K–2 · Noticing, Sorting, Teaching

Sorting and Patterns

Unit 2 teaches the heart of how AI makes sense of the world: sorting things into groups by a rule, and spotting patterns that repeat. Across five 20–30 minute lessons, students teach Kai to sort with simple yes/no rules, find and continue patterns, and predict what comes next — the same skills AI uses to classify and forecast.

📘 5 lessons · 20–30 min lessons📄 5 printable activities + certificate

The 5 lessons

  1. 1

    What Is Sorting?

    20–30 min

    Children discover that sorting means grouping things by one feature, and help teach Kai to sort with a single rule.

    Vocabulary: sort · group · rule · Kai

  2. 2

    Make a Sorting Rule

    20–30 min

    Students learn a sorting rule can be a simple yes/no question, and make one to teach Kai where each item belongs.

    Vocabulary: rule · yes · no · sort · Kai

  3. 3

    Find the Pattern

    20–30 min

    Kids become pattern detectives, noticing the part of a sequence that repeats in a regular way.

    Vocabulary: pattern · repeat · same · Kai

  4. 4

    Continue & Predict the Pattern

    20–30 min

    Students predict what comes next in a repeating pattern and extend it — the way AI uses what came before to guess what's next.

    Vocabulary: pattern · predict · next · repeat · Kai

  5. 5

    Review: Sorting & Patterns with Kai

    20–30 min

    A playful review where children show they can teach Kai both to sort by a rule and to continue a pattern.

    Vocabulary: sort · rule · pattern · predict · Kai

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