Focus
Focus
Grades:
Grades:
Fourth Grade
Resources/Materials used with Bloxels:
Resources/Materials used with Bloxels:
- Bloxels app
- Bloxels game-can build a video game without it
- Grid planning sheets [available on the website]
- Bloxel website
- Bloxel tutorials
Concepts/Skills:
Concepts/Skills:
- Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Empathy
- Drafting/Planning
- Flexibilty
- Self-directed learning
- Tactile learning
- Creativity
- Storyboarding
- Iteration
- Animation
- Storytelling
- Feedback Improvement
Instruction:
Instruction:
- Explore Bloxels website, play Bloxels game in the app, read through tutorials
- Students write down any questions they have as they explore
- Decide on groupings of students
- Spend a couple of sessions planning the game-premise, obstacles, characters, end goal and so on in any format selected. We used paper.
- Work on developing or drawing characters on grid paper
- Begin building game.
- Each time we started working, we would view a new tutorial so the students were aware of that resource.
- As we worked, students became quite proficient in different areas and would then become resident experts.
- After ample time creating rooms, provide an opportunity for an organized evaluation system.
- After giving feedback, give time for groups to digest that feedback and decide what changes they will need to make.
- A cutoff date will need to be established or the kids will just continue to add and change game elements.
- When complete, schedule time for kids to play one another's games.