This classic game is a great teaching tool for the “right” students. Two players compete to guess where their opponents ships are located before the opponent guesses theirs. The game is great to teach students to learn to locate points on an x­-y axis and for visualizing where the differently-sized ships could be located on the board. The game can be long, but not too long, so it is also a good elementary school game for helping children to get more accustomed to sitting still for longer periods of time. The game’s weaknesses are the small pegs that can fall out during the game causing frustration, and the difficult-­to-­read board may create too many challenges for students with visual reading weaknesses. This is a good two­-player game to develop visual-spatial skills for children who like to be competitive. However, it is worth investing in the more expensive version to avoid unneeded frustration.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Auditory Processing
• Fine Motor Skills
• Has small parts that may be difficult to manipulate (e.g. battleship pegs)
• Assembly is difficult or product may break or fall apart easily
• Self-regulation
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• Assembly is difficult or product may break or fall apart easily
• Visual Discrimination
• Words used during activity can be too small or difficult to read
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Visual Motor Speed
• Has small parts that may be difficult to manipulate (e.g. battleship pegs)
• Assembly is difficult or product may break or fall apart easily

Battleship game is the classic game of naval combat that brings together competition, strategy, and excitement! In head-to-head battle, players search for the enemy’s fleet of ships and destroys them one by one. With convenient portable battle cases and realistic looking naval crafts, Battleship game puts players right in the middle of the action. Players command a powerful fleet that includes an aircraft carrier, a destroyer, a submarine, a patrol boat, and a battleship. Each player announces the coordinates of each strike, and sees if it hits. Position ships strategically to survive opponent's relentless strikes, and track hits and misses with red and white pegs on the ocean grid. No ship is safe in this game of stealth and suspense. It’s a battle that you must win! Battleship and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.