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Khan Academy for Parents: Quick Start Guide

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Welcome to Khan Academy! Parents are key in supporting their children’s learning on Khan Academy. We are here to get you and your kiddos started as quickly and easily as possible.

We have split this guide into different sections. You can complete Steps 1-4 in about 15 minutes, but you can skip ahead to just the parts you need using the links in the steps below:

Step 1: Create or log into your existing Khan Academy parent account

Step 2: View your Parent Dashboard

Step 3: Connect your children to your parent account 

Step 4: Have your child log in

Step 5: Learn more about and get started with Course Mastery

Step 6: Following your child's progress

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Step 1: Create or log into your Khan Academy parent account

First things first: if you don’t already have one, you’ll want to create an account for yourself. To do this, go to the Khan Academy home page and click "Log in" or "Sign up" 

You’ll have the option to sign up with a Google Account, a Facebook account, or with a username or password. Use whichever option works best for you.

Step 2: View your Parent Dashboard

Once you’ve created your account or logged into your existing account, you’ll be taken to your Parent Dashboard. Here is where you will connect your children to your account, view your children's progress on Khan Academy, or use the Khanmigo Parent Tools if you have a paid Khanmigo plan. 

You can always come back to the Parent Dashboard by clicking your name in the top righthand corner, and "Parent Dashboard" from the dropdown. If you do not see the Parent Dashboard option in the drop-down menu, double check you have selected the Parent role on your account settings page.

Step 3: Connect your children to your Parent Account

To connect with your child, click on the Add a child button on the Parent Dashboard. 

NOTE: Connecting with your child on Khan Academy only allows you to view their progress on the site. If you would like to make assignments for them, we suggest you add them to a class as a student instead. 

Here you have some options depending on the following scenarios:

If your child already has an account:

    • You can send an invite to the email address connected to their Khan Academy account.
    • The child can accept your invitation via email, or by logging into their Khan Academy account and accepting the invitation on their "Teachers" section of their Learner Home.

             

       

  • If your child has a Khan Academy account, but does not have an email address attached to it, they will need to log into their account and invite you to be their parent on the "Teachers" section of their Learner Home. 
       

         

If your child does not have a Khan Academy account:

  • If they are under 13, you can create an account for them by choosing a username + password they can use to log in

  • If they are above 13, you can send an invitation to their email address to sign up for an account on their own and connect you as their parent 

Step 4: Helping your child log In

Now that you’re connected to your child’s account, the next step is to have your child log into their account. Your child can then log in using the username and password you created for them, or through their existing login methods on their account. 

Need help? Check out this article: How do I reset my child's password?

 

Step 5: Understanding and getting started with Course Mastery

Khan Academy offers a variety of material about a wide variety of subjects in 50+ languages! We have articles, videos, exercises, quizzes, unit tests, and more that your child can learn with. Many of our courses use the Mastery system as well-- here’s a full list of courses that use Mastery.
You and your child can view all our courses by clicking the Explore dropdown menu in the top left corner of any page, or searching for a specific topic.  

To start learning in a course, your child simply needs to select a course they are interested in, or one you would like them to practice on. 

They can then choose the unit in that course they’d like to start learning in and navigate through lessons. 

Step 6: Following your child’s progress

You can view your child’s progress on Khan Academy from your Parent Dashboard on the "Activity" tab. Click on your child’s name to view their activity in the courses across Khan Academy.  This includes work your child did at home and at school, broken down by Khan Academy course. 

You can also click the person iconnext to you child's name to be taken directly to their Learner Home to view additional Progress info, and if applicable, their Khanmigo Chat History and Khanmigo settings page. 

We hope this guide was helpful in getting you and your children started on Khan Academy! 

The parent help center and parent professional learning course are here to help guide you along the way if you have further questions. You can also reach the Khan Academy Support Team through submitting a ticket to us!