Minecraft's educational benefits have also been packaged for the classroom.
To get better at the game, parents told iD Tech that their kids started reading about biomes and calculating rations for adventures, dividing supplies and how many minutes until 'night' in the game. Minecraft teaches teamwork and the motivation to improve reading and math skills. The game has different modes - survival, creative, adventure, spectator and multiplayer - so players have flexibility in how they approach the game.Ĭreative freedom and self-direction isn't all that the game lends its players, according to iD Tech. World-building game Minecraft lets players explore, gather resources, craft tools and engage in some mild combat. Minecraft is available on multiple platforms. What your kids will learn: Creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, reading, math and more.
