10 Ways to use Minecraft
in the classroom!
Minecraft offers a world of educational content.
Kids can find so many ways to learn and master skills
traditionally taught in schools, all while having fun.
1. Science Whether creating a 3D tour 6. Economics In multiplayer mode,
of the human heart or measuring grav- players can create complex economies,
ity’s effect on sand, Minecraft can be opening their own shops to sell goods.
used to teach scientific concepts and to Before long, they’re learning concepts
perform experiments. like supply and demand.
2. Math Concepts like fractions can be 7. Language The immersive fast-
modeled in 3D so that students see the paced experience of Minecraft allows
results of subdividing 100 square feet of users to develop language and typing
land. Children can learn about struc- skills, especially for non-native speakers.
tures, shapes, and angles by building 8. Social Skills Building structures
them firsthand. with others—whether with fellow stu-
3. English Minecraft lets the player dents or students across the globe—
be a storyteller, building and shaping strengthens communication skills and
their own world. Students can visit or teaches collaboration.
even construct their own models of the 9. Geography Exploring the various
worlds they read about in novels. landscapes strengthens topography
4. History Students can participate in skills, and students can learn about
recreated simulations of famous events mapping and navigation by creating
or engage in the discovery of ancient their own compass and maps within
civilizations and history brought to life in the world.
a virtual reality. 10. Technology Redstone allows
5. Art + Architecture Sophis- players to build circuit components from
ticated building tools and techniques scratch and design complex working
can be used to design structures and models of anything from a light switch
landscapes, allowing the user to devel- to a calculator or a super computer.
op skills translatable to 3D modeling in
the real world.
Support your child at
home with these activities.
Minecraft is a construction game in which players
mine, break, build, and manipulate various types
of blocks in a 3-dimensional environment.
• Join your child online in navigating, • Discuss your child’s experience in the
building, and applying subtle learning world of Minecraft, who they interacted
techniques to their gaming experience. with, what they saw, and what they built.
• Offer assignments, like making a working • Suggest keeping a daily journal to list
house from scratch, or exploring a region accomplishments and goals.
in search of animal life.
it’s more than a game.
it’s a way of learning.
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