How to use WordPress Block Patterns - Lesson Plan

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https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson-plan/how-to-use-wordpress-block-patterns/

Topic Description

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Related Resources

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Guidelines

Review the [team guidelines] (https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/guidelines/)

Development Checklist:

• Gather links to Support and Developer Docs
• Consider any MarComms (marketing communications) resources and link to those
• Review any related material on Learn
• Define several SEO keywords to use in the article and where they should be prominently used
• Description and Objectives finalized
• Create an outline of the example lesson walk-through
• Draft lesson plan
• Copy edit
• Style guide review
• Instructional Review
• Final review
• Publish
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• Announce to lesson plan creator
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• Gather feedback from lesson plan users about the quality

Repo Structure and Lesson Plan Template

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Description

A short paragraph explaining what is covered in the lesson plan. This should be text that can be copied and used in a meetup or workshop description.

Objectives

After completing this lesson, participants will be able to:

• Objective 1
• Objective 2

It’s required that you include a bulleted list of objective(s) for each lesson plan. Objectives should be worded as actions that the participant can do once they’ve finished. See Bloom's Taxonomy of Action Verbs (PDF) as a reference. Avoid using words like "know," "understand," "be introduced to," etc. There should be one assement item for each objective (see below).

Target Audience

Who is this lesson intended for? What interests/skills would they bring? Put an "x" in the brackets for all that apply.

• Users / Content Writers
• Designers
• Developers
• Speakers
• Organizers
• Kids

Experience Level

How much experience would a participant need to get the most from this lesson? Put an "x" in the brackets for all that apply.

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Type of Instruction

Which strategies will be used for this lesson plan? Put an "x" in the brackets for all that apply.

• Demonstration
• Discussion
• Exercises
• Feedback
• Lecture (Presentation)
• Slides
• Show & Tell
• Tutorial

Time Estimate (Duration)

How long will it take to present this lesson? Put an "x" in the brackets for the one that applies.

• 1 hour or less
• 2-4 hours (half-day)
• 5-8 hours (full-day)
• 2 days
• 3 days or more

Prerequisite Skills

Participants will get the most from this lesson if they have familiarity with:

• Skill 1
• Skill 2

For example:

• Experience with HTML and CSS
• Completed the Basic WordPress Concepts lesson

Readiness Questions

• Question 1
• Question 2

A list of questions for participants to see if they have the background and skills necessary to learn and understand the lesson.

For example:

• Do you want to makes changes to your theme yourself?
• Do you know how to write CSS?

Slides

Change the /repo-name/ in the link to match the URL name of this repo.

• Slides (files included in this repo)

Materials Needed

• Item 1
• Item 2

A list of files, resources, equipment, or other materials the presenter will need for the lesson.

For example:

• A local install of WordPress
• The files for the TwentySixteen theme

Notes for the Presenter

• Note 1
• Note 2

A list of any handy tips or other information for the presenter.

For example:

• Participants may need to download the TwentySixteen theme before beginning
• What to do if there’s no projector or internet available
• What to do if a participant doesn’t have the necessary set up
• How to handle different opinions about the topic

Lesson Outline

• First do this
• Then move on to this
• Finish with this

The plan for the lesson. Outline form works well.

For example:

• Talk about what a theme is
• Demonstrate how to install and activate a theme
• Practice exercises to have participants find and install a theme on their own site

Exercises

Exercise name

Short description of what the exercise does and what skills or knowledge it reinforces.

• Short point or step of the exercise
• And another one

These are short or specific activities that help participants practice certain components of the lesson. They should not be fully scripted exercises, but rather something that participants could do on their own. For example, you can create an exercise based on one step of the Example Lesson.

Assessment

There should be one assement item (or more) for each objective listed above. Each assessment item should support an objective; there should be none that don't.

Write out the question.

1. Option
2. Option
3. Option
4. Option

Answer: 3. Correct answer

A few questions to ask participants to evaluate their retention of the material presented. They should be a measure of whether the objectives were reached. Consider having a question for each objective.

