QuaverReady lessons are accessed from an interactive lesson selection menu. This documentation will walk you through navigating the Lesson Selection Menu and the general structure of QuaverReady Lessons. From this view, you can see the entire curriculum and easily find a lesson to explore.
QuaverReady lessons are designed to be taught in 30-45 minute sessions or five 5-10 minute “morning meetings.” You have the freedom to deviate from a strict linear progression of lessons or screens. Feel free to skip or rearrange screens as needed, as it will not impact the core content of the lesson.
This help article covers:
- Grade Levels
- Lessons
- Customizing Lesson Selection Menu
- Quaver Plus
- Curriculum Overview
- Morning Meeting
- Lesson Navigation and Menus
Grade Levels #
The Lesson Selection Menu is organized by grade level, represented by buttons across the top of the menu. Use the Grade Level buttons to navigate to a specific grade level.
For questions about adding grades to your license, please contact our team.
Lessons #
Lessons are organized by week or by CASEL Competency.
The Lesson Selection Menu will default to the Lesson category.
View CASEL Competency lessons by toggling Competency above the lesson categories.
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, first switch to the Mine view from the dropdown menu next to Scope & Sequence, then 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.
Quaver Plus #
Additional Quaver Plus lessons explore issues of honesty, bullying prevention, personal safety, and more.
Scroll down the list of Competency lessons to view Quaver Plus lessons for each grade level.
Curriculum Overview #
The Curriculum Overview button offers a downloadable PDF of each QuaverReady curriculum.
Curriculum Features and Best Practice documents can also be found in QSupport on your Teacher Dashboard.
Morning Meeting #
Once a lesson is selected, educators can choose to launch a whole lesson (30 – 45 minute sessions) or a morning meeting, which splits the lessons into five minute daily doses to teach over the course of a week. This is great for educators who have a limited amount of time!
From this screen, educators can also select unit overview for a printable rundown of the selected lesson, lesson plan for a printable lesson plan, and worksheets for a list of print-out assignments to accompany each lesson.
Lesson Structure Overview #
Let’s open the lesson by clicking the “Launch” button at the bottom of the Lesson Selection Menu.
Each curriculum lesson starts with a Welcome screen. Here you will see tabs: Summary, Purpose, Objectives, Keywords, and Standards. We also offer specific Tech Tips for the lesson.
Below the tabs is a music player for the song featured in the lesson. This is great to play at the beginning of a class!
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 add an instructional video to any screen and 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.
