Primary and secondary school: one set of rules, a different approach
The rules are the same in every year group. What changes is the deck, the length of the game and how much you talk in between.
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.
With younger pupils, keep the game short, work in pairs and pick songs from films, cartoons and current hits that the children already know. Let them cheer the year, and read the answer aloud together.
Secondary pupils like competition and a challenge. Use the open modes for a fast contest, add older decades for a harder game, and let them build decks for each other as a project.
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
Pairs for the little ones
Younger pupils can share a tablet or laptop and still feel part of the game.
Let older pupils make decks
Building a deck is a task in itself and teaches research and choosing.
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
Which game suits young children?
Year Rush is the easiest to follow, because everyone just picks a year. The timeline needs a bit more reading and thinking.
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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