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Family Battleships
Student A: Write these family words in the grid marked YOU.

father sister uncle grandmother cousin niece daughter

YOU

A B C D E F G H I J

YOUR PARTNER

A B C D E F G H I J

Find seven family words in your partners grid. Choose a square, e.g. C4. If your partner has a
letter in that square, they say hit and tell you the letter. You write the letter in the YOUR
PARTNER grid. You then play again and choose another square.

If your partner doesnt have a letter in that square, they say miss. You then draw an X in the
YOUR PARTNER grid and play passes to the other student.

The first person to find all seven family words is the winner.
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Family Battleships
Student B: Write these family words in the grid marked YOU.

mother brother aunt grandfather parent nephew son

YOU

A B C D E F G H I J

YOUR PARTNER

A B C D E F G H I J

Find seven family words in your partners grid. Choose a square, e.g. C4. If your partner has a
letter in that square, they say hit and tell you the letter. You write the letter in the YOUR
PARTNER grid. You then play again and choose another square.

If your partner doesnt have a letter in that square, they say miss. You then draw an X in the
YOUR PARTNER grid and play passes to the other student.

The first person to find all seven family words is the winner.
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Family Battleships
In this fun teaching activity, students play a game of battleships where they learn about family-
related vocabulary.

Before class, make one copy of the two worksheets for each pair of students.

Procedure

Begin the activity by drawing the following grid on the board:

A B C D
1
2
3
4

Write the word son somewhere in the grid above. You can write it horizontally, vertically or
diagonally.

Explain that somewhere in the grid on the board is a family-related word. Ask the students to call
out grid references to try to find the word.

If a letter is in the square, say hit and write the letter in the grid. If there isnt a letter in the
square say miss and draw an X in the grid. Continue until the students find the word.

Tell the students that they are going to play a similar game in pairs.

Divide the students into pairs (A and B). Give each student a corresponding A or B worksheet.

Tell the students not to show their worksheet to their partner.

Explain that they are going to play a game of battleships where they have to find seven family-
related words on their partner's worksheet.

Students begin by writing the seven family words on their worksheet somewhere in the grid
marked YOU. They can write the words in horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Have the students play rock, paper, scissors to see who goes first.

The first student chooses a grid reference from the YOUR PARTNER grid, e.g. C4.

If their partner has a letter in that square, they say hit and tell the student the letter. The
student then writes the letter in the grid and plays again.

If their partner doesnt have a letter in that square, they say miss. The student then draws an X
in the grid and play passes to their partner.

The first person to find all seven family words is the winner.

When they have finished, let the students compare their worksheets.
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