Minecraft STEM Builders: Math, Science and Coding for Grades 1-2

This live, project-based 16-week course invites 6–8 year olds to explore Grade 1–2 math, science, engineering and introductory coding using Minecraft Education Edition. Each lesson teaches one clear STEM concept, follows with a guided building challenge and ends with time to share and explain designs. Lessons include counting and measurement with blocks, identifying and constructing 2D and 3D shapes, creating symmetrical and repeating patterns, and applying basic engineering ideas to protect structures from rain, wind, snow or heat. Students design animal habitats and rescue centers, build gardens that show plant life stages and pollinator needs, and model simple animal life cycles. In coding sessions children use MakeCode to program the Minecraft Agent with sequences and simple repeat loops to automate patterns and tasks. This is structured learning, not free-form play: every project targets a specific math or science skill and encourages planning, testing and explaining choices. No prior Minecraft or coding experience is required. Learners build in their own Minecraft worlds and can share creations via screen sharing. The instructor provides guided demonstrations, step-by-step challenges and feedback during the live sessions. The final class is an integrated STEM eco-habitat project where each learner presents their design and the science and math ideas behind it.