This week our Minecraft buildings are actually coming together to look more like a town! The students are working so hard and the impact this unit has had on their learning, communication, cooperation, and design thinking has been unbelievable! Check out this video of how Minecraft has helped these fifth graders learn!
The students are putting their finishing touches on their buildings and infrastructure this week, and next week they will present their towns to one another! I can't wait to see how it all comes together in a town that reflects our values and the Global Goals that we believe in!
And a note to our future selves if we ever do Minecraft again, or any other educators out there who are considering this project, be sure to have the students create some element to their creation that clearly identifies it as theirs (i.e. a purple door, a tree, a chimney, a sign), so that there is no confusion or arguments over who is building what! Including which Global Goal they are working with reminds the teachers of their focus, which can help us keep them on track!
Next week we present!! We cannot wait!
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