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Getting started · 2 minutes

Create your family account

Only grown-ups create accounts. Kids get their own sign-in inside your family, so you stay in control.

1. Open the sign-up page

   Go to purplpanda.com and tap Create a free family account.

2. Fill in your details

   Enter Your name, Email, and a Password (at least 8 characters), then tap Create account.

3. Confirm your email

   You’ll land on your dashboard with a banner that says Please confirm your email. Open the link we emailed you. Didn’t get it? Tap Resend email on the banner.

4. Next time, sign in

   Tap Parent sign in at the top of the home page (it shows as Sign in on phones), enter your email and password, and tap Sign in.

Getting started · 1 minute

Set up your child’s tablet

PurplPanda runs in the web browser, so there’s nothing to download from an app store. Add it to the home screen and it opens just like an app.

Family & kids · 1 minute per child

Add a child

Each child gets their own grade, lessons, and progress. Add every kid you’re helping learn.

1. Open your parent dashboard

   Sign in. You’ll see Hi, [your name] and a summary of how your learners are doing this week.

2. Tap “Add a child”

   The first time, this is the big Add a child button in the middle of the page.

3. Fill in their profile

   • First name, which is what they’ll see on screen. No last name needed.
   • Grade, from 1st through 8th. This picks their skills and lessons.
   • PIN, 4 digits your child will type to sign in. Write it down for them.
   • Picture. Let your child choose; they’ll tap it to sign in.

4. Optional: own email login

   For older kids, you can give them an email and a Kid password (at least 6 characters) so they can sign in from Parent sign in on any device. Leave it blank to use the family code and PIN only.

5. Tap “Add child”

   Their card shows up on your dashboard right away, with Progress & lessons and Start [name]’s session buttons.

Family & kids

How kids sign in

1. On the home page, tap Kids start here (or I’m a kid).

2. Type the Family code and tap Continue. The tablet remembers it after the first time.

3. On Who’s learning today?, your child taps their picture.

4. They type their 4-digit PIN, and they’re in.

Forgot their PIN?

Kids can’t reset their own PIN, and that’s on purpose. On your dashboard, open the child’s Progress & lessons page, tap Edit, type a new PIN, and tap Save changes.

Family & kids

Share one tablet between kids

1. When one child is done, they tap Switch kid or sign out.

2. The next child taps their own picture and types their own PIN.

Getting back to the parent dashboard

From kid mode, tap Grown-ups: open dashboard, type your Parent password or PIN, and tap Unlock dashboard. Tap Keep learning to go back.

Family & kids

Invite another parent

Everyone in Grown-ups in this family sees the same kids, lessons, and progress. Each person has their own login and parent PIN.

1. On your dashboard, find the Grown-ups in this family box.

2. Type the Other parent’s email and tap Invite a parent.

3. They open the emailed link. If they already have an account, they tap Sign in and join. If not, they enter their name and a password and tap Create my login and join.

Family & kids

Edit, change grade, or remove a child

1. On your dashboard, tap Progress & lessons on the child’s card.

2. Tap Edit. You can change their first name, grade, PIN, picture, or email login.

3. Tap Save changes. A new grade shows the new grade’s skills the next time they sign in.

Lessons & skills · 30 seconds

Assign a lesson

Your child can practice any skill for their grade on their own. Assigning a lesson puts a specific skill at the top of their list under Your lessons, with bonus XP for finishing.

1. Open the child’s page

   Dashboard → Progress & lessons.

2. Tap “Assign a lesson”

   Pick a Subject, Grade, and Skill. Custom skills show a ★ and “(custom)”.

3. Choose how much

   Choose Questions (5, 10, 15, or 20). You can also add a Due date and a Note for your child, like “You’ve got this!”

4. Tap “Assign lesson”

   It shows up on their home screen right away. Your dashboard shows how many lessons are assigned and waiting.

Lessons & skills · 2 minutes

Make a skill from homework

Take a picture of a worksheet or upload a photo or PDF. PurplPanda writes a short lesson and 10 new questions like the ones on the page. You review everything before saving.

1. Go to Custom skills

   Tap Custom skills at the top of the parent dashboard, then tap From homework photo.

2. Pick the subject and grade

   Choose the Subject and Grade the homework belongs to.

3. Add the pages

   Tap Take a picture to use the camera, or Upload photo or PDF. You can add up to 4 pages.

   • Lay the page flat in good light.
   • Make sure the writing is readable, with no fingers or shadows over it.

4. Anything to focus on? (optional)

   For example, “Only the word problems” or “make them a bit easier.”

5. Tap “Make 10 practice questions”

   This takes about 20–40 seconds.

6. Review the draft

   A banner says Drafted from your homework photo. Check each correct answer (the filled circle), edit anything you like, and tap Try it to preview. Nothing is saved yet.

7. Tap “Create skill”

   You can assign it to a child right away, or tap Not now.

Lessons & skills · 5 minutes

Build a custom skill from scratch

Great for weekly spelling words, vocabulary lists, or anything your child’s class is covering. Custom skills show up next to the regular skills for that grade.

1. Start a new skill

   Go to Custom skills → New skill (or Create your first skill if you don’t have any yet).

2. About this skill

   Choose a Subject and Grade, then give it a Skill name like “Spelling words: Week 8”. A Short description, Mini lesson, and Key points (one per line) are optional.

3. Add questions

   Tap Add a question and pick a type:

   • Multiple choice: one question with answer choices.
   • Put in order (drag): type the items in the correct order, and kids drag them back into place.
   • Sort into 2 groups (drag): name two groups, then list at least 4 items as item | group.

   Have a list already? Tap Paste a list to add many questions at once. Show an example shows the format.

4. Preview and save

   Tap Try it to play it like your child would, then tap Create skill.

Lessons & skills

Practice & games

After signing in, kids see a greeting, their level, XP, and day streak, plus any lessons you assigned under Your lessons. They can pick a subject and skill, read the short lesson, and tap Start practice. Practice avoids repeating questions.

Lessons & skills

Read the progress page

On your dashboard, tap Progress & lessons on a child’s card. Here’s what you’ll see:

Questions (7d)

Questions answered in the last 7 days.

Accuracy (all time)

Percent correct across everything they’ve done.

Minutes (7d)

Time spent practicing this week.

Day streak

Days in a row they’ve practiced.

Skills mastered

Skills they’ve fully learned.

Skill status

Mastered Practicing Needs help Not started. Skills marked Needs help are good ones to assign.

Recent activity

Practice sessions, assigned lessons, and games, with scores.

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