Includes a variety of creative exercises that explore the game's aspects and use them to teach fun, educational lessons. Begin the book by brushing up on some common Minecraft language and examining each of the four game modes: survival, creative, adventure, and spectator. Then, use this knowledge to venture off onto the six different quests that encourage child and adult participation. These "gamified" labs will allow your child to earn stickers and badges as rewards as they complete quests. You'll learn how to screencast and narrate your own videos to share with family and friends.

What Can Minecraft Teach? -- Minecraft in Schools -- Gamification -- How to Use This Book -- Minecraft Basics -- Sharing Labs and Quests -- Quest 1 Using Your Inventory -- Lab 1 Do You Mine? -- Lab 2 It's Electric! -- Lab 3 Setting a Trap -- Lab 4 Fire When Ready! -- Quest 2 Textures, Patterns, and Landscapes -- Lab 5 Please Be Seated -- Lab 6 Banner Play -- Lab 7 Cookies! -- Lab 8 Grow a Garden -- Quest 3 Timeless Architecture -- Lab 9 When in Rome -- Lab 10 Flying Machine -- Lab 11 The Architect -- Lab 12 Built to Scale -- Quest 4 The Arts -- Lab 13 Creating Figures -- Lab 14 I Hear Music -- Lab 15 Setting the Stage -- Lab 16 The Art of the Block -- Quest 5 Game Design -- Lab 17 Fire Away! -- Lab 18 Careful Where You Step -- Lab 19 Abandon Ship! -- Lab 20 Across the Finish Line -- Quest 6 Future Thinking -- Lab 21 City Planning -- Lab 22 Culture Club -- Lab 23 Fun and Games -- Lab 24 Mushroom Stew -- Extras -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index.