VerbMaster Teacher Guide
VerbMaster works best when it's paired with consistent routines and clear expectations. This section will give you practical strategies to keep students motivated, accountable, and on track — so you can get the most out of every feature VerbMaster offers.
Students thrive when they know exactly what's expected. A little structure at the start goes a long way toward building lasting study habits.
Having your students complete their assignments is crucial — that's how the verbs get into their brains in the first place.
But just as important are their Mastery Reviews.
Students will see the number of pending Mastery Questions (MQs) in a coral-colored circle. Their goal? Get that number to zero.
Students who complete their lessons and consistently keep their Mastery Questions at zero are the ones who crush it — not just on quizzes, but on long-term retention and overall fluency.
You can see how many Mastery Questions each student has due by tapping Class Progress > Students; it's shown in a capsule in the upper right of each student card. Again, the goal is to keep this number as low as possible.
If students ignore their Mastery Questions, they pile up.
Build time and structure into your class to keep them on track.
Consider occasionally giving them a full class period to catch up.
More independence is expected — but you can still support success by creating space for reviews.
Host a weekly or biweekly "Mastery Hour" — throw on Gipsy Kings, open your classroom, and let students focus on knocking out a backlog of Mastery Questions. It's a simple move, but it sends a powerful message:
These reviews matter. This is part of the path to fluency.
Creating a regular, low-stress time for reviews shows students you value the process — and makes it easier for them to stay on track.
Verbolotls make review progress visible and motivating. Every time students learn a new verb, they hatch a Verbolotl — a digital companion that grows and glows as they continue to practice.
These Verbolotls tap into three powerful motivators:
Leaderboards are found in the top-right corner of your dashboard. They're powered by study points — the same points students use to dress their Verbolotls. Here, those points also let students compete for the top spot in their class.
Student earn these study points in the following ways:
The most important achievements to remember are the ones where they earn the most points; and benefit the most in their knowledge
Leaderboards reset every Sunday night, giving students a fresh chance to climb the ranks.
Top students and classes earn a place in the Leaderboard History each week — along with bragging rights, eternal glory, and maybe even a handshake from the teacher.
When you first open Leaderboards, you'll see the current rankings for all of your classes and how they stack up against each other.
In Current Class Rankings, tap the button on each class card to view that class's Student Leaderboard.
Students mirror your energy. Bring excitement to the Leaderboards with playful banter, public shout-outs, and small weekly rewards — consistency keeps motivation high and makes the competition fun.
Want leaderboard stickers? Prize ideas? Fun challenges to post? We've seen teachers get really creative — and we'd love to hear your ideas too.
Write us anytime: teachers@verbmaster.co
VerbMaster automatically sends reminders when students have assignments due — but let's be honest, sometimes they need a little extra push from you.
That's where Nudges come in.
From your Teacher Dashboard, you can send custom notifications to students — even if their app is closed. They'll see the full message when they open VerbMaster.
And yes… it does make a difference.
You'll see Nudge buttons sprinkled throughout the dashboard — right where you need them most.
Path: Class Progress > Assignments > Student Progress (on any assignment).
Look for the Nudge button on the lower right corner of each student's card.
Tap it to open the Message Generator, which will create a quick message focused on completing that specific assignment.
Note: For the current assignment, you can just tap Student Progress on the class card to bring up Student Assignment Progress and nudges.
Path: Class Progress > Students
Again, just tap the nudge button in the lower right corner of each student's card.
The generated message will focus on catching up on Mastery Questions.
Tap the Tone button to switch the style of the message. Options include:
Friendly
Stern
And most importantly… Passive AggressiveYes — it's okay to have a little fun.
(Your students will get the joke. Probably.)
Want to suggest a new Nudge tone?
Let us know at teachers@verbmaster.co — we're always listening!