Overview #
Lessons include 32 weeks of lessons that can be customized to fit the classroom needs of Health and PE teachers.
This help article covers:
- Lesson Selection Menu
- Lesson Views
- Lesson Assessments
- Launch a Lesson
- Navigate a Lesson
Lesson Selection Menu #
The curriculum is organized into modules. These modules contain new lessons for each grade level. Each of the modules includes four week-long lessons. Modules and lessons can be taught in any order to fit classroom needs.
Customizing Lesson Selection Menu #
You have the flexibility to rearrange, add, or remove units and lessons directly from the Lesson Selection Menu grid.
To get started, use the dropdown menu next to “Scope & Sequence” to choose from the following three options:
- Quaver’s – This is the standard sequence we have set for the Quaver Curriculum.
- District’s – In this view, you can see the layout selected by your district supervisor or administrator for all educators within the district.
- Mine – This view is for your personal use. Any changes you make here will only be visible in your account.
*Educators cannot make changes when in Quaver’s or District’s view.
Edit Mode #
To make changes to the Lesson Selection Menu in the Mine view, toggle the View Mode to Edit Mode. You can now drag any Unit or Lesson to your desired order. When you click a Unit or Lesson, you’ll see several menu options covered below.
Customizing Units #
When in Edit Mode, click on any Unit title in the far-left column to see your menu options:
- Move Up
- Move Down
- Add Lesson
- When you click “Add Lesson,” a pop-up window will appear, giving you three tabs to choose a lesson from. You can add lessons from Quaver’s default lessons, Song-Based lessons, or custom lessons from your Resource Folders in the Resource Manager.
- Add Unit
- Remove Unit
- Rename Unit
Customizing Lessons #
When in Edit Mode, click on any Lesson title to see your menu options:
- Move Left
- Move Right
- Remove Lesson
- Add Lesson
- When you click “Add Lesson,” a pop-up window will appear, giving you three tabs to choose a lesson from. You can add lessons from Quaver’s default lessons, Song-Based lessons, or custom lessons from your Resource Folders in the Resource Manager.
Make sure to click the Save button in the top right corner before leaving, or you will lose your changes.
Lesson Views #
After choosing a grade and lesson module, teachers can select from 3 views: Lesson View, Daily Dose, or Health + PE.
Lesson View #
The first tab is the Lesson View, which shows the entire 45-minute lesson with notes for the teacher. This view tends to be best for the school nurse, counselor, or general health educator.
Daily Dose #
Daily Dose provides a 5-7 minute activity. This is best for the teacher who has only a few minutes to deliver a Health lesson. This view culminates in a reflection, quiz, or challenge on the final day of the week.
Health + PE #
The Health + PE tab was designed specifically for PE teachers in charge of health instruction. The activities, games, and teacher notes weave together both Health and PE learning standards. The first three screens work as active warm-up activities and the remaining two work as cool-down activities.
Lesson Assessments #
QuaverHealth•PE has assessments in each of the three views: Lesson View, Daily Dose, and Health•PE.
Launch a Lesson #
QuaverHealth•PE is built on a series of screens with a variety of lesson content on each.
After launching a lesson, click the Overview button to view a window with lesson objectives stated as “I Can” statements.
A built-in audio player with relevant songs is included with every lesson.
Lesson Navigation Bar #
To move between screens, click on the previous and next buttons. If you’d like to jump between screens quickly, click on the title bar at the bottom and select the screen you want.
The exit button at the bottom right takes you back to the lesson summary.
Screen Order Editor #
All screens in the lesson are displayed when clicking the title bar. You have the ability to temporarily rearrange the order of screens in a lesson. Click the purple edit icon in the top right corner.
After clicking the edit icon, select a screen and use the yellow arrows to adjust its position. (shown below) Alternatively, you can drag and drop screens to reorder them. Click ‘OK’ when the screens are in your desired order.
Please note that these changes are temporary; once you close the Lesson Presenter window, the screens will return to their original order.
Lesson Menu #
Every lesson screen features a Settings and a Create menu. You can access these menus from the curriculum, Resource Manager, or specific toolboxes like the Teacher Toolbox, and you’ll encounter them in various areas of the curriculum.
At the top of each menu, you’ll notice yellow arrows. Clicking either arrow will simultaneously hide both the Settings and Create menus, as shown in the bottom left image. Clicking the yellow arrow on either side will reopen both menus, as illustrated in the bottom right image.
Closed Menu
Open Menu
Important: The menus automatically adjust to your device’s screen size, appearing on each side of your window or merging into a single menu as needed. For example, a tablet may consolidate the menus, while an interactive whiteboard may display them separately. Both versions are shown below.
You can merge the menus using your browser’s built-in zoom feature. Zooming in will combine them at the bottom of the screen, while zooming out will separate the menus to each side again, depending on your device/browser capabilities.
