Times Table Battleships: Maths Game

A mature, low-threat times tables and multiplication game for KS3, intervention, SEND and Functional Skills Maths. Pupils practise recall while using coordinates, strategy and self-checking answers.

This resource includes:

• a four-page printable A4 landscape PDF
• an editable PowerPoint version
• one blank Times Table Battleships game board
• an Easy Facts example fleet
• a Mixed Facts example fleet
• a Hard Facts example fleet
• two 11 × 11 grids covering the 2 to 12 times tables
• multiplication facts printed on the My Fleet grid
• answers printed on the My Shots grid for independent checking
• clear instructions, ship sizes and hit/miss symbols on every sheet

The coordinate layout consistently uses the first number on the x-axis and the second number on the y-axis. Pupils choose a coordinate, read the multiplication fact, calculate the answer and discover whether they have scored a hit or miss.

The example fleets offer different starting points without making the activity look childish. Teachers can use the blank sheet for pupils to position their own ships or provide one of the differentiated examples for a quicker start.

Suitable for paired practice, maths intervention, retrieval, starter activities, revision, SEND support, cover work and Functional Skills Maths. The navy and grey design is clear when printed and remains suitable for older pupils.