28 Other Ways To Use Minecraft As A Teaching Aide

Minecraft has a cult following in I assume most countries. Our kids have moments of loving it but they are not hardcore fans and certainly not addicted. I know that the word Minecraft does tend to perk up their little ears. We often find our kids are looking for extension work. So we will be using these Free Minecraft Themed Printable Lesson Plans & Activities at home next time I hear the words “I am Bored”.

Minecraft is going to be around for some time, it has turned into one of those classic themes, so it is no wonder it is a popular choice for kids’ parties. Mine craft parties don’t have to be hard to put together and we have added some great Minecraft ideas to So If you are hosting a Minecraft party then check out these Minecraft party supplies below and these DIY Minecraft crafts we wrote about, including these fun food ideas for making Minecraft party food.

Minecraft Decorations

Minecraft Party Backdrop

Minecraft partyware

Minecraft favor

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Minecraft Learning Activities

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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