About this tool

Hot Potato is a classic circle game: students pass an object, a word or a question card while this timer quietly counts down. Nobody knows exactly when it will stop — not even you — which keeps the whole class alert. Whoever is holding the potato when the timer goes off answers a question, spells a word, or sits out the round. It works for vocabulary review, grammar drills, or just a quick five-minute energizer between activities — set your range, press start, and pass it around.