Tutor group and student council: a game to bring the group together
In tutor time or at a student council meeting, the hard part is getting everyone to talk. A music game gives the group something to laugh about first.
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.
Because the timeline needs agreement, a small group has to discuss where a song goes. That conversation is the ice-breaker, and quiet pupils join in because the question is easy to answer.
Let a pupil host. The student council can run the room for their own event, choose the deck and read out the results, which is a real responsibility.
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
Let pupils host
A pupil who runs the room learns to lead a group without a teacher in front.
Use the one-at-a-time Timeline
For a small group, the turn-based version keeps everyone involved.
Finish with a talk
Use the last song as a bridge into the real topic of the meeting.
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
Can pupils host the game?
Whoever starts the game logs in with an email code, so that is usually the teacher. A pupil can run the board while you are logged in next to them.
Is it good for a new group?
Yes. Everyone has a guess, so nobody needs to know the others to join in.
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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