Battleship Board Game – Printable + Google Slides

Students call grid locations and track hits and misses in a two-player Battleship-style game. Choose boards for drawing ships or using reusable cutouts.
Grades
Not Grade Specific
Pages
8
File type
Multiple File Types
Editable
Yes

Updated Oct 05, 2022

Topic
Board games, Games
Resource types
Games, Teacher Tools, Templates
Editable
Yes

Product description

From the author

This is a great to have resource for your classroom when there is inclement weather and your students need to stay inside. It is also a great reward for students who finish early. This is a no prep, print and play board game.

This board game is based on the classic battleship game. Great for 2 students. The objective of the game is to sink the other player’s ships.

This resource includes: a full page printable battleship rules page and a simple to use battleship board. Print out two for one game.Students can color in their ships. Or use the included print and cut ship version to reuse the game over and over! Recommended to laminate after printing.

This resource comes in a printable PDF as well as an editable Google Slide. You can print it out right from the PDF and your students can start playing today, or make changes before you print. The choice is yours!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Teaching tips

  • Laminate the cut-and-reuse ship version so the same board can be played repeatedly across different students without reprinting.

  • Make a personal copy of the Google Slides file (via the provided link, while logged into a Google account) before attempting to edit it, since the shared file is read-only.

Skills covered

  • Coordinate-grid navigation — students call out and locate positions using paired letter-number coordinates (e.g., 'J-9') on a 10x10 grid.

  • Turn-based strategic guessing — students use prior 'hit' and 'miss' information to narrow down the location of an opponent's remaining ships.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Why does the resource include two different board versions — one for coloring and one with cut-out ship pieces?

The color-in version lets a class play a single game per printed sheet using a marker, while the cut-and-reuse ship pieces let a teacher laminate a board and play the game repeatedly across different students without reprinting.

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