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Use one learning story for several children

Create tailored child stories from a group document, or copy an existing story to another child’s Journey.

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Written by Marlon Randeniya

Use a group document to create tailored stories for several children. If you already wrote the story in one child’s Journey, use Copy to, then personalise each copy.

Start with a group story

If you see the room's program list or Create a program, open or set up a program first. Create document is inside the program board. See create a program; a Program goal is optional.

Inside an existing Program: 1 opens the document-type dropdown currently showing Plan; 2 selects Story; 3 starts Create document. Avatar initials are hidden.
  1. Document type

  2. Story

  3. Create document

  1. Open Program, select the room, then open an existing program. In a cell, open the document-type dropdown beside Create document (it may show Plan). Choose Story, then select Create document. Include what happened and each child’s participation.

  2. Save the story, then open Follow Ups. Check Focus children; use Add child if someone is missing.

  3. Select Add to Journey beside each child. Mana creates a tailored version. Select Open document to review it.

Group document in Mana: 1 Follow Ups, 2 Add child under Focus children, and 3 Add to Journey beside Maya P in the demo centre.

1. Follow Ups

2. Add child

3. Add to Journey

Already wrote it for one child?

  1. Go back to that child’s Journey. On the story’s card, select the three dots (Options) → Copy to. Scroll the menu if needed.

  2. In Select Destination, under Children, tick the other children's Journeys. The source is marked Current and cannot be selected. Check the selection, then select Copy to 1 location (or the number selected).

  3. Open each copy and edit its names, observations and learning details. Copy to duplicates the wording; it does not personalise it.

The document Options menu in Mana: amber marker 1 points to Copy to at the bottom, below Move to. Copy near the top is a separate clipboard action.

1. Copy to selects destination Journeys. Copy higher in the menu copies text to your clipboard.

Select Destination with personal details hidden: 1 shows Children; 2 marks a selected destination Journey; 3 copies to the selected location. The source Journey is marked Current and disabled.
  1. Children

  2. Select the destination Journey

  3. Copy to the selected locations

Before sharing: review each child’s story and photos. Check Follow Ups to see whether the original belongs to a Program or an individual Journey. If a child is unavailable, check their active Journey and your access; for a group story, also check room membership.

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