Substitute teacher: an easy lesson filler
You walk into a class you do not know with no plan. Open a room, put the code on the board and the pupils will explain the rest, because everyone understands a guess.
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.
The game needs no subject knowledge and no files. Anyone with a login can start it from any screen in the classroom, and pupils do not need anything from you except the code.
Tell the regular teacher afterwards how it went. They can use it again for the next gap in the schedule.
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.
- 2
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
Log in before the lesson
You need the email code to start the game, so log in on the classroom computer first.
Keep two decks ready
One of recent hits and one of older songs gives you a choice if the class does not react.
Use the Year Rush
It is the easiest to explain in one sentence.
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 explain the rules?
Hardly. Say that a song plays and everyone guesses the year on their screen. The first round teaches the rest.
What if the internet is slow?
The game needs a connection on every screen. If it is slow, play in pairs to cut the number of devices.
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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