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Introduce Minecraft in your school with Switched on Minecraft!
n Engage learners with cross-curricular Minecraft activities tied to the new curriculum for English, maths and more!
n Set up a safe and secure Minecraft environment with video tutorials and teacher guidance
Covers Key Stages 1 and 2
Use Minecraft to teach English, maths and moreSwitched on Minecraft will demystify the exciting world of Minecraft with 18 cross-curricular classroom projects to deepen children’s understanding of English, maths, science, history, geography and more! It includes a complete guide to setting up a safe and secure Minecraft environment for your school, as well as detailed teacher guidance for each activity and walkthrough videos that outline key knowledge and skills.
n Engage all children with motivating open-ended activities tied to the new programmes of study for English, maths, science, history, geography and more!
n Set up Minecraft in your school with detailed guidance and support
n Ensure all teachers feel confident in delivering the activities with step-by-step guidance and video walkthroughs
What’s included in Switched on Minecraft??TEACHER’S GUIDEn Complete support for setting up a safe and secure Minecraft environment in your school
n Signposted plan for introducing Minecraft to your primary school
n 18 cross-curricular, step-by-step activities linked to the new programmes of study for English, maths, science, history, geography and more!
ONLINE RESOURCE BANKnVideo walkthroughs providing short, step-by-step guidance
on setting up and using Minecraft: Education Edition, a school- ready version of the game, referenced throughout the guide
n 18 activity PowerPoints providing stimulus images for lesson starters that can be adapted for your own class use
n 18 editable Word photocopy masters that can be adapted to suit particular groups of children or school topics
Video tutorials included for every activity
Cross-curricular classroom projects to deepen children’s understanding of English, mathematics, science, history & geography
Phase Activity number Activity title Topics Subject programme of study links
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1 We can build houses for the three little pigs
n Traditional talesn Fablesn Storytelling
Maths: number and place value; measures: money English: writing lists and letters
2 We can create characters
n All about men Pixel artn Creativity
History: changes within living memoryMaths: 3D shapesEnglish: speaking and listening
3 We can build an allotment
n Keeping healthyn Where food comes fromn Materials
Science: simple properties of materialsMaths: counting in 1s, 2s and 5sEnglish: maintaining attention and participating
4 We can create a winter wonderland
n Seasonsn Celebrationsn Festivals
Science: seasonal changesMaths: counting eggs English: letter to Father Christmas/Easter Bunny
5 We can create a farmn On the farmn Animal lifen Where our food comes from
Science: identify and compare common animalsMaths: number bonds to 2OEnglish: writing labels
6 We can build historical houses
n The Great Fire of Londonn Storytellingn Creative writing
History: significant historical figures; Samuel PepysMaths: estimatingEnglish: writing Samuel Pepys diary
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7 We can climb into the canopy
n Plants n Rainforests
Science: what plants need to surviveMaths: symmetry English: describing processes
8 We can create mosaics n The Romansn Designers and makers
History: Roman mosaics and everyday lifeMaths: Roman numerals and patternsEnglish: writing about Roman life
9 We can go on a bug hunt
n Bugsn Minibeasts
Science: collecting data on minibeastsMaths: using bar chartsEnglish: non-fiction texts
1O We can build a theme park ride
n Managing moneyn Our bodiesn Non-fiction texts
Science: the human bodyMaths: money and budgetingEnglish: factual books; writing signs
11 We can build an air raid shelter
n World War 2n Creative writing
History: Battle of Britain; historical empathy Maths: area English: writing ration books
12 We can create countries
n Faraway landsn Buildingsn The environment
Geography: comparing topography of local area and a non-European countryMaths: symmetryEnglish: writing environmental poems
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13 We can make a treasure trail
n Mapsn The great outdoors
Geography: different environmentsMaths: coordinatesEnglish: writing for specific audiences
14 We can create a movien Filmn Theatre
History: the Tudors; Henry VIII’s reignMaths: time English: writing movie scripts
15 We can build a temple of faith
n Faith studiesn Celebrations
Religious Education: different faithsMaths: shapes and anglesEnglish: religious texts in context
16 We can create a challenge map
n Mazes n Parkour runn Creative/logical thinking
Art and Design: designing a challenge map Maths: recognising numbersEnglish: writing instructions
17 We can build our school/playground
n Humanitiesn Our environmentn Where we live
Maths: scaleEnglish: creating signpostsScience: materials
18 We can build a sports stadium
n Sport n Entrepreneursn Keeping healthy
Maths: symmetryEnglish: advertising banners; the newsScience: healthy eating
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4. Create and save a fl at new Minecraft world in creative mode, or continue using a class world you have already worked in (recommended).5. Print out the photocopy master on page 45 for groups of children.
