A 15-minute word-game plan: quiet room → whole class talking, names known.
A whole-class word game where all students play together on shared letters—no individual spotlights, no waiting turns. LexiClash gives teachers a live board and students a low-pressure way to talk, discover names, and feel the room shift from silence to energy in under fifteen minutes.
Real times. Real moves. From dead silence to "Wait, what's your name again?"
0:00–1:00
Setup
Write the class join code on the board. Say: "Go to lexiclash.live, enter this code. You don't need an email." Give 30 seconds for devices. Start the game when most devices show.
1:00–4:00
First round
A grid of letters appears. Students find words and call them out (or type, if you're not using voice). The board fills up. You watch which row is which kid: "Oh, Maya found five words already."
4:00–5:30
First pause
Pause the game. Call out a handful of names you just caught: "Who found STORM? Yo, Marcus." Quick back-and-forth, not a formal intro. Names start to stick.
5:30–12:00
Play two more rounds
Two fresh grids. Faster now—students know the rhythm. You're spotting the quiet ones, the fast ones, the word-nerds. More names landing naturally.
12:00–15:00
Wrap and name-check
End the game. Ask: "Thumbs up if you know three new names." Most hands stay up. You've got a room that was silent 15 minutes ago talking and laughing. Done.
Students can also play solo with these groupings. Give them one prompt, 1–2 minutes to find as many words as they can.
Whole class, no waiting. All 25 kids hunt at once, all on the same board. No one reads aloud alone.
You see names and faces at the same time—your brain ties them together automatically.
15 minutes, not an hour. Icebreaker + momentum. You can still teach the rest of the period.
No preparation. No worksheets. No speeches. Just a game board and "Go."
Works on Chromebooks, phones, tablets, projector. Room too old for anything else? Bring your own device.
Shy students say names later. Loud students carry the energy. Everyone gets known.