The planner has been designed for classroom teachers to plan and deliver regular physical activity sessions - whether in the form of morning fitness, class/year-group sport, or Friday afternoon sport! KIDDO has pre-filled your schedule with activities, however, the planner is customisable, and you can choose the activities that suit you.
Questions we answer here:
- Where do I find the planner?
- What is the planner for?
- How do I change the activities in the planner for my class?
- How do I change the activities in the planner for the whole year group?
- Can I schedule more than one activity each day?
- How far in advance can I schedule the activities?
- Can I print off the planner?
- How do I create my own Year Group Sport Lessons for a whole year group?
- How do I create Year Group Sport Lessons for a class?
- How do I schedule my created Year Group Sport lesson for a whole year group?
- How do I schedule my created Year Group Sport lesson for a class?
1. Where do I find the planner?
- 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 ‘Planner' (it’s between 'Lessons' and 'Students')
- Alternatively, when you are in your dashboard, you can click on the yellow icon next to 'Today's morning fitness' and it will take you to the planner
2. What is the planner for?
- The planner has two parts:
- Morning Fitness - For classroom teachers to use to select an activity to do sometime during the day (first thing in the morning, after lunch, last thing at the end of the day, etc.)
- Year Group Sport - For classroom teachers to use for junior/senior sport or Friday afternoon sport. Year Group Sport for Years 1 and 2 contains KIDDO activities, years 3 - 6 contains lesson plan options that contain three different activities
3. How do I change the activities in the planner for my class?
To customise Morning Fitness:
- 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 ‘Planner' (it’s between 'Lessons' and 'Students')
- Alternatively, when you are in your dashboard, you can click on the yellow icon next to 'Today's morning fitness' and it will take you to the planner
- Click on the 'Customise Morning Fitness' button at the top of the page. All the KIDDO morning fitness activities that are appropriate for that age group will appear on the left-hand side
- Choose your selected activity from the list. Use the search bar to search for specific activities, or simply scroll through
- Drag your selected activity to your chosen date and drop it in. NOTE: You can only customise the activities for future dates
- If you change your mind, click on the 'x' in the top right-hand corner of the activity, and then drag and drop a new activity, or simply use the KIDDO activities we have pre-selected
To customise Year Group Sport:
- 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 ‘Planner' (it’s between 'Lessons' and 'Students')
- Alternatively, when you are in your 'Overview' page, you can click on the pink circular arrow next to 'This week's year group sport' and it will take you to the planner
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select which day of the week you would like your year group sport to appear
- Click on the 'Customise Year Group Sport' button. All the KIDDO year group sport activities/lessons that are appropriate for that age group will appear on the left-hand side
- Choose your selected activity/lesson from the list. Use the search bar to search for specific activities/sports, or simply scroll through
- Drag your selected activity/lesson to your chosen date and drop it in. NOTE: You can only customise the activities for future dates
- If you change your mind, click on the 'x' in the top right-hand corner of the activity, and then drag and drop a new activity/lesson, or simply use the KIDDO activities we have pre-selected
4. How do I change the activities in the planner for the whole year group?
Important: To change the activities in the planner for the entire year group, you must be a KIDDO Manager
To customise Morning Fitness:
- In the ⚙ ‘cog’ section, click on ‘Classroom Activities’
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select which year group you would like to customise
- Click on the 'Customise Morning Fitness' button at the top of the page. All the KIDDO morning fitness activities that are appropriate for that age group will appear on the left-hand side
- Choose your selected activity from the list. Use the search bar to search for specific activities, or simply scroll through
- Drag your selected activity to your chosen date and drop it in. NOTE: You can only customise the activities for future dates
- If you change your mind, click on the 'x' in the top right-hand corner of the activity, and then drag and drop a new activity, or simply use the KIDDO activities we have pre-selected
To customise Year Group Sport:
- In the ⚙ ‘cog’ section, click on ‘Year Group Sport’
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select which year group you would like to customise
- Click on the 'Customise Year Group Sport' button. All the KIDDO year group sport activities/lessons that are appropriate for that age group will appear on the left-hand side
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select which day of the week you would like your year group sport to appear
- Choose your selected activity/lesson from the list. Use the search bar to search for specific activities/sports, or simply scroll through
- Drag your selected activity/lesson to your chosen date and drop it in. NOTE: You can only customise the activities for future dates
- If you change your mind, click on the 'x' in the top right-hand corner of the activity, and then drag and drop a new activity/lesson, or simply use the KIDDO activities we have pre-selected
5. Can I schedule more than one activity each day?
- Not yet! We are working on this feature and hope to have it available shortly!
6. How far in advance can I schedule the activities?
- You can schedule the whole year of activities if you choose! You can navigate through the months by clicking on the arrow on the right-hand side above the planner
7. Can I print off the planner?
Not yet! This is another feature we are hoping to add shortly. In the meantime, you can take a screenshot (Windows, Shift, S) of the planner, and print or email it
8. How do I create my own Year Group Sport Lessons 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 Year Group Sport 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'
- For it to be available to choose for Year Group Sport, you must tick the 'Year group sport' box
- Ensure that you save your lesson
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!
9. How do I create Year Group Sport Lessons 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
- For it to be available to choose for Year Group Sport, you must tick the 'Year group sport' box
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!
10. How do I schedule my created Year Group Sport 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 ‘Year Group Sport’
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select which year group you would like to customise
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select which day of the week you would like your year group sport to appear
- Click on the 'Customise Year Group Sport' button. All the KIDDO year group sport activities/lessons that are appropriate for that age group will appear on the left-hand side
- Use the search bar to search for your created lessons, or simply scroll through.Choose your custom lesson
- Drag your custom lesson to your chosen date and drop it in. NOTE: You can only customise the activities for future dates
- If you change your mind, click on the 'x' in the top right-hand corner of the activity, and then drag and drop a new activity/lesson, or simply use the KIDDO activities we have pre-selected
11. How do I schedule my created Year Group Sport 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 ‘Planner' (it’s between 'Lessons' and 'Students')
- Alternatively, when you are in your 'Overview' page, you can click on the pink circular arrow next to 'This week's year group sport' and it will take you to the planner
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to select which day of the week you would like your year group sport to appear
- Click on the 'Customise Year Group Sport' button. All the KIDDO year group sport activities/lessons that are appropriate for that age group will appear on the left-hand side
- Use the search bar to search for your created lessons, or simply scroll through.Choose your custom lesson
- Drag your custom lesson to your chosen date and drop it in. NOTE: You can only customise the activities for future dates
- If you change your mind, click on the 'x' in the top right-hand corner of the activity, and then drag and drop a new activity/lesson, or simply use the KIDDO activities we have pre-selected