Learn how to:

  1. Create a lesson for a class
  2. Create a lesson for a whole year group
  3. Make your created lessons appear on the dashboard
  4. Print a lesson
  5. Edit a lesson
  6. Share created lessons with others
  7. Find lessons created by others
  8. Change the weekly lesson

For a step-by-step guide on creating a lesson, you can also watch our 'how-to' video.

 

 

1. Creating a lesson for a class

  • Click on the 'Dashboard' button in the top right-hand side of the page (or the 'Dashboard' button next to your class if you teach multiple classes) 
  • Click on the subheading ‘Lessons’ (it’s between 'Programs' and 'Planner')
  • Click the ‘Create lesson’ button and start lesson planning!
  • If you would like to share your created lessons with colleagues inside and outside your organisation, ensure that you tick the 'Shareable' box when creating your lesson. You can then choose whether you want to share only within your organisation, or with everyone

Your lesson must have a Title and Description, but other than that, it is completely customisable to what suits you - choose the skills and activities that you would like! 

 

2. Creating a lesson for a whole year group

Important: To create lessons for the entire year group, you must be a KIDDO Manager

  • In the ⚙ ‘cog’ section, click on ‘Lessons’
  • Click on 'Create lesson', choose the year group you are creating the lesson for, and start planning your lesson!
  • For it to be viewed by all the classes in that year group, you must ensure that you tick the 'Shareable' box and then select 'Within organisation'
  • Classes of that year group will then be able to find the lesson you created by going into their 'Dashboard', clicking 'Lessons', and then 'Find lessons'
  • They can then choose that lesson to be added to their class's custom lessons

 

3. How do I make my created lessons appear on the dashboard?

The only way for your created lessons to appear on the 'Dashboard' is to place them in a program. See 'Creating and managing programs' for instructions on creating your program.

 

4. Printing a lesson

You can print any lessons (both KIDDO lessons and ones you have created yourself) in either the 'Dashboard' or the Management Menu.

FOR THE DASHBOARD
  • Click on the 'Dashboard' button at the top right-hand side of the page (or the 'Dashboard' button next to your class if you teach multiple classes) 
  • Click on the subheading ‘Lessons’ (it’s between 'Programs' and 'Planner')
  • The custom lessons are at the top. You can print them out by clicking on the blue printer icon next to each lesson. This will download your lesson plan as a PDF, ready for you to print
  • Scroll further down to print or save all the KIDDO lesson plans
FOR THE MANAGEMENT MENU
  • In the ⚙ ‘cog’ section, click on ‘Lessons’
  • You can search by:
    • Organisation
    • Classroom
    • KIDDO
  • Find the lesson you want to print, and click on the blue printer icon next to it to download the lesson plan as a PDF, ready to print

 

5. Editing a lesson

You can’t edit the KIDDO lessons that we have prepared for you; however, if there is a KIDDO lesson you like, but need to make changes to: 

  • Either in the 'Lessons' tab, or in 'Lessons' in the Management Menu, scroll down to find the KIDDO lesson you would like to edit
  • Click on the three dots next to the lesson
  • Select 'Duplicate'
  • Make the changes that you would like, and then select 'Save'
  • The lesson will now be saved in your custom lessons

You can edit any of the custom lessons you have created yourself (either in the 'Dashboard' or in the Management Menu)

FOR THE DASHBOARD
  • Click on the 'Dashboard' button in the top right-hand side of the page (or the 'Dashboard' button next to your class if you teach multiple classes) 
  • Click on the subheading ‘Lessons’ (it’s between 'Programs' and 'Planner')
  • All the lessons you have created should be visible. You can edit them by clicking on the three dots on the right-hand side of each lesson, and selecting 'Edit'
FOR THE MANAGEMENT MENU
  • In the ⚙ ‘cog’ section, click on ‘Lessons’
  • All the lessons you have created should be visible. You can edit them by clicking on the three dots on the right-hand side of each lesson, and selecting 'Edit'

 

6. Sharing created lessons with others

  • When you create your lessons, underneath the title and description, tick the 'Shareable' box to make your lesson shareable
  • You can then choose to share your lesson:
    • Only within your organisation - all staff members who have access to your school's KIDDO membership will be able to find your lesson
    • Everywhere - anyone who has a KIDDO membership will be able to find your lesson

You can also save your created lessons as a PDF and email them to your colleagues:

  • Click on the 'Dashboard' button in the top right-hand side of the page (or the 'Dashboard' button next to your class if you teach multiple classes) 
  • Click on the subheading ‘Lessons’ (it’s between 'Programs' and 'Students')
  • All the lessons you created should be visible. You can save them by clicking the blue printer icon next to each lesson. This will download your lesson plan as a PDF, ready for you to share

 

7. Finding lessons created by others

  • Click on the 'Dashboard' button at the top right-hand side of the page (or the 'Dashboard' button next to your class if you teach multiple classes) 
  • Click on the subheading ‘Lessons’ (it’s between 'Programs' and 'Planner')
  • Click on 'Find lessons'
  • If you want to find a lesson from within your organisation, you can search or scroll through 'Internal lessons' (all the available lessons will be visible, but sometimes it's easier to search in the search bar if you know the name of the lesson)
  • If you want to find a lesson from outside your organisation, you can search or scroll through 'External lessons'
  • If you choose the lesson, it will automatically be saved to your custom lessons

 

8. Changing the weekly lesson

  • If you simply want to change the lesson to a different lesson within the current 10-week program you are working from, go to the 'Overview' page for your class and find the box containing the weekly lesson. You can move forward or backward through the program by clicking on the arrows in the bottom right-hand corner.
     
  • If you want to change the entire lesson to one that is not in the current program you are working from, you need to: 
    • Go into your 'Dashboard' and find the subheading ‘Programs’ (it’s between 'Assessments' and 'Lessons')
    • You will see all the programs listed. Scroll down to the Program Schedule and click on the ‘Customise’ button
    • You will then be able to delete the current program. If you change your mind or delete a program in error, you click the ‘Revert’ button, and it will automatically revert to the original KIDDO program
    • Go back to the top of the page where the programs are listed and drag the program you would like to use into the Program Schedule on the dates you would like it to be used

Note: You can create your own lessons by clicking on the subheading ‘Lessons’ and then ‘Create Lesson’. You can then create a program of your created lessons by clicking the ‘Create Program’ button within the subheading ‘Programs’.

 

Like us to guide you through? Watch the how-to videos below.

Watch: Creating a lesson