☝️ Note: To manage the Activity Library, you'll need the Manage activity library permission enabled.
In the Activity Library in Famly, you can create activities (perhaps you call these Lessons) that can make up your Lesson plan. Creating activities in Famly allows you to put these into a staff- and/or parent-facing Lesson plan, to share what will occur in a given classroom every day.
Famly has a global (predominantly UK) Activity Library as well, in which you will find a pool of ideas and activities you can use with the children at your site. You are able to 'like' and comment on the activities you discover, save a copy to your library, edit and use!
Where do I find the Activity Library in Famly?
Click on the Learning icon, then select the Activity Library tab.
How do I add my own activity?
You can add your own activities to the activity library. To do this:
Click New activity in the top right-hand corner and a new pop-up will open (as below).
Staff with permission to manage the activity library will be able to upload a custom image or video when creating a new activity.
Fill in the fields that relate to this activity underneath.
If you want to keep your activity just for your site, simply click Create!
ORIf you want to share it with other early education providers on Famly, click Create & make public. If you choose to make your activity public you cannot change this later on.
Note that only the author is able to edit their activity after it is created.
How do I share activities with parents at my site?
It is possible to share activities, whether they're Famly's preset ones or those you've created yourself, with the parents, via your site's Newsfeed. To do this:
Start by making a new post on the Newsfeed.
Click the Activity button.
A new window will open where you can browse through and add one or more activities to the post. Just click Add to post under the activity.
You can also write a description with it the activity, or upload photos of children doing the activity, to let your parents know a bit more about it.
When you click Post, parents (or your chosen recipients) will be sent to the page showing the activity description.
Please note: when you first add the activity to the post, it will appear as a long link. However, when you click post, these will be transformed into embedded links.
How do I find an Activity?
To find the type of activity you need, you can search by:
key words
age group
curriculum area (EYO area - a UK terminology, however may translate to inspiring ideas related to your own curriculum's categories as well)
