Little Learning Labs: Unofficial Minecraft for Kids, abridged paperback edition: 24 Family-Friendly Creative Building Activities That Teach Math, ... for STEAM Learners (Little Learning Labs, 2)

<i><b>Little Learning Labs: Unofficial Minecraft for Kids</b></i><b>—an abridged paperback edition of <i>Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids—</i>offers a variety of creative exercises that explore the game through fun, educational lessons.</b><br><br><i>Activities selected from an Amazon Best Kids’ Books of 2016 pick!</i><br><br> Balancing your child's screen time can be difficult, especially when it comes to wildly popular, open-ended video games like <i>Minecraft. Minecraft</i> offers players an <b>environment focused on exploration</b>, <b>imagination</b>, and <b>creation</b>, but its nonlinear game structure can mean spending a lot of time in the game.<br><br> You will start the book by <b>brushing up on some common </b><i><b>Minecraft</b></i><b> terminology </b>and <b>examining the two main modes of game play: creative and survival.</b> You’ll then use this knowledge to venture off onto the six different quests that <b>combine out-of-game and in-game activities</b> and <b>encourage child and adult participation</b>. You'll even learn how to screencast and narrate your own videos to share with family and friends.<br><br><i>Little Learning Labs: Unofficial Minecraft for Kids</i> provides fun, educational gaming goals that <b>you and your child can reach together</b>!<br><br> The popular <b>Little Learning Labs series </b>(based on the larger format Lab for Kids series) features a growing list of books that share <b>hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics</b>, including art, astronomy, geology, math, and even bugs—all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a <b>complete materials list</b>, clear <b>step-by-step photographs</b> of the process, as well as <b>finished samples</b>. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Little Learning Labs.