Can, Can't, Must, Mustn't: School Rules Battleships
Students combine a subject, a modal verb phrase and a place to make sentences about ability and rules. The game also practises the word 'bully' and kind behaviour at school.
A free Battleships Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: present simple. talking about ability and permission. can cant must musnt.
Grammar focus: present simple. talking about ability and permission. can cant must musnt
Grid rows
- I
- My best friend
- We
- The students
- My little brother
- You
Grid columns
- at school
- in the classroom
- in the playground
- in the library
- at home
- at the park
Vocabulary
- bully
- can
- can't
- must
- mustn't
- uniform
- playground
- library
- borrow
- kind
- litter
- quiet
- homework
- slide
- shout
- tidy
- on time
Printable worksheet
This Battleships Game comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Play Battleships on paper · Draw 3 ships on your grid: one of 3 squares and two of 2 squares. Don't show your partner. To fire, say a full sentence. Your partner says hit or miss.
- Practise: present simple. talking about ability and permission. can cant must musnt · Write the verb in the right form.
Part 1: Play Battleships on paper
Draw 3 ships on your grid: one of 3 squares and two of 2 squares. Don't show your partner. To fire, say a full sentence. Your partner says hit or miss.