Separated Menus
Consolidated Menu
Settings Menu #
Use the dropdowns below for an in-depth look at each tool.
The Full Screen button maximizes the screen, hiding the browser tabs and address bar, leaving only the QuaverEd content visible.
Press esc. button to exit Full Screen.
The Language button seamlessly converts a lesson to a different language. Use the dropdown menu to choose between Spanish or Side-by-Side.
Spanish
When selecting Spanish, the lesson screen will fully translate into Spanish. To return to English, click the Language button again and select English. This will revert the screen back to English.
Side-by-Side
The Side-by-Side view allows you to see the lesson in both English and Spanish simultaneously. Clicking Menu will give you the option to view screen notes or Clear the Side-by-Side view.
To return to a single-language view, click Exit.
*QuaverMusic Spanish translations are in the works and will be released in phases during the 2024- 2025 school year.
The Plan button opens the Lesson Plan in a separate tab. The Lesson Plan is a PDF version of the full lesson, which can be downloaded or printed. It includes the purpose, objectives, and standards. Additionally, the lesson plan provides notes for each screen.
Each screen in a lesson includes Notes describing the screen’s purpose and objectives. These notes are also available in the lesson plan.
Worksheets display printable lyrics, assessments, and manipulatives if applicable. Click the Worksheet title you’d like and select ‘Open.’ All Worksheets open as PDFs, which can be downloaded or printed.
The Favorite tool allows you to mark any screen or the entire lesson as a favorite. Your favorites will appear as part of the Resource Sets > My Favorites on the left side of Resource Manager.
QR Code shows a QR code or a copyable resource link to share with colleagues or students. These links are specific to individual screens and not for the entire lesson.
When clicking the Hide option, use the four arrows on the screen to drag and reveal certain areas of the lesson screen.
Use the Grade tool to temporarily change or remove the lesson’s grade level shown on the lesson welcome screen, along with the age of the characters. This can be useful when teaching the same lesson to multiple grade levels.
When editing a lesson in the Resource Manager, you can record an instructional video to any screen or upload an MP4 or MOV file under 300 MB and 5 minutes. The Video button will be grayed out until a video is added to the screen.
Create Menu #
The Draw tool allows you to draw anywhere on the screen, along with formatting options. Additionally, you can switch to a blank screen.
Draw Tool Features
- Cursor: toggles the Draw tool on and off. Toggle this off if you’d like to navigate the lesson while keeping the Draw palette at the bottom of the screen.
- Color: provides various color options.
- Size: adjusts the size of both the draw tool and the eraser tool.
- Eraser: changes your cursor into an eraser. Click the Eraser icon again to revert back to the cursor.
- Undo Last: reverts your last action.
- Clear All: removes all drawings made on the screen. You must click Save to keep your changes.
- Save: preserves all drawings and text in their current state. When returning to this screen, click the draw or text buttons to view your saved content.
- Blank Screen Toggle: turns the entire browser screen white, providing a free space to type or draw.
The Text tool allows you to add text anywhere on the screen, along with formatting options. Additionally, you can switch to a blank screen.
Text Tool Features
- Cursor: toggles the Text tool on and off, allowing navigation while keeping the text tool at the bottom of the screen.
- Style: provides options for different typography styles such as Header, Bold, and Regular text.
- Color: provides various color options.
- Size: adjusts the font size.
- Border: toggles a border around your text box on and off.
- Remove: reverts your last action.
- Clear All: removes all text boxes on the screen. Remember to click Save to preserve your changes.
- Save: preserves all drawings and text in their current state. When returning to this screen, click the draw or text buttons to view your saved content.
- Blank Screen Toggle: turns the entire browser screen white while keeping the draw tool menu visible, providing a free space to type, draw, or use widgets.
Widgets are a set of on-demand tools such as a keyboard, metronome, soundboard, timer, D20 dice, and scoreboard. All widget windows can be dragged anywhere on the screen, allowing multiple widgets to be open simultaneously. Additionally, you have the option to switch to a blank screen.
Widget Tools
The Timer can be used to measure or count down a specific amount of time. Simply click the numbers and use your keyboard to enter your desired time, then initiate the timer by pressing Start.
The ‘Count Down’ toggle adds your set time next to the countdown, while the ‘Alarm’ toggle will alert you upon the timer’s completion. Reset restores the time to the initially entered value, with the maximum time allowed being 60 minutes.
The Soundboard comprises four buttons featuring different sound effects suitable for classroom use.
D20 Dice lets you roll a 20-sided die by clicking the dice. To hear the die roll activate the ‘Audio’ toggle.
Use the Scoreboard as a tool to keep track of scores in games or activities. Access Scoreboard Options by clicking on Menu > Options. Here, you can customize various settings such as time limits, score increments, the winning score threshold, sound effects, and the number of teams participating.
