Freckle at Home: A Guide for Families (2024)

Many schools and teachers already use Freckle in the classroom. If your child already uses Freckle at school, then they already have a student account, and there is no need for you to sign up for a new account. We recommend asking your child’s teacher if they already use Freckle.

Students can access Freckle by going to student.freckle.com or downloading the Freckle iPad app from the App Store. Students can log in using their name and their unique class code, which you can get from your child’s teacher.

Depending on the level of instruction your school is providing during school closures, your child’s teacher may use Freckle in a few different ways, including assigning practice or instructing students to practice on their own in Freckle.

Assignments

Teachers may choose to assign work to your student. Any assignments will appear in your student’s dashboard.

Teachers may assign math practice, ELA practice, or social studies or science articles to students. Students should focus on assignments from their teacher before moving onto other activities in Freckle.

If your child is not using Freckle through school, but you want them to use Freckle to learn and grow while they are at home, thenyou can sign up for a free parent account.

To set up your account, go towww.freckle.comand click “Sign up free.” You will need to enter some basic information. The free version of Freckle is not a limited-time trial; it will stay free. When asked for your role, select “Parent.” Fill in your child’s name, select the grade level your child is currently in and select English or Spanish language.

Once you’ve finished setting up your class, your child can get started by going tostudent.freckle.comor opening the Freckle iPad app andlogging in using the six-digit class code.

Students start off in Freckle with apre-test to determine their perfect starting point. These tests are each 12 questions or less. From there, students canpractice at their own levelin Freckle at any time.See belowfor a list of the activities your child can complete in Freckle!

You are also welcome to explore theteacher dashboard.There are many fun and interesting activities, including social studies and science activities, available to you on the free version of Freckle.

Social studies and science activities are not discoverable on the student dashboard, so if you want to do these projects with your child, you will need to go to your teacher dashboard to assign articles, watch videos, and view activity resources.

Please remember that Freckle was designed for teachers and schools, so some of the reports and other features in the teacher dashboard may not seem very useful to you as a parent or guardian. If in doubt, you can simply have your student log in and practice on their own.

Students earn digital “coins” for their correct answers in Freckle. Once they have completed a level or earned a certain number of coins, they can visit the “Piggy Store” to purchase decorations for their avatar, such as t-shirts, wigs, and accessories.

There is nothing in Freckle that you will need to purchase with real money, and we will never ask for your credit card number.