Variations to try
This activity can be adapted for use with other subject areas:• In history, the children could recreate other buildings of historical interest from their local area or from another part of the world.• In literacy, the children could write and upload a short recount of the Great Fire of London. This could be created in a class Minecraft blog, the link for which could be placed within the Minecraft environment.
Useful links
• 3-D animated representation of 17th-century London before the Great Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPY-hr- 8-M0• Images of 17th-century London: http://tinyurl.com/zb2ggou• Timeline of events and images from the Great Fire of London: http://www.theschoolrun. com/homework-help/great-fi re-london • National archives activity on hearth tax: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ education/resources/fi re-of-london/ source-1/
Curriculum links
History PoS • Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
Maths PoS • Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables. (Y2)• Solve problems involving multiplication and division. (Y3)
Learning expectations
This activity will enable children to:• develop historical empathy; what was it like to live in 17th-century London?• understand how signifi cant historical events contribute to our understanding of the modern world• use historical evidence to help inform their thinking• solve multiplication problems in the context of taxes.
Getting ready
1. Familiarise yourself with the lesson plans (pages 46–47).2. Think about how this session can be adapted for use with other topics, e.g. the children could recreate an area of your home town based on a signifi cant historic local event.3. Watch the Minecraft walkthroughs to familiarise yourself with how to: use the inventory
WE CaN BUILD HISTORICaL HOUSES
About this activity Preparation time: 20 mins (experience-dependent) Activity duration: 2 × 40 min sessions
Summary In this activity, the children use their knowledge of the Great Fire of London and living conditions in 17th-century London to design and construct a London house as part of a collaborative project to recreate Pudding Lane. They will gain an understanding of the impact of events at that time and how they contributed to improvements in building design.
OutcomeBy the end of this activity, the children will have created a Minecraft reconstruction of Pudding Lane in 17th-century London.
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Join the world and support the children as they build their houses. Ask the children to leave some clues that tell visitors something about the family, e.g. items related to their job, living conditions or family size. Encourage them to use inventory items to represent mid-17th-century life.
What materials are you using for your build? Why?
Remind the children about the work they did in the previous session planning their 1666 London house. Load your pre-built world and support the children to join. Remind them that the streets of London were tightly packed so they will need to build their houses close together. This will require good communication with other pairs to ensure there are no large gaps between builds.
Remind the children of the hearth tax that needs to be paid to King Charles II each year. Ask them to usea sign to show how much hearth tax they need to pay.
Is the amount of hearth tax you need to pay the same as in your original plans? If not, why?
Encourage the children to explore other houses created by other pairs and to give feedback on other builds. Allow them time to make changes to their builds in response to feedback or from additional ideas they have gathered. If time allows, ask the children to think about other authentic things they could add to their build to make it more realistic, e.g. the addition of animals.
Were there any animals in 17th-century London? Why did people keep animals? Where were they kept?
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Extension • The children can use their knowledge of the era to expand the project to other buildings and structures. • Using a screen capture device such as Screencast-O-Matic, record the children acting in their London homes or walking through the sequence of events – start a fi re in the bakery and turn it into a movie using iMovie or Movie Maker.
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Explain that the children are going to retell the story of the Great Fire of London using Minecraft and need to think about what London looked like in 1666. Watch the animated representation of how 17th-century London looked before the fi re (see Useful links) or look at images of contemporary London houses or streets on the IWB. Discuss the materials used for building, and size and spacing of houses. Point out that sometimes the upstairs areas were overhanging to create more living space, making the streets dark and narrow.
What do you notice about the houses and street? How are they different from your street today?
Ask the children to organise themselves into pairs. Make sure any Minecraft experts are evenly distributed. If you wish, display the photocopy master on the IWB. Explain that the children can use this to record their ideas and plans if they wish. Talk through each section so the children understand what they need to do. Ask the children to plan what their house will look like, both inside and out, based on the evidence they have seen.
How can we represent family life?
As a class, look more closely at a 17th-century London house. Discuss its features and think about the family that might have lived there. Talk about the types of jobs they might have had (see National Archives information in Useful links). Ask the children to think about the things the family might have had in their home.
How did people keep warm or cook food?
Talk about life in London in the 17th century. Explain to the children that every household would have to pay a hearth tax to King Charles II every year. Each fi replace would cost the householder fi ve shillings a month. Ask each pair to work out the hearth tax they would have to pay for their house each year.
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