A step by step guide to playing the classic game. Inspired by Steph McGill’s Make your own Battleships this PPT can be used alone or to accompany Steph’s original 2003 resource (see below).
A simple idea that makes a great warm up exercise for any group. A series of smiley faces is portrayed in increasing numbers and grouped in different ways. Encourage students to say how many faces there are (ideally without counting – as the ability to make and interpret patterns helps with many aspects of maths) and discuss how they look at the patterns, chunk up into to 3s, 4s and 5s, etc.
Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Maths
AN N1/E1.1 Count reliably up to 10 items
AN N1/E2.1 Count reliably to 100, count on in 2s and 10s
Clock face, blank digital clocks, clock hands and lots of teaching ideas. Originally designed to be printed on acetate but ideal for display on interactive whiteboard or could be laminated for re-use.
Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Maths
MSS1/E2.4
AN MSS1/E3.3
AN MSS1/L1.2 Read & measure time and use timetables
Whiteboard Maths (previously known as Powerpoint maths) has an impressive selection of presentations designed for teachers to use with electronic whiteboards or data projectors.
Aimed at the secondary curriculum but many are also suitable for Entry Level. Sets are available on CDs or each presentation can be ordered individually and downloaded from the site. Priced at just a few pounds each and if you buy three you get one free! When you register with the site (free) you also get access to a selection of free presentations.
