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Review and approve submitted lesson plans

A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 6 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
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How to review and approve submitted lesson plans

  1. 1(One-time) In Settings, open "Planner & families", check "Require review before publishing" (under "Review lesson plans before families see them"), then click that card's Save
  2. 2In the sidebar under Learning, click Planner (its badge counts the lessons waiting)
  3. 3In the view switcher pills along the top, click "Review" — the queue lists every submitted lesson, oldest first, with the plan families would see and its checklist
  4. 4Read the plan, then click "Approve"
  5. 5To send one back instead, click "Ask for changes", type the required note, and click "Send back" — the teacher is emailed the note
  6. 6Note in the wrap: approving does not send anything to families — publishing stays a separate act on the week (Planner → Publish to families)

Part of Lesson planning & Home Days

Plan the week in a drag-friendly grid, bump what slips, print the sub packet, and share plans with families — including checklist-driven Home Days for hybrid schools.

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