A full cycle document brings your entire planning cycle together over a period of time. It moves through observation, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, drawing on the documentation you've already created for a child over a chosen period of time. Mana drafts from your existing documentation. Review and edit the result so it accurately reflects the child’s learning and your professional judgement.
Step-by-step guide
Go to a child's Journey and select Create a doc
Select Full Cycle as the document type
Choose your date range: last 3 months, last 6 months, or last 12 months and then click Load documents
Review the list of documents Mana has pulled in. Deselect any you don't want included, then click Next
Add any additional notes or context, then click Generate. Mana will write a structured draft with five sections based on your existing documentation.
The document is a first draft. Read it carefully, edit for your voice, and add any additional details. Use the "What should I change?" bar to reformat sections,
adjust tone, or apply your centre's headings.
Save and share.
What each section covers
Observing: A factual account of what the child did, said, and created across the period. Drawn from learning stories, jottings, and other documentation you've selected.
Assessing: An interpretation of what the learning means, connected to your curriculum framework and service philosophy. Relevant outcomes are named and explained.
Planning: The intentional planning that came out of your observations: learning priorities, provocations, environmental changes, and strategies you identified.
Implementation: What was actually put into practice including educator responses, experiences offered, resources introduced, and any family collaboration.
Evaluation: A reflection on the impact of what was implemented. What changed for the child? What does the evidence show? How does this connect back to the original focus?
Important things to know
Mana drafts from the documentation you select. Review the draft against those sources and correct any inaccurate facts, quotes or outcomes before saving or sharing.
If evidence for a section is limited, add relevant documentation or clearly state the gap instead of overstating progress.
Tip: For the richest full cycle document, include a mix of jottings, learning stories, and plans from across the date range.