Place Value Battleships

Place value battleship game – children play in pairs,

aiming to correctly guess the 7-digit number written

down by their partner. Children must each choose a 7-

digit number and write it down on their whiteboard.

e.g. Child 1 asks whether child 2 has a 4 located in their

thousand position. Child 2 then responds with ‘yes’ or

‘no’ depending on whether the guess was correct. If

the guess is correct, child 1 may circle the ‘4’ in the

thousands position on their tracking sheet. If the guess

is incorrect, child 1 will cross the ‘4’ out in the

thousands position and child 2 should say whether the

target number is more than or less than the number

guessed.

To differentiate this game, children can choose numbers

of fewer digits.