checkers

Everyday

1. Checkers is a board game for two players who move round flat pieces diagonally on a squared board and jump over the other player's pieces to capture them. tree →
2. Checkers are the round pieces of this game. tree →
3. A checker can also be a person who checks things, like at a supermarket. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and play, children play checkers with family and friends; in maths it builds planning and thinking ahead. The board has 64 squares, 8 by 8. Phrases: play checkers, a game of checkers, king me.

Examples

• Let's play a game of checkers. tree →
• Checkers is played on a board with 64 squares. tree →
• I jumped over two of his checkers in one go. tree →
• When your piece reaches the far side, it becomes a king. tree →
• Grandpa taught me how to play checkers. tree →
• Checkers is easier to learn than chess. tree →
• The board has 8 rows of 8 squares, so 8 times 8 is 64. tree →

Note

American English: checkers; British, Irish, Australian and NZ English: draughts (said drafts). Checkers looks plural but takes a singular verb: Checkers is fun. Checkered (US) or chequered (UK) means having a pattern of squares.