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My Minecraft USA Geography: Build and Learn States and Capital City

Completed by 197 learners
Ages 5-18
Self-Paced Course
Learn United States and capitals, landmarks, fun facts and more with hands on building inside Minecraft! Plus program a command block to teleport! Great for homeschool or after school enrichment! Autism, ADHD, Gifted & 2E friendly
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52 pre-recorded lessons
12 weeks of teacher support
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What's included

52 pre-recorded lessons
average 8 mins per video
12 weeks
of teacher support
6 hrs 35 mins
total video learning hours
1 year access
to the content
Homework
1-2 hours per week. -weekly builds inside Minecraft!

Class Experience

Intermediate Level
Explore the United States of America like never before - through Minecraft! In this interactive and educational class, students will embark on a virtual journey to discover the geography, capitals, and landmarks of each state in the USA, all while building and creating in Minecraft.

Each week, we will cover five different states, progressing through all fifty states over the course of the class. Students will have access to a variety of engaging activities and resources, including short video lessons about each state, coloring pages to decorate, and build maps to help them recreate each state in their Minecraft game.

But that's not all! Students will also learn about a major landmark in each state and will have the opportunity to build a landmark or defining characteristic of each state in Minecraft. They will even learn how to program a command block that will teleport them outside their USA map to see their creations come to life!

To further enhance their learning, students will participate in a weekly word search featuring the names of the covered states and their capital cities. Students can share their work in the classroom to receive personalized feedback and encouragement from the teacher.

At the beginning of each week you will receive:
-short video lesson highlighting the covered states (capital city, major landmark, fun facts)
-build map to help you recreate the state inside Minecraft
-coloring page of the state quarter
-word search pertaining to the states that week

Inside Minecraft students will learn how to:
-recreate the shape of each state
-construct a sign with the state name and capital city
-record a fun fact in the book and quill
-build a state landmark
-program a command block to teleport the player to state landmarks

On the final week of our class, we will play an interactive and fun game of USA Bingo to practice all that we have learned about the USA. I will also introduce students to some fun review games on abcya.com and hands on resources that I love to use when teaching the states in my own homeschooling.

Throughout the class, students are encouraged, but not required to share their work in the classroom. I am an enthusiastic and responsive teacher who responds with personal feedback. Please let me know if your student needs any accommodation to participate in this class.  

Join me on this exciting Minecraft adventure as we explore the USA, build, learn, and have fun! Enroll now to secure your spot and embark on a unique learning experience through Minecraft!

Age range totally flexible! I have even had adults go through this program outside of Outschool, and they thoroughly enjoyed/learned from it!

Disclaimer:  This class is not an official Minecraft product and I am not affiliated or associated with Mojang. The class image is from my own Minecraft game. After this class, you will know how to build it in your world as well!

Learning Goals

-learn and build the shape and location of each state 
-build a sign to remember each capital city
-identify and build popular USA landmarks
-record fun facts about the states in the book and quill
-create and program a command block for teleportation

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
52 Lessons
over 12 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Introduction, setting up your game, programming a command block.
 In this lesson, we will go over an introduction to this class. We will set up the game for this USA map build in Minecraft. I will teach you how to obtain and program the command block for teleportation in Minecraft. 
20 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
Washington
 Learn all about the great state of WA and build it in your Minecraft game. 
12 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Oregon
 Learn all about the great state of OR and build it in your Minecraft game. 
9 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
California
 Learn all about the great state of CA and build it in your Minecraft game. 
10 mins of video lessons

Other Details

Learning Needs
This class supports unique learning needs as it uses a familiar and fun game - Minecraft! Students complete the projects inside their own game. As a teacher with ADHD, I make sure the class is highly engaging for neurodivergent students.
Parental Guidance
Students can use any version of the Minecraft game to participate in this class. Students will NOT be playing in the same server or realm together. They will not need to share gamertags. Each student will work individually on their own device. Minecraft players who are familiar with the controls and understand how to build (from medium skill level to more advanced) will have the skills needed to complete the projects.
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Meet the teacher

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Kenyon College
I have taught over 7,000 students on Outschool and countless others outside the platform. I love using Minecraft to teach my students as it is filled with endless possibilities to learn reading, chemistry, coding, and more! For this class, I have created unique and engaging activities that will get students excited about practicing USA geography and bring them one step closer to mastering their states and capitals! I have worked with students with a variety of learning differences and I have strategies to engage each student. I am a homeschool mom of 3 with 10+ years of experience including teaching students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, PDA and more.

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