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Open the dock and tap Countdown
A fresh countdown card lands on your board, waiting for its big event.
The dock · Keep time
Countdown
Days until the big thing — trips, tests, the last bell.
Name the event, pick the date, and the board counts the days down for you. Excitement management and deadline awareness, handled by one little card.
Also called: days until counter · event countdown
- Free for teachers · no login required
🎒 Field trip
12 days to go
How it works
Three steps, zero setup
No setup screen, no import wizard — Countdown lives on the same board as everything else and it's running before the class has sat down.
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Name the event and set the date
Sports day, the book fair, end of term — anything with a date attached.
Watch the number shrink
The card updates itself daily. Switch to progress mode to show how far you've come, not just what's left.
Classroom ideas
Try it tomorrow
Three ways teachers actually run countdown — steal one for tomorrow morning.
The last-day meter
Set the final bell of the year in September. Nobody needs it explained, and by June it's the most-watched number in the room.
Project runway
Progress mode for a two-week project — the filling bar quietly asks 'are you on track?' every single day, so you don't have to.
Countdown maths
If the trip is in 18 days, how many weekends is that? School days? Sleeps? A fresh word problem every morning, for free.
As a sub, walking in with my own board ready to project changes everything. Timer up, expectations up, and the class settles fast.
Same dock, one tap away 
Pairs well with
Every tool lives on the same board — these turn countdown into a whole routine.
…and the rest of the dock is one tap away:
FAQ
Good to know
What's the difference between countdown and progress mode?
Countdown shows days remaining. Progress adds a start date and fills a bar as you go — better for long projects where the journey matters.
Can I run more than one at once?
Yes — add as many Countdown widgets as your board can hold. One per big event keeps everyone oriented.
Does it update by itself?
Every day, automatically. Set it once in September and it quietly ticks toward June.
Do I need an account to use it?
No — open a board and set the date, no login or install. Boards save on this device; an account only matters for carrying them across devices.
Put a countdown on your board
Open a board, tap the dock, and it's there. That's the whole setup.