Introducing the next generation to AI doesn’t require screens, coding, or complex technology. It requires stories, questions, and five minutes of conversation.
We’ve published 10 free, research‑based AI pre‑literacy activities designed for parents, educators, and caregivers of children ages 0–8. Each activity is a single vertical image that teaches one core idea: how to tell the difference between a machine that watches and saves, and a person who understands and cares.
The activities cover five essential pillars of AI pre-literacy:
1.Vocabulary — the words a child has for noticing and asking about AI
2. Sense-making — the mental models a child builds for what AI is and isn’t
3. Trust — how much a child believes what an AI-mediated system tells them
4. Socio-ethical awareness — early noticing of fairness, privacy, and harm
5. Empathic attunement — the ability to tell a machine’s simulated warmth from a person’s real feeling, and to keep human connection primary
Here’s what each activity explores:
- Activity 01 – Emma and Miro: A humanoid that pretends to be alive. Does it really feel?
- Activity 02 – Sam and Sky: A drone that watches with blue lasers and saves a map. Where does the map go? Who sees it?
- Activity 03 – Maya and the Car With No Driver: Who decides it’s safe to cross?
- Activity 04 – Zara and the Hungry Toy: A toy that says “I’m hungry.” Talking like hungry is not really hungry.
- Activity 05 – Lina and the Mirror That Talks: A mirror that guesses your face, not your inside feeling.
- Activity 06 – Omar and the Glasses That Whisper: A whispered answer is not a thought‑through answer.
- Activity 07 – Noor and the Listener on the Shelf: A speaker that listens all the time. Where does the whisper go?
- Activity 08 – Ayesha and the Vacuum That Draws Your House: A map of walls is not the meaning of home.
- Activity 09 – Bilal and the Tablet That Draws Stories: Who is the author?
- Activity 10 – Sara and the Doorbell That Knows Faces: A face belongs to me—privacy right.
Why this matters: AI is already in children’s lives. These activities build the early critical thinking they need to navigate it safely and thoughtfully.
Get all 10 activities here: https://aipreliteracy.org/ai-pre-literacy-learning-activities-group-1/
No device needed. Five pillars in five minutes. Free for every family and classroom.