New free TouchChat template: Minecraft

Six linked TouchChat boards for talking about Minecraft — the characters, the mobs, the realms, the items and the feelings the game brings up. Built on the WordPower 108 grid.

A child who plays Minecraft has a great deal to say and needs the game’s own words to say it. Characters holds Steve, Alex, the villager, the iron golem and the animals who travel with a player. Mobs holds the Creeper, the Enderman, the Ender Dragon and everything else that shows up at night. Realms takes a child from the Overworld to the Nether and the End, and into villages, caves and mineshafts. Items is the inventory, from the diamond sword to the elytra.

The board that makes it a way to talk, not just a picture list, is Feelings: scared when the Creeper hisses, proud after finishing a build, frustrated when the game is over, next to I built, I found, watch me, my turn and let’s play.

What’s on the boards

• Minecraft — The game’s own actions — build, mine, craft, explore, collect, survive, respawn, trade, farm, plant, fight, run, jump — plus day, night, safe, health, hungry, brave, strong, a few feelings and the words that start a conversation: I built, I found, let’s play, watch me, help.
• Characters — Steve, Alex, villager, iron golem, wolf, cat, parrot, horse, pig, cow, sheep, chicken, bee, axolotl, fox, panda, friend, trade, farm, eat, help, love, happy, sad, I found, let’s play.
• Mobs — Creeper, zombie, skeleton, spider, Enderman, Ghast, Blaze, Wither, Ender Dragon, slime, Piglin, drowned, witch, phantom, Warden, guardian, pillager, husk, health, fight, run, jump, win, help, respawn, brave, strong, scared, excited, surprised, frustrated, game over.
• Realms — Overworld, Nether, The End, village, ocean, cave, mountain, jungle, swamp, desert, snowy plains, forest, Nether fortress, End portal, Nether portal, mineshaft, stronghold, ocean monument, mansion, day, night, explore, survive, run, jump, safe, brave, excited, scared.
• Items — diamond, emerald, iron ingot, gold ingot, redstone, coal, obsidian, wood, cobblestone, dirt, diamond sword, pickaxe, axe, shovel, bow, arrow, shield, armor, fishing rod, crafting table, furnace, bed, torch, chest, TNT, potion, enchanted book, Ender pearl, elytra, compass, map, totem, golden apple, bread, steak, lava bucket, water bucket, build, mine, craft, collect, trade, eat, drink.
• Feelings — friend, health, help, win, respawn, brave, strong, safe, scared, excited, proud, surprised, bored, happy, sad, mad, frustrated, love, thank you, I built, I found, let’s play, watch me, my turn, game over, hungry.

It is built for WordPower 108 on TouchChat. That is the one thing worth checking before you download: a page laid out for one grid size will not fit another. In TouchChat you can see which vocabulary is in use under Menu → Vocab → Choose Vocab.

It is free, like everything in our library. Get the Minecraft template for TouchChat — or browse the whole free library.

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