Academic Infused Minecraft ELA Activities 1
What's included
15 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentProjects
1-2 hours per week. Learners are encouraged to showcase builds at your own pace with no pressure. I provide responsive, positive, inclusive, and empowering specific feedback. Your creations are celebrated and truly appreciated.Assessment
Learners are encouraged to showcase builds at your own pace with no pressure. I provide responsive, positive, inclusive, and empowering specific feedback. Your creations are celebrated and truly appreciated.Class Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 3
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Welcome to ELA Infused Minecraft Steam Activities 1. 🎁 Please enjoy this gift from me. Promo Code: STEAMdream10 will gift you $10 towards my high-interest, academics infused into Minecraft, self-paced courses. This course contains a large variety of content from 4 engaging Minecraft themed books read aloud for early readers along with a book review option, to my personally created Minecraft video tutorials with EPIC creative challenges for learners within Minecraft, and even many off-screen Minecraft themed writing prompts, Math and art printable activity pages, and problem-solving mazes and Sudoku puzzles that I have created in homeschooling my own Minecrafter and for our class. Learners are encouraged to respond if they wish, posting images/screen recordings/text descriptions, with their grown-up's assistance if needed, of their art/craft/ Minecraft builds. Learners do not need to be able to read independently, or have copies of the books used, to actively participate in this self-paced course. My courses are interactive, engaging, empowering, and affirming. I am responsive to questions and posts. The only supplies needed are Minecraft Bedrock or Education Edition and an interest in our course topic. I also include printing optional themed activity pages. This is a self-paced, flexible schedule, asynchronous course with no live meetings and extended time is provided by accessing my content through learner transcripts. My high-interest self-paced courses are fully asynchronous with *no live meetings* to affirm learners to participate in a way that works best for their schedules and strengths, eliminating the stress of rigid schedule times and deadlines of live meetings. My courses are inclusive to multiple learning styles and learner needs, potentially fostering greater engagement. Learners can pause, skip around, and rewatch my Minecraft video tutorials as they wish as well as choosing the tutorials that inspire their interests the most. I respond all learner's posts with specific positive feedback. I am responsive, engaging, inclusive, and empowering. Notes: *This is a self-paced class with no live class meetings. *The books and classes are not official Minecraft products. Not approved by or associated with Mojang. *The class image was created by me and an AI generated background photo within CanvaPro. *All worksheets and materials used in class were created by me, other than the unofficial Minecraft books read each week, which are used with expressed permission from author Anna Kopp.
Learning Goals
Complete Minecraft creative challenges and activities to foster imagination, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
Listen to Minecraft-themed read-alouds and engage with book reviews to improve understanding and expressive abilities.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)15 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
We Begin at The End
Engaging ELA Book Read Aloud and Book Review of The End of the Dragon by Anna Kopp.
Lesson 2:
All About the End in Minecraft
Tips, tricks, and trivia about The End in Minecraft
Lesson 3:
Playing with blocks with Endermen in Minecraft
Playing with blocks with Endermen in Minecraft
Lesson 4:
Shulker Quest in Minecraft
Shulker Quest in Minecraft
Other Details
Learning Needs
I create my classes to be neurodiverse & neurodivergent inclusive for dyslexia, autism ASD, 2e, gifted, ADHD, & PDA. I am homeschool friendly. I am a neurodivergent person myself, and an experienced, highly trained & certified educator.
Parental Guidance
✓ I will be reading with the book pages displayed.
✓ Books copies & reading skills are not needed.
✓ Self-paced course with engaging recorded video lessons & specific feedback provided.
✓ No Shared Gamer Tags. We're not gaming together in a server.
✓ Minecraft App Required. Education/Bedrock Edition needed (not provided).
✓ Familiarity with Minecraft on own device.
✓ Minecraft contains monster mob characters & cartoon-style violence (no blood or gore).
✓ Printing of any of my created content is completely optional. I offer a variety of activity pages as well as Minecraft content so that learners can choose the best fit.
Supply List
No specific supplies are needed other than having a Minecraft account and Minecraft app/software of any edition and on any device will be needed if your learner wishes to attempt the techniques and challenges mentioned within Minecraft itself if desired. Learners do not need to be able to read independently, or have copies of the books used, to actively participate in this self-paced course. Learners have the opportunity to make their own EPIC creations related to Minecraft and/or each book. I have created some documents for printing (optional) and attached in the classroom post. The YouTube links of my personally created Minecraft walkthrough videos will be embedded in the classroom posts and no additional account or searching is needed. Completing the challenges and viewing or use of any of my created content is completely optional.
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved or associated with Mojang.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Florida Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Florida State University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Florida
I am a highly experienced and actively certified School Library Media Technology Specialist (PreK-12th grade), certified English Language Arts teacher, certified TVI, homeschool educator, and a Minecraft and Roblox gamer. I also have a Master of Science: Curriculum and Instruction VI degree. I also have a Minecraft Education Edition certification. I continuously seek to be inclusive and empowering towards every learner in every class.
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Self-Paced Course
$15
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8 weeks of teacher support
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