Resources to teach for Minecraft Hour of Code experiences
To ensure all educators have a successful and fun Hour of Code experience, these instructional materials support the facilitation of the Hour of Code experience.
Educator guide
This robust resource provides everything you need to have a successful and rewarding HOC experience. There are several components in the educator guide, which include Hour of Code theme overview, lesson objectives, educational standards, suggested lesson plan with an explanation of each learning activity, and visual glossary.
Hour of Code 2023: Generation AI – educator guide
Hour of Code 2022: Escape Estate – educator guide
Hour of Code 2021: TimeCraft – educator guide
Hour of Code 2020: Inclusion – educator guide
Presentation
These PowerPoint presentations are designed for use as a part of classroom instruction. The presentations provide a guided and modeled experience for teachers to use directly with their students as they experience Hour of Code.
- Hour of Code 2023: Generation AI – presentation slides
- Hour of Code 2022: Escape Estate – presentation slides: Primary and Secondary
- Hour of Code 2021: TimeCraft – presentation slides
Solutions guide
These documents provide examples of possible coding solutions for each coding puzzle and/or activity within Hour of Code. The coding solutions are available for both Blocks and Python.