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 1Assist-readyA Tool, Not a PersonThis sitting names the category error every child will meet: a fluent voice feels like a someone18 min
- Sitting 2Assist-readyYou Try, Then We AskThis is academic integrity at five years old: not a plagiarism lecture, a pencil rule18 min
- Sitting 3Assist-readySometimes the Tool Is WrongKeep this physical18 min
- Sitting 4Assist-readyThe Tool Waits for a Grown-UpKeep permissions physical: a closed laptop, a disabled send button, you holding the account18 min
- Sitting 5Assist-readyWe Keep Our NamePractice the sentence out loud: 'We keep our name18 min
- Sitting 6Assist-readyA Whole Sitting TogetherThis is the capstone for the band18 min
Art
Subject hub- Sitting 1Assist-readyLooking Longer Than the FeedThis is the first sitting on taste18 min
- Sitting 1Assist-readyMake a Mess FirstUgly is the goal18 min
- Sitting 2Assist-readyCopy From Life, Not From a PromptThis sitting teaches the child to copy from life, not from a prompt18 min
- Sitting 3Assist-readyThe Default LookEvery generator has a default: the lighting, the colors, the composition that it produces when you do not constrain it18 min
- Sitting 4Assist-readyThe Feed Trains Your EyeThis sitting teaches the child that the feed trains their eye18 min
- Sitting 5Assist-readyYou Can Say NoThis sitting teaches the child that they can refuse18 min
- Sitting 6Assist-readyTaste Is a MuscleThis is the capstone for the little band18 min
Computer Science
Subject hubEnglish
Subject hubHistory
Subject hubWorld Languages
Subject hubMathematics
Subject hub- Sitting 1Assist-readyGuess, Then CountUse objects on the table18 min
- Sitting 2Assist-readyThe Path on PaperSitting 1 was guess, then count18 min
- Sitting 3Assist-readyCatch a Wild NumberYou will say a wrong number on purpose, confidently18 min
- Sitting 4Assist-readyCount It Two WaysSame objects18 min
- Sitting 5Assist-readyAbout, 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 6Assist-readyCatch the MachineThis is the capstone of the little math arc, not a calculator lesson18 min
Wisdom & Philosophy
Subject hub- Sitting 1Assist-readyThe Circle You ControlThis is Epictetus for small hands18 min
- Sitting 2Assist-readyThe Quiet NotebookPlague and war are in his life18 min
- Sitting 3Assist-readyThe Shortest Thing We HaveSeneca on time, without the death-obsession18 min
- Sitting 4Assist-readyThe ShipwreckThis is the founding story of Stoicism18 min
- Sitting 5Assist-readyGood Is What You ChooseKeep it concrete18 min
- Sitting 6Assist-readySeeds Inside EveryoneZeno called them 'logos spermaticos' — seeds of reason18 min
- Sitting 7Assist-readyEveryone Is FamilyZeno invented the word 'cosmopolitan' — citizen of the world18 min
- Sitting 8Assist-readyLiving the Way Things AreKeep it concrete18 min
- Sitting 9Assist-readyThe Founder's Last DayZeno lived to about 72 — a long life for the ancient world18 min
Science
Subject hub- Sitting 1Assist-readyThe Scale Versus the MouthThis is the first sitting on measurement18 min
- Sitting 1Assist-readyGuess About the World, Then LookKitchen science18 min
- Sitting 2Assist-readyNumbers Need NamesUnits are the names of numbers18 min
- Sitting 3Assist-readyEvery Measurement WigglesThis sitting teaches the child that measurement is not exact18 min
- Sitting 4Assist-readyWhen the Model Is WrongThis sitting teaches the child that the model can be confidently wrong about numbers18 min
- Sitting 5Assist-readyTrusting the Right AmountThis sitting teaches the child that the goal is not to never trust the model18 min
- Sitting 6Assist-readyMeasure TwiceThis is the capstone for the little band18 min
Critical Thinking
Subject hub- Sitting 1Assist-readyA Claim Is a Sentence You Can CheckUse ordinary claims ('there are no more apples,' 'it always rains on Tuesdays')18 min
- Sitting 2Assist-readySay It the Kind Way FirstSibling fights are the lab18 min
- Sitting 3Assist-readyIt's Brave to ChangePraise the change, not the original error18 min