The last day of term: a music game the whole class can play
The last lesson before the holidays is not the time for new material. A music game on the board keeps everyone together, happy and busy with no preparation.
Free to try. The teacher who starts the game logs in with an email code, no password. Pupils need no account: they join with a code or QR in their browser.
Put on a deck of songs from the years your pupils grew up with, or songs from your own school days, and let the class challenge you. It is hard to be bored when a teacher gets a year wrong and the class cheers.
Because pupils join on their own screens, there is no paper, no teams to sort and no cleanup. When the bell rings, you close the room and it is gone.
Teacher quick start
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Open a room on the big screen
Go to the host page on your smartboard, projector or teacher laptop, pick a deck and a game, and a room code and QR code appear.
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Pupils join in their browser
Each pupil, or each pair, opens the page on a laptop, Chromebook, tablet or phone and types the code or scans the QR. They choose a nickname. Nothing to install.
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Play from the board
The song plays through the classroom speakers, pupils answer on their own screens, and the board shows the reveal and the scores.
The timeline in one look
A timeline is a row of songs in release order. Pupils hear a new song, never its year, and decide where it fits. Every round is a small lesson in how music changed over the decades.
Tips for the classroom
Add a small prize
A sticker or the choice of the next song is enough for the winner.
Play against the teacher
Join as a player and show the class that you also guess wrong.
Let pupils pick a deck
A vote for the deck makes the last lesson feel like theirs.
Why it works in a classroom
No accounts for pupils
Pupils only type a code and pick a nickname. No email address, no sign-up, no school login.
Nothing to install
It runs in the browser, so it works on the school laptops and Chromebooks you already have.
A whole class at once
The open game modes have no player limit, so the whole class plays together instead of waiting for a turn.
Prefer real cards?
Make your own card game: paste a playlist, print the PDF at home or order the printed cards.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to prepare anything?
Pick a deck and open a room. That is all. Pupils join with the code on the board.
Can I run it for several classes in a row?
Yes. Open a new room for each class so the scores start fresh.
What does it cost?
Popular public decks are free to play. If you turn your own playlist into a deck, the first hundred cards of that deck are free. Pupils never pay or sign up.
Do pupils need an account?
No. Pupils join with a room code or QR code and pick a nickname. Only the teacher who starts the game logs in, with an email code and no password.
Ready for the first song?
Open a room on the board, let the class join and start the first round within a few minutes.
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