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AI Curriculum for Ages 3–10 · Raipur Computer Labs

🎯 Big Idea

Children don't need to code to understand AI. They learn it the way they learn everything else — by playing, seeing, and doing. This program builds three lifelong skills: (1) Wonder — AI is a tool made by people; (2) Voice — kids can tell AI what they imagine; (3) Judgement — knowing what AI can and cannot do, and using it kindly and honestly.

Format: 30–40 min sessions, 1–2 per week. Pairs of children per computer (talking + sharing is part of the learning). Every activity in this website maps to a lesson below.

🌸 Ages 3–5 — “Explorers” (pre-readers)

Goal

AI is a friendly helper you can talk to. Build comfort, vocabulary, and cause→effect.

Skills

  • Speak a clear idea out loud (“a red dog”)
  • Understand: I say something → the computer makes something
  • Colours, animals, feelings, simple describing words

Activities (use the website)

  • 🎨 Magic Draw — child says an animal + colour; AI draws it. Teacher asks “What else? Add a hat!”
  • 📖 Story Time — pick a hero by tapping; listen to the story together; act it out.
  • 🔊 Listen button — teach them the speaker button reads everything (independence for pre-readers).

Teacher tips

  • Model one example first, then let them try. Celebrate every attempt.
  • Keep prompts to 2–4 words. Use the picture chips when speech is hard.

💙 Ages 6–8 — “Makers” (early readers)

Goal

AI follows your instructions. Better instructions → better results. Introduce that AI learns from examples.

Skills

  • Add detail to a prompt (“a tiny blue robot dancing in the rain”)
  • Ask questions and evaluate answers (“Is that true? How can we check?”)
  • Notice AI mistakes — AI is not always right.

Activities (use the website)

  • 🎨 Magic Draw — “Detail Challenge”: draw with 1 word, then add 3 details and compare.
  • 🤖 Talk to Robo — ask “why” questions; discuss the answers as a class.
  • 🧠 What is AI? — the sorting game: what can AI do vs. only humans.

Teacher tips

  • Run a “1000 cats” demo: explain AI learned by seeing many examples, like flashcards.
  • Praise the instruction, not just the picture: “Your clear words made that great!”

💚 Ages 8–10 — “Creators” (confident readers)

Goal

Use AI as a creative + thinking partner. Understand simply how it works and how to use it responsibly and honestly.

Skills

  • Prompting: subject + style + mood + details; iterate and improve.
  • How AI works (kid version): patterns from huge examples; it predicts, it doesn't “know”.
  • Responsible use: AI can be wrong or biased; always check; don't pretend AI work is fully your own; be kind.

Activities (use the website)

  • 🎨 Magic Draw — “Art Director”: recreate a target scene by refining the prompt 3 times.
  • 📖 Story Time — co-write: child gives hero + lesson, then edits/illustrates the AI story.
  • 🤖 Talk to Robo — “Fact Checker”: ask a question, then verify the answer in a book/with teacher.
  • Project: make an illustrated mini-storybook (story + 3 images) to present.

Teacher tips

  • Discuss a real AI mistake you find together — normalise that AI is a tool, not a truth machine.
  • Introduce simple ethics: ask permission, give credit, never make mean things about real people.

🛡️ Safety & Setup

📈 Simple Assessment (no tests)

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