With Kids Stuck At Home, Minecraft Adds Free Educational Content

Play And Learn

Due to ongoing spread of Covid-19, schools and businesses across the world have been forced to shut their doors. Social distancing has become our best defence against the virus, but because of this extra strain has been placed on parents throughout the world. Kids are stuck at home and probably becoming bored. Thankfully Microsoft is doing what they can to help out. Yesterday Minecraft added free educational content to the Minecraft Marketplace.

This free educational content in Minecraft looks great and although I don’t play it myself, this stuff sounds like it will keep kids busy but also having fun. Most importantly though, they will be learning as they play.

You will be able to take your kids on a tour of the International Space Station. This is done through a partnership with NASA. You and your family can learn how to code. You can visit some of Washington DC’s world famous landmarks. Discover the inner workings of the human eye or learn what its like to be a marine biologist. Follow the link to the Minecraft Marketplace to find all the free content available.

This content dropped yesterday March 24th and will be available through June 30th. It will be playable on all Minecraft for Bedrock platforms. Check out the official Minecraft website here for more information.

Stay Safe

Although I don’t have kids myself I can certainly understand that this is a scary and tough time for parents worldwide. Having to entertain your kids for weeks on end, on top of maybe having to also work from home, is not a simple or straight forward task. I’m sure most would appreciate all the help they could get.

Minecraft is one of the biggest games on the planet. It is in millions of homes and on millions of devices across the globe. Adding this free educational content might be a God send for a lot of parents out there. There kids still get to play their favourite game and you know as a parent that they’re learning as they play. Its a win win.

Please let me know in the comments if you plan on giving this free educational content a go. Or if you have already signed up for it, i’d love to hear what you think.

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