How to Duplicate Unit Plans
Learn how to duplicate an existing unit plan in ManageBac+, control its draft or active status, and understand what content is carried over.
Teachers can duplicate existing units in ManageBac+ to quickly reuse unit plans, whether within a class, across class sections, or across different academic years. The duplication feature allows a copy of a unit to be created while controlling whether it is immediately active or saved as a draft in the current class or other shared classes.
New Release – August 2026
Overview Presentation
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Video Walkthrough
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Step by Step Navigation
How to Duplicate a Unit
- Navigate to your Class.
- Select your unit from the Class Overview, or navigate to Units to find your complete unit roster.
- Select the unit you wish to duplicate.
- From the right-hand sidebar, click Duplicate Unit.
- A confirmation window will open.
- Select your preferred sharing options for the duplication.
- Select Duplicate to confirm copying the unit.
Draft Options When Duplicating
When duplicating a unit, the sharing options control where the new unit will appear as a Draft.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Mark as Draft in This Class | The duplicated unit is saved as a draft in the current class, allowing it to be prepared or edited before being made visible. Drafted units are not visible to students or parents and are excluded from the Class Unit roster. |
| Mark as Draft in Shared Classes | The duplicated unit is created as a draft in all other classes that share the same subject and grade level. |
If both options are left unchecked, the duplicated unit is created as Active across all relevant classes immediately.
What Gets Copied When a Unit is Duplicated
Duplicating a unit copies the core structure of the unit plan so it can be reused as a starting point:
- Unit planner content
- Resource links attached to the unit
The following items are not duplicated:
- Assessment tasks
- Lesson experiences
- Online lessons
Once duplicated, the new unit appears immediately in the unit list with the title prefix "Duplicated - [Original Unit Title]". It can then be edited independently, including its duration, grade levels, pacing, or content.
Populating a Duplicated Unit
Existing resources can be brought into a duplicated unit by importing them from the original unit via the Stream & Resources page.
To add tasks, lessons, or resources:
- Open the duplicated unit.
- Select Stream & Resources.
- Click Import Resource to select whole or partial lessons.
- Select the original unit and class.
- Choose the Lesson Experiences, resources, or assessments to import.
- Click Import.
The learning sequence can then be organised by creating Lesson Experiences, adding resources to the Stream, and attaching materials to Assessment Tasks.
Learn more about adding Unit Resources, Tasks and Lesson Experiences →
Tips & Best Practices
- Use duplication to prepare units for a new academic year while keeping existing units unchanged. Export a copy of the original unit to PDF to preserve its current state.
- Mark duplicated units as draft while editing, before sharing them with students or other teachers.
- Rename duplicated units after creation to clearly distinguish them from the original.
In Summary
- Units can be duplicated within a class, across shared classes, or for reuse in a new academic year.
- Draft options control whether a duplicated unit is immediately active or held back for editing before sharing.
- Duplication copies planner content and resource links, while assessment tasks, lesson experiences, and online lessons must be imported or recreated separately.
The duplication feature makes it easy to reuse and adapt unit plans across classes and years in ManageBac+.