A little guidance. A lot of play.
Start a little practice, bring your players together, or join your therapist. Find your next step here.
These steps follow Matchpix on the web. In the mobile app, some controls may be arranged differently.
For practice on your own device, begin from Home. To bring people together on separate devices, use the hosting steps below.
Open Matchpix in your browser and sign in. If you are new, create your account and complete the setup prompts. If you are joining someone else’s session, skip to “Join with a code” instead.
On Home, choose PLAY GAMES to browse activities, or PRACTICE SOUNDS to open Drill. LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES offers Vocabulary and Sequencing. You can also browse games from Activities in the navigation.
For sound-based activities, select your target sound and continue to the position choices. Initial means the sound is at the beginning of the word, medial means in the middle, and final means at the end. Choose from the positions offered for that sound.
Follow the next screen to choose words, deck size or other options when offered. Use NEXT to continue between setup steps. Sequencing uses a story or routine instead of a sound pack.
Select the activity’s start button, such as START MATCH or START DRILL. Look at the picture, listen when audio is available, and say the word. An adult can model the word and help the player take their time.
Choose an activity, then follow its setup screen. In a shared session, the therapist chooses activities and guides the controls and turns. Players follow the prompts on their own screens.
Find the pairs
One picture at a time
Give it a spin
First, next, then
Practice to the finish
Practice and explore
Inside a hosted session
Follow the prompts
Talk together
These steps are for the therapist hosting a shared session. Participants use the invitation or code you give them.
Sign in with your therapist account. On Home, choose START A SESSION, or open Sessions and choose + NEW. If you already have an active session, return to it before starting another.
Add a title if you want one. For people joining from different places, leave “In-person session” unchecked. For students using devices in the same room, select “In-person session (no video — students join on devices in the room)”.
Select START NOW to open the session. For a later remote session, select Schedule for later, choose When and Duration (minutes), then SCHEDULE. Return to your scheduled session and select START NOW when it is time.
Use the session’s Settings menu to copy its joining link or send invitations. Share the link or code only with the people you want in that session. The next section walks through both options.
Pick an activity in the session, choose its sound, words or story, and start it. Guests may see “Waiting for the therapist to pick an activity…” until you are ready. Guide the session and use the available turn controls when it is time to change players.
Both options are inside the shared session. On a phone, Settings may appear as a gear icon.
Select SETTINGS in the session header, or the gear icon on a small screen. You must be the host to see the invitation options.
Select Copy the join link. The menu also shows the session’s six-character code. Paste the copied link into your own message to a participant, or give them the code and ask them to choose Join by Code on the Matchpix website.
Select Invite people. Enter email addresses or phone numbers, separating each recipient with a comma or a new line. Select SEND INVITES. The invitations include the session link and code.
Review the INVITED list and any delivery messages. Correct entries that could not be read. If an invitation does not arrive or delivery fails, share the copied join link yourself. Sending an invitation does not mean that the participant has joined yet.
You can join as a guest. You do not need to create an account or buy a subscription to enter an invited session.
Select the link from your therapist. It fills in the session code for you. If you were given only a code, open the Matchpix website and choose Join by Code.
Enter the six-character code exactly as your therapist gave it to you, or check the code filled in by your invitation link.
Enter the name you want shown in the session under Your name. If you are already signed in with child profiles, use Who’s joining? to choose the player instead.
Wait for the session to open. For a remote video session, allow camera and microphone access when you want to be seen and heard. An in-person session does not use video.
Your therapist chooses and starts the activity. If you see a waiting message or controls that you cannot press, wait for the host’s next step. Use LEAVE when you need to leave the shared session.
Check all six characters and ask the host to confirm the current code. If Matchpix says the session is full, has ended or cannot be found, the host needs to check that session before you can join. An old invitation cannot reopen an ended session.
The host starts the session, chooses activities and controls the shared flow. Ask your therapist whether the activity has started or whether it is your turn. Some controls are intentionally available only to the host.
Check your device volume, mute controls and selected speaker or headphones. For a remote call, check the microphone controls and browser permissions too. An in-person session has no video call audio.
For remote sessions, review this website’s camera and microphone permissions in your browser and your device’s privacy settings. Check that another app is not using the camera. Ask the host before leaving and rejoining if you need to retry.
Bingo is available inside a therapist-hosted shared session. Start or join that session first; it does not appear in the standalone activity list.
Tell us which device and activity you are using, what you selected, and what happened. Please leave out children’s personal information and private session links.
Contact the Matchpix team