Your child is about to embark on an adventure that will change how he/she thinks about school — without ever leaving the classroom. That journey is with Classcraft, a role-playing game featuring mages, warriors, and healers that teachers and students play together.
This is no ordinary game. Students will still be learning all their normal lessons. What will change is how they connect with what they’re studying. Classcraft works as a layer over a regular class structure. Students create characters that can learn special powers and level up, and how they perform in the classroom is directly tied to whether their characters and teammates survive and thrive. |
Students aren’t playing a virtual game like Minecraft or World of Warcraft. While Classcraft is inspired by those games and is browser-based, it instead turns the offline, classroom experience into the adventure.
Students learn to help their peers, thereby helping their teammates in the game. They learn to participate and engage with what they’re learning — math, physics, language arts, social studies, anything — so that they can power up their character. And they’ll learn that what’s disruptive and negative behavior in class is also detrimental to their character’s success in the game. |
What is Classcraft?This video is a brief overview on how and why Classcraft was started. It gives a summary of what the game is and the purpose that it serves. It's a great introduction to the game!
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How do I sign up?This tutorial goes over how you, as a parent, sign up for Classcraft. By signing up, you are unlocking the full potential of this game and will see differences even at home! You, too, can reward Gold Points to your child when they are helping you out at home! Let's Gamify together!
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Frequently Asked Questions (Parents Edition)
How does the point system work? |
Students create characters that gain or lose Health Points (to survive in the game), Action Points (to use powers), and Experience Points (to level up). Students are rewarded in the game when they perform well during class, such as receiving Experience Points for correctly answering a question. When a student performs poorly, their character loses Health Points, which motivates him/her to improve.
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How can my child do well in this game? |
Students do better in the game when they work together in class, forming positive relationships and learning the value of teamwork. By working well with others and forming positive working relationships, the students will not only do well in the game, but gain a valuable trait and obtain a life long skill.
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What are Gold Points?What are Powers? |
Gold Points are great because you, as the parent, have total control of them! Award them to your child when they do their chores, are nice to their sibling, help out around the house, or doing their homework without being reminded. The choice is completely up to you. Let's gamify together and make this a great experience for all.
Students can teach their characters “powers” that often have real-life benefits, such as more time on an exam and the ability to use their notebook on a test. These powers act as the reward for good behavior.
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What does it mean when they fall in battle? |
When a character loses all his/her health, it’s up to fellow students to help bring him/her back to life! If their teammates can't or choose not to, they must face a consequence. Some examples are recess detention, a demerit, writing a letter to your parent explaining why you fell in battle, or maybe they get lucky and escape with nothing.
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