This document provides an introduction to coding with Minecraft and MakeCode by demonstrating how to program blocks to make it rain chickens when a word is typed into chat. The lesson shows students how to try different pieces of code that respond to chat commands and teaches them how to change what rains down and where it falls to, allowing them to learn basic block programming and coding concepts through a fun example in Minecraft.

1. Coding with Minecraft:
Introduction

2. LESSON A:
MINECRAFT &
MAKECODE

7. LET’S TRY CODING:
Try programming and running each of these
pieces of code. Your teacher will demonstrate
the first one.
Remember if it’s go “on chat command” It
means it is expecting a word in chat.
Remember to press play to run!

8. CHICKEN!
Try programming the blocks to the right and
press play. What happens when you type the
word “Chicken” into chat.
Challenges
• Make it rain something else
• Make it rain something else with a different
word in chat.
• Change the position the “rain” falls

9. WHAT WE LEARNED
TODAY
How to play Minecraft: Education Edition
Block programming in Microsoft MakeCode
Made it rain hundreds of chickens through
coding