📚 Curriculum
The complete K–12 AI literacy curriculum
A full-year path for every grade band, from a five-year-old teaching a robot to sort, to an eighteen-year-old defending an AI design before an ethics board. One unifying philosophy: You Are the Teacher.
K–2 AI Wonderers
Ages 5–7Noticing, Sorting, TeachingPattern recognition, sequences, and teaching by example
HiKIDAI's K–2 AI literacy curriculum introduces children ages 5–7 to how computers and AI really work — through play, stories, and hands-on activities, not screens. Across 5 units and 25 short lessons, young learners teach a friendly robot named Kai to follow instructions, sort by rules, spot patterns, fix mistakes, and learn from examples — discovering that machines only know what we teach them. Built for kindergarten–grade 2 classrooms and homeschools: 20–30 minute lessons, printable activities, and a completion certificate.
Full-year scope · 5 units
Key vocabulary: machine · instruction · pattern · predict · AI · example · mistake
Every lesson follows the same 5 steps
Teachers and parents always know what comes next. No prep surprises, no improvising.
Warm-up
A quick hook that connects to what students already know
Mini-lesson
One core idea, explained in age-appropriate language
Main activity
A game, card sort, worksheet, or hands-on challenge
Reflection
Students explain what the AI did and why
Exit check
A fast check that the lesson outcome landed
More than “how to use a chatbot”
HiKIDAI teaches students to understand, question, and direct AI, not just consume it.
Understand how AI works
Students learn core ideas like data, patterns, training, and prompts through play, stories, and hands-on activities. It starts with robots and rules in K–2 and builds to model design and governance by Grade 12.
Think critically about AI
They practice spotting mistakes, bias, and limitations so they question AI outputs instead of treating them as magic. Even K–2 students discover that AI can be wrong, and that humans are responsible for the examples they give it.
Use AI responsibly
Older learners explore fairness, privacy, and ethics, preparing them to use AI responsibly in school, work, and daily life.
Built for real classrooms and homeschools
HiKIDAI plugs into existing schedules without requiring a new subject block. Run one lesson per week across the year, or use units as focused modules inside technology, STEM, or homeroom time.
- ✓5 units per grade band, 5 lessons per unit
- ✓K–2 lessons: 20–30 minutes · Grades 3–5: 30–45 minutes · Grades 6–12: 45–60 minutes
- ✓Capstone project in every band
- ✓Flexible pacing: weekly or bi-weekly
🏫 For teachers and schools
- ✓Lesson-by-lesson guides with unit overviews
- ✓Printable activities and offline options for low-tech classrooms
- ✓Quick assessments and capstone rubrics for easy grading
- ✓May qualify for DOE AI Literacy Grant funding
- ✓Under $15 per student for a full-year classroom license
🏠 For parents and homeschools
- ✓One-time purchase, no subscription, yours forever
- ✓Family Pack covers multiple children at different grade levels
- ✓Parent guides and discussion prompts for each unit
- ✓Printable, screen-light activities that work offline
- ✓Clear year-long path, flexible enough for weekends and holidays
Aligned to the standards that matter
Every game and activity maps to internationally recognised AI literacy frameworks, so you can show exactly which benchmark each lesson meets.
AI4K12 Five Big Ideas coverage
Framework alignment
No accounts for students, no cookies, no tracking. Games run entirely in the browser.
🧠 The Philosophy: You Are the Teacher
“You Are the Teacher” is not just a tagline. It’s the engine behind every game we build. Children learn best when they explain, debug, and teach. So we put them in charge of Kai, a curious robot who needs their help to sort, decide, audit, and govern.
From a five-year-old discovering a secret sorting rule to an eighteen-year-old defending an AI design before an ethics board, the same truth holds: the best way to understand AI is to teach it.
Ready to start the journey?
Try the free sorting game or explore packs to unlock the full curriculum.