locate the lesson to be assigned
💡 Use the search bar, scroll through the list, or use the Order by drop-down filters!Once you've located the lesson, click View and assign
Edit the lesson plan as needed
Click Assign to room
Select the Room using the drop-down menu
[Optional] Add an Assigned week
💡A room and week must be assigned on a lesson plan for it to appear on the appClick Assign
Choose the assigned room and click View to view the lesson plan, or click All room Plans and then View to view all lesson plans for every room at the program
Edit a Lesson Plan
It's important to remember that if you edit a lesson before it's assigned to a room, the edit will apply once assigned. If you edit a lesson plan after it's assigned to a room, the edits will only apply to that room. A lesson plan that is not yet assigned to any room is the original copy.
Log in on the web
Click to open the Learning page from the purple side menu
Open the Library and then the Lesson plans tab
Locate the lesson by using the search bar or scrolling through the list
Once you've located the lesson plan, click the name to open it
Continue to the relevant section below for your needs
If you need to modify any Skills associated with a Lesson Plan, this must be done by editing the specific Learning Activity.
Rearrange Learning Activity Blocks
Rearrange Learning Activity Blocks
Click a Learning Activity from the lesson plan
Drag and drop to another day or section as needed
View Learning Activity Details
View Learning Activity Details
Simply click the Learning Activity to open it
View the Description and Supplies needed
Add or update any applicable Notes and click Save if changes are made
Modify Lesson Plan
Modify Lesson Plan
Click the ✎ icon next to the Lesson Plan's name to modify it
Click the ⋮ icon in the 'Theme' tile and click edit to modify the theme
Click + Add section to add another section to the weekly lesson plan
To modify a section's name, click the ✎ icon, input the name, and then Add
To remove a section entirely, click the ✎ icon, Remove, and then Yes, remove
Click the 🗑 Delete lesson plan button to completely delete the lesson plan
Add any Notes that will be visible to all staff
After any changes are made, click Save!
View Room Plans
Log in on the web
Click to open the Learning page on the purple side menu and the Room plans tab will open by default
Use the search bar or Room, Date From, and Date To drop-down options to locate assigned lesson plans
Click View to open the weekly Lesson Plan and review it in further detail
💡Manage the Share with parents toggle from the room plan as needed!If no Lesson Plans exist from that room based on your search parameters, you will see the option to Create new which will allow you to create a custom lesson plan
💡To view Lesson Plans in a room on the mobile app, review our View Lesson Plans on Mobile resource!
Add a Lesson Plan from Room Plans Tab
Log in on the web
Click to open the Learning page on the purple side menu and the Room plans tab will open by default
Click Create room plan
Click Select from existing or Create your own
Once you've chosen, click Select
If you choose Select from existing, follow the steps to View and Assign Lesson Plans
If you choose to Create your own, follow the steps to Create a Custom Lesson Plan
Add a Learning Activity to a Lesson Plan
Learning Activities can easily be added directly to already created Lesson Plan templates or Room plans from the Learning Activities tab on the web, or from the Learning tab on the mobile app! This feature provides more flexibility when creating and managing lesson plans.
Learn more in our Learning Activities resource.
Print Lesson and Room Plans
Print Room Plan
Log into your brightwheel account on the web
Navigate to the Learning tab on the left sidebar
On the Room plans tab, use the available filters to locate the needed room plan
When located, click View
Click the Print button
Select Full format or Simple format
Click Print
Print Lesson Plan Template
Log into your brightwheel account on the web
Navigate to the Learning tab on the left sidebar
Open the Library tab
On the Lesson plan templates tab, locate and click to open the applicable template
Click the Print button
Select Full format or Simple format
Click Print
💡 If you have trouble getting all the information from a lesson plan to fit on one page, change the print setting for "Page Per Sheet" from 1 to 2 for both pages.