5–10
Little Thinkers
Stories, one idea, one small act. AI is a tool in the room — never a secret friend.
- Sitting
- 15–20 minutes. A grown-up in the room.
- Ritual
- Ask a Grown-Up
- AI rule
- Conversation only. Hint, then stop. No homework answers. No names, photos, or school. If it feels confusing or unkind, ask a grown-up.
One step. A short story. Ask a Grown-Up. Conversation only. Do not clone an adult profile.
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A Tool, Not a Person
Autonomous AI · Sitting 1 · 18 min
First encounter with “the AI doesn’t always know” — sets the spine
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Ask a Grown-Up. One step. A short story. Ask a Grown-Up. Conversation only. Do not clone an adult profile. Conversation only. Hint, then stop. No homework answers. No names, photos, or school. If it feels confusing or unkind, ask a grown-up.
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Autonomous AI
Subject hub- Sitting 1A Tool, Not a PersonKids think a talking computer is a person18 min
- Sitting 2You Try, Then We AskThis is academic integrity at five years old: not a plagiarism lecture, a pencil rule18 min
- Sitting 3Sometimes the Tool Is WrongKeep this physical18 min
- Sitting 4The Tool Waits for a Grown-UpKeep permissions physical: a closed laptop, a disabled send button, you holding the account18 min
- Sitting 5We Keep Our NamePractice the sentence out loud: 'We keep our name18 min
- Sitting 6A Whole Sitting TogetherThis is the capstone for the band18 min
Art
Subject hub- Sitting 1Looking Longer Than the FeedThis is the first sitting on taste18 min
- Sitting 1Make a Mess FirstUgly is the goal18 min
- Sitting 2Copy From Life, Not From a PromptThis sitting teaches the child to copy from life, not from a prompt18 min
- Sitting 3The Default LookEvery generator has a default: the lighting, the colors, the composition that it produces when you do not constrain it18 min
- Sitting 4The Feed Trains Your EyeThis sitting teaches the child that the feed trains their eye18 min
- Sitting 5You Can Say NoThis sitting teaches the child that they can refuse18 min
- Sitting 6Taste Is a MuscleThis is the capstone for the little band18 min
Computer Science
Subject hub- Sitting 1Rules for a HelperNo need to code18 min
- Sitting 2Write the NeversSitting 1 named nevers18 min
- Sitting 3Keep the Gate ShutA refuse-list with tools already on is theater18 min
- Sitting 4How to Stop ItPermission without an off switch is a trap18 min
- Sitting 5Practice on PretendThis is the little form of eval18 min
- Sitting 6The House HelperCapstone, not a product launch18 min
English
Subject hubHistory
Subject hub- Sitting 1A Piece From ThenUse a photo, a coin image, a two-line quote18 min
- Sitting 2The Story Behind a Real ThingThis sitting is about looking at a real thing before hearing the story about it18 min
- Sitting 2Who Held It?Sitting 2 of Look First18 min
- Sitting 3Then, Not NowSitting 318 min
- Sitting 4Two TellersSitting 418 min
- Sitting 5Keep the PieceSitting 518 min
- Sitting 6Look First — The Whole PathCapstone18 min
World Languages
Subject hub- Sitting 1Your Mouth Has to MoveYou don't need to be fluent18 min
- Sitting 2Hear It, Then You Say ItOne phrase18 min
- Sitting 3Hear It and Say It BackThis sitting is about hearing a word in another language and saying it back18 min
- Sitting 3One Phrase That Is YoursThank you, please, a food, hello18 min
- Sitting 4Ask Out LoudOne question18 min
- Sitting 5You Say It, Not the SpeakerName the rule out loud18 min
- Sitting 6Mouth First, Then the ToolCapstone of the Voice little arc18 min
Mathematics
Subject hub- Sitting 1Guess, Then CountUse objects on the table18 min
- Sitting 2The Path on PaperSitting 1 was guess, then count18 min
- Sitting 3Catch a Wild NumberYou will say a wrong number on purpose, confidently18 min
- Sitting 4Count It Two WaysSame objects18 min
- Sitting 5About, Not ExactUse a jar of beans, a bookshelf, or cars in a lot from the window — something they cannot finish in ten seconds18 min
- Sitting 6Catch the MachineThis is the capstone of the little math arc, not a calculator lesson18 min
Wisdom & Philosophy
Subject hub- Sitting 1The Circle You ControlThis is Epictetus for small hands18 min
- Sitting 2The Quiet NotebookPlague and war are in his life18 min
- Sitting 3The Shortest Thing We HaveSeneca on time, without the death-obsession18 min
- Sitting 4The ShipwreckThis is the founding story of Stoicism18 min
- Sitting 5Good Is What You ChooseKeep it concrete18 min
- Sitting 6Seeds Inside EveryoneZeno called them 'logos spermaticos' — seeds of reason18 min
- Sitting 7Everyone Is FamilyZeno invented the word 'cosmopolitan' — citizen of the world18 min
- Sitting 8Living the Way Things AreKeep it concrete18 min
- Sitting 9What Zeno Left BehindStay with what Zeno left behind18 min
Science
Subject hub- Sitting 1The Scale Versus the MouthThis is the first sitting on measurement18 min
- Sitting 1Guess About the World, Then LookKitchen science18 min
- Sitting 2Numbers Need NamesUnits are the names of numbers18 min
- Sitting 3Every Measurement WigglesThis sitting teaches the child that measurement is not exact18 min
- Sitting 4When the Model Is WrongThis sitting teaches the child that the model can be confidently wrong about numbers18 min
- Sitting 5Trusting the Right AmountThis sitting teaches the child that the goal is not to never trust the model18 min
- Sitting 6Measure TwiceThis is the capstone for the little band18 min
Critical Thinking
Subject hub- Sitting 1A Claim Is a Sentence You Can CheckUse ordinary claims ('there are no more apples,' 'it always rains on Tuesdays')18 min
- Sitting 2Say It the Kind Way FirstSibling fights are the lab18 min
- Sitting 3It's Brave to ChangePraise the change, not the original error18 min
- Sitting 4What Do Those Words Mean?Fair, always, never, cheat, share18 min
- Sitting 5Smooth Is Not the Same as TrueAds, show hosts, and talking tools all do smooth18 min
- Sitting 6The Whole PathCapstone18 min