35+ Minecraft Activities to Use in Your Homeschool

Hey, just so you know ... This post includes affiliate links. That means if you use them to make a purchase, I may earn a commission. You can read my full affiliate disclosure HERE.

Minecraft activities aren't always seen as something that's truly educational. The truth of the matter is they really can be! Ever since Minecraft walked onto the scene, schools and homes alike have found ways to incorporate it into the lesson plan. There are many facets to this game that help foster important academic and life skills. You'll notice this in the many activity suggestions below.

35+ Minecraft Activities to Use in Your Homeschool

These Minecraft activities are educational, fun, and something your kids will enjoy! And if you need a Minecraft platform catered to your homeschoolers, click here!

Minecraft Math Activities

• Design a digital clock.
• Build arrays for multiplication (include typing practice by having them use a sign to write out the problem & solution).
• Create a variety of geometric shapes and include calculating area, volume, perimeter, etc.
• Use your current math textbook lessons to set up math challenges in a Minecraft world*. 

*Example from a parent from the Techin' Your Homeschool Facebook Group: For fractions, I would put multiples of 4 animal eggs into a chest. He would have to take them out, build a fence to either represent halves or quarters, and he would have to break the eggs equally between the pens. Or, I would do something similar with hoppers and chests. Take the items out, throw them into the hoppers equally, and then we checked the chests underneath the hoppers to sort it out. I also had him represent math equations with different blocks, and I put a book and quill on a stand where he had to type in the equation/answers.

Minecraft Science Activities

• Mix lava with water and discuss what the expected outcome is. Compare this to what happens in real life.
• We like to use mods so we include engineering and other tech building when we let the kids play.
• Build models of different hearts like human, reptile, etc., and compare them.
• Design a marine biology map/adventure and the chemistry DLC.
• Build circuits and machines with redstone.
• Research what the different rocks in Minecraft really look like. Make a slide show explaining their purpose in Minecraft vs. their purpose in real life.

Social Studies (History, Geography, Civics, etc.) Activities

• Build things off the topic you are learning about that week.  For example, kids could build the Duat for the Egyptian Afterlife and the great bath for the Indus Valley.
• Recreate a famous landmark such as the Golden Gate Bridge or Big Ben.
• Create your neighborhood.
• Make a Viking (or another historical style) boat.
• If they are in multiplayer, you could explore different roles in society in different time periods (hunter, gatherer, farmer, livestock cultivator, etc.).
• My kids made ships to resemble those used by the early explorers like Columbus.
• Another time they made Aztec and Mayan temples.
• Modify a mine shaft.
• Build a factory.
• Modify dungeons to look like medieval prisons.
• Build a timeline of ships/homes from the first to the future.
• All the historical maps are great and often lead to research.
• Design a functional Village. Fill it with all of the villager's shops, types of food sources, and other things needed. Take into consideration the landscape and natural resources, and defense required for the village to last.
• Create a museum filled with objects like inventions.
• Make signs with the inventor's names, the date it was designed, etc.
• Have kids research objects and build them as accurately as possible.

More Minecraft Activities to Try in Your Homeschool

Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Literature) Minecraft Activities

• Treasure Hunt. The clues and trivia can be written on signs, then invite friends to play.
• Enhance spelling and grammar by naming pets, eggs, writing signs, and reading the words connected to the items in the inventory.
• Having your student create a back story for their Minecraft avatar is always a fun activity.
• Have your child explain how to build a structure or how to craft an item (basic public speaking!).
• Have your child create a “Minecraft Review Report” with this fun free printable.
• Practice letter-writing skills by composing a Minecraft card for a relative or a friend.
• Giving feedback is an excellent way of building writing skills and learning online etiquette*. 

*Example from a parent: We did an online group Minecraft course but any group setting would work. They can even compare their builds with a friend. Each student posted pictures of their build in a group chat and then they gave each other positive feedback and asked questions about it. A lot of meaningful communication!

Activities for Art

• Use dyed sheep's wool to create pixel art.
• Decorate the house to meet “X” style.
• Recreate a certain type of decor.
• Discuss what expired the art created in their world.
• Build a famous portrait using the colored blocks.
• Have a go at building sculptures*. 

*Example by a parent: My son mostly does Pokémon or characters from video games. He also does live animations, which are really quite impressive.

Minecraft Activities for Music

• Use note blocks to compose a song, or recreate a simple song like Happy Birthday or Mary Had a Little Lamb.
• Create an orchestra with a conductor and then use note blocks to have them play a song.

Foreign Language Activities

• Change your chat language to another language and explore simple vocabulary.
• Add different languages to your keyboard and try to type using a new language your kids have been learning.

Final Thoughts

Using Minecraft in your homeschool is super easy and fun to do. This is truly a game that can be educational in so many ways. Hopefully, you'll be able to use some of the Minecraft activities mentioned above in your homeschool. Also, don't forget that your kids can come up with some pretty amazing things. Just sit back and watch them!

If you'd like a printable planner to use to map out your Minecraft unit study, head on over to Blessed Homeschool and grab this one for FREE!
You’ll get a list of Minecraft-related topic ideas, planning pages, note taking templates, and more to help you easily create a Minecraft unit study your kids will love.

What are some other ways you have used Minecraft in your homeschool?  Share in the comments below!

Related Posts

• Educational Benefits of Minecraft You Never Realized
• How to Use Minecraft for Homeschooling
• 20+ Cool Minecraft Presents for Kids

Want some techie homeschooling tips and inspiration delivered to your inbox? Sign up here for weekly-ish emails from me.

Techie Homeschool Mom is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. You can read my full affiliate disclosure HERE.