How to take part in a ‘Rocks’ competition

Creating Student Accounts

There are multiple ways to create Times Tables Rock Stars accounts for your students.

Option 1 – Add students using the Wonde Uploader

Using Wonde? Instantly sync Times Tables Rock Stars with your school’s MIS, creating accounts for all students in just a few clicks.

Option 2 – Use 'Instant Class' for a fast start

In a rush and don’t have Wonde? Create student accounts for your class in as little as a minute using Instant Class.

Option 3 – Add students manually

Have a spreadsheet list of students? Manually upload student data to create accounts by uploading a spreadsheet containing each student’s first name, last name, year and class.

Signing up for the competition

We run multiple ‘Rocks’ competitions for locations across the world. If your school is eligible to take part, a tile with the name of the competition will appear on your homepage after logging in.

To sign your class or school up for the competition:

Click the competition tile on your homepage.
Click the pink ‘Enrol My School’ button.
By default, all classes will be enrolled in the competition. If you only want selected classes to take part, click the ‘Class Enrolment’ tab and unenroll the relevant classes.

Once signed up, make use of the free competition resources available in the ‘Resources’ tab, including presentations, posters, parent letters and more.

Competition Rules

The rules will vary slightly between competitions but most if not all will have a variation of the following rules.

Only correct answers given within the ‘competition period’ will count towards the competition.
Each player will have a daily time limit. The means they can only play for ‘x’ amount of minute each day (typically 60 minutes). If they play for longer than ‘x’ minutes any games played after daily limit will not contribute to the competition score.
Each class needs a minimum of ‘x’ players (typically 10). If fewer than 10 in the class play in the competition their total score will be divided by 10 regardless.
No mid-competition class changes. Once the competition starts you will not be allowed to change which classes are enrolled in the competition or which students are part of each class.
No creating classes specifically for the competition. You are not permitted to create a new class with your top performing students.
No setting easy tables. You are not permitted to set ‘easy tables’ for your class during the competition period. Maths Circle will determine the definition of ‘easy tables’ on a case by case basis. To provide an example: a set 1 class of year 6’s should not have been set the 10 times tables only.

For a full list of rules for the competition you are taking part in please visit the specific webpage for your competition which can be found here.

Which game modes count towards the competition?

All game modes count towards the competition. Students simply need to log in and play during the competition period.

Students will know they are enrolled in the competition if they see a competition banner on their play page.

Viewing Scores

Once the competition starts you can view a live leaderboard, simply:

Login
Head the the competition page (click the tile on your homepage)
Click the leaderboard tab.

From here you’ll be able to see the top 50 schools, classes and students.

How winners are decided

Who wins will vary from competition to competition. Sometimes, winners will be based on top classes, sometimes it will be based on top schools. Winning scores will always be calculated based on average. You can find out how winners are decided for each competition here.

After the competition: making the most of TTRS

Data shows TTRS usage remains elevated even after the competition ends. Here’s how you can make the most of the students newfound motivation.