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SproutSpace is organized around a family account. The adult owns the family account and creates a child profile for each child. Each child can then have a personal Space with activities, saved work, learning progress, and family controlled sharing.

Writing Studio, Math Lab, and 4-H Projects are available now. Some activity cards shown inside a child Space are previews of things still being built. Cards marked Open now are ready to use.

1. Choose Create account on the SproutSpace sign in page.
2. Enter the adult name, family name, email address, and password.
3. Complete email verification when SproutSpace sends the verification message.
4. Sign in with the adult email address and password.
5. Choose Add child from the Parent Dashboard.
6. Create a personal Space for the child from the child's Site tab.

Adult sign in uses the email address and password that created the family account. If the password is forgotten, choose Forgot your password? from the sign in form and follow the recovery instructions.

If a child forgets their own username or password, the parent can update it from the child's Login tab in the Parent Dashboard.

Open the child from the Parent Dashboard and choose the Login tab. Turn on child login, choose a username, and set a password that meets the requirements shown on screen.

A child login is tied to that family and that child. It cannot open the Parent Dashboard, parent settings, or another child's Space.

Every account includes access to the standard SproutSpace activities that are currently available. A family does not need to buy a higher plan just to unlock Writing Studio, Math Lab, or another standard activity.

The plan choices are built primarily around shared family storage. The free plan gives a family room to start using SproutSpace. Larger storage plans are available when a family needs more space.

Plan choices can grow over time, so this Help page does not hard code current prices. Sign in to the Parent Dashboard and choose View plans to see the current storage and billing options.

The Parent Dashboard shows how much storage the family is using and how much remains. Stored files and media count toward the total. Some saved activity content, including saved tracing snapshots, also uses storage.

If the family reaches its storage limit, existing work remains safe. New content that needs additional storage may be blocked until a parent frees space or adds more storage.

Child Spaces are protected by design. A parent can keep a Space private to the family or allow approved guest access. Trusted access uses a secure link or QR code created for a specific person.

The parent can choose permissions separately for the Space introduction, Writing Studio, Math Lab, 4-H Projects, and learning progress. A trusted 4-H leader or helper can also be given 4-H contributor permission without receiving parent controls or editing access to other activities.

Children can be allowed to view sharing status, request a connection, or manage limited connection actions. A child's request never opens access by itself. The parent must approve it.

Writing Studio speech to text

When the browser supports voice recognition, Speak to spell lets a child say one word or a short phrase instead of typing it. The browser may ask for microphone permission. SproutSpace can show alternate recognized choices when the browser hears more than one possibility.

Voice entry is designed for short recognition and does not create a saved audio recording inside SproutSpace. If voice recognition is unavailable, the child can still type the word or phrase.

Text to speech

Hear word in Writing Studio reads the current practice word aloud. Say the problem in Math Lab reads the current math problem aloud. Available voices depend on the browser and device.

Math worksheets use the Math Lab operations, number range, and question style already selected for the child. A worksheet can contain from 1 through 200 questions and defaults to 15.

You can create a worksheet by itself or include an answer key that begins on a separate page. The preview freezes the exact problem set so the printed questions match what was reviewed. Choose Generate new questions when a different set is wanted.

• Refresh the page and try the action again.
• Confirm the device has an internet connection.
• For speech to text, confirm microphone permission is allowed in the browser.
• For printing, confirm the browser can open its normal print window.
• For a child login problem, have the parent review the child's Login tab.
• For a trusted link problem, have the parent review the connection status and permissions.