Battleship

Just a quick snapshot of what we're up to this blustery afternoon...

Yup. I have boys playing Battleship...periodic table style. :) I got the idea here (thanks, Pinterest!). I put mine inside page protectors so they can just use dry erase markers for repeated play. So far, we've done traditional boat numbers and also a two space boat in roughly each element group (one in alkali and alkaline, one in metals (including the lanthanides and actinides), one in metalloids and nonmetals and one in halogens and noble gases--so five ships total). I've been having the boys call them out by atomic number and name...using coordinates if necessary to help direct the other player. I'm thinking that at the very least they're getting more exposure to the names and to the organization of the table. (We worked through the chapter on the periodic table already earlier this week, and that was mostly review, as we've discussed this all in years past.)

Plus, we're not outside in the snow/rain mix that's blowing every which way. And, they're having fun. :)