Additional Resources

• Resource 1
• Resource 2

An optional section which can contain a list of resources that the presenter can use to get more information on the topic.

For example:

• Link to information on the Codex
• Theme Review Team's Handbook

Example Lesson

An example of how the lesson plan can be implemented. Written in script form as one possible way an presenter might use this lesson plan at an event, with screenshots and instructions if necessary.

Section Heading for Example Lesson

You will likely need to break the Example Lesson down into multiple sections.

Lesson Wrap Up

Follow with the Exercises and Assessment outlined above.

[courtneyr-dev]

Revise to include the modal that displays on pages. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/05/03/page-creation-patterns-in-wordpress-6-0/

[courtneyr-dev]

Please refer to
WordPress/gutenberg#41791
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/07/07/whats-new-in-gutenberg-13-6-6-july/#post-type-patterns

[courtneyr-dev]

footer patterns image, replacing a header with a pattern video.

[courtneyr-dev]

Bundle new collection of Header and Footer block patterns
Introduce new “banner” category
Introduce new “footer” category

[courtneyr-dev]

WordPress/gutenberg#43285

[courtneyr-dev]

Header/Footer patterns moved to 6.2

[courtneyr-dev]

Update to include header/footer patterns: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/09/30/whats-new-in-gutenberg-14-2-28-september/

[courtneyr-dev]

Include "Explore easier navigation and larger previews of patterns in the Inserter" in https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/10/27/whats-new-in-gutenberg-14-4-26-october/

[courtneyr-dev]

6.3 adds templates to this. (WordPress/gutenberg#46248)

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/04/05/whats-new-in-gutenberg-15-5-05-april/#patterns-as-template-starters

[courtneyr-dev]

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/06/29/whats-new-in-gutenberg-16-1-29-june/#your-templates-and-patterns-your-library

[courtneyr-dev]

Reusable blocks: Rename to 'Patterns' and add the option to also add a non-synced Pattern (51144)
Patterns: Add renaming, duplication, and deletion options (52270)

[courtneyr-dev]

49958, 49894)

Fullscreen fixed cover within another cover
Cover Poster on Left, Paragraph on Right
Centered image with two-tone background color
Fullwidth Dark Banner with Heading Top Left
Fullwidth cover with repeating gradient text
Fullwidth, vertically aligned headline on right with description on left
Fullwidth headline with links and gradient offset background
Heading, Paragraph, Button with Two Images
Bold sale banner with geometric background
Offset bold paragraph text with varying opacity
Offset text with a brutalist design vibe
Fullscreen image with right content area
Cover Image with Bold Heading and Button, Left
Cover Image with Bold Heading and Button
Fullscreen cover image gallery

curated vs. community filter image

[courtneyr-dev]

6.4 https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/14/whats-new-in-gutenberg-16-2-12-july/#consolidating-patterns

[courtneyr-dev]

WordPress/gutenberg#51949

[courtneyr-dev]

WP 6.4 WordPress/gutenberg#52270 Kebab menu from site editor https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/26/whats-new-in-gutenberg-16-3-26-july/#rename-duplicate-and-delete-patterns

[courtneyr-dev]

WP 6.4 WordPress/gutenberg#54337
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/09/28/whats-new-in-gutenberg-16-7-27-september/#import-export-of-patterns

Visuals: create new pattern and add category demo, import > filter > inserter pattern demo.
Adoption approach: N/A
Key Make Posts/GitHub/Trac Issue(s):
Patterns: add categories to user created patterns (53164).
Add synced patterns to the Patterns tab in the Inserter and add pagination (54007).
Patterns: Add editing of pattern categories to site editor (54640).
Patterns: Add My patterns back to post editor inserter categories (54767).
De-emphasize pattern filters in Inserter (54681).

[courtneyr-dev]

6.4
Visuals: demo showing an export and import process.
Adoption approach: N/A
Key Make Posts/GitHub/Trac Issue(s): Patterns: allow import/export as JSON files (54337)

[kaitohm]

@courtneyr-dev This issue is assigned to you. Will you be creating this content?