Battleship: French alphabet, numbers, and speaking for beginners

Authentic language? Check. Gets students speaking? Check. An element of fun? That, too. This resource engages students in the naval battle game similar to Battleship, allowing even beginners to communicate exclusively in French. Players use numbers and letters to play–perfect to get beginning students speaking, listening, and understanding French. Students play in pairs, which means everyone uses the language. This is a great info-gap activity to get beginning students speaking confidently.

I use this resource in the first weeks of junior high and high school French I, as soon as we’ve covered the alphabet and numbers. I love getting students speaking right from the beginning.

Download includes printable game board as well as detailed instructions.