AI Tools Amani Knows

First / Then

First, we will discover AI tools Amani already uses every day, then we will play the AI Spotter game together.

Interest Anchor

We will connect this lesson to technology because Amani loves computers and exploring digital tools like Miacademy.

Duration

Total: 30 minutes

• 5 minutes: Regulation check and review chant
• 10 minutes: Introduction to AI tools Amani already uses
• 10 minutes: AI Spotter activity (identifying AI in daily life)
• 5 minutes: Drawing and review

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Learning Objectives and Standards

• ELA.1.F.1.3: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations and digital media to communicate ideas.
• MA.1.DP.1.1: Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories (AI Spotter categorization).
• SC.1.N.1.1: Recognize that information can be gathered from observations and experiences (recognizing AI activities).
• Technology Integration: Identify simple examples of technology and how they assist daily life (aligned with Florida NGSSS guiding principles for Science and Technology).

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Regulation Note

Before starting, we will do a 5-minute review of Amani’s favorite anatomy flashcards or a simple cat-themed counting chant to check readiness. If she is dysregulated, we will postpone today’s new concepts and do calming proprioceptive input like wall push-ups or weighted hugging.

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1. Review and Regulation Check (5 minutes)

Rhythmic chant (to echo and build script bank):
"AI helps me every day,
In games, in voice, in words I say." (Repeat 3 times with clapping rhythm)

Review activity: Use anatomy cards or cat counting as a familiar task, verbally naming body parts or counting spots on cats.

Control of Error: Cards are self-correcting with colored backs (Amani can check independently).

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2. Introduction: AI Tools Amani Already Uses (10 minutes)

Delivery Script:

1. "Amani, did you know there are helpers inside your computer and tablet called AI? They are smart helpers that listen, learn, and help you."
2. "You use them every day in Miacademy to learn, right? And when you ask Alexa or Siri to play music or tell the weather, that’s AI too!"
3. "Let’s look at pictures and names of some AI tools. You will tell me which ones you know or have used."

Materials: Pictures of AI tools (Miacademy logo, voice assistant icon, smart toy, chatbot cartoon). Cards have matching backs for self-check.

Activity: Amani will point or say if she knows or uses the tool. Educator scribe notes answers without correction.

Control of Error: Matching pictures and real logos allow Amani to confirm if she recognizes the tool herself.

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3. AI Spotter Game (10 minutes)

Delivery Script:

1. "Now we play a game called AI Spotter! I will tell you a story or show a picture. If it has AI doing a job, you will say ‘AI!’ and if it doesn’t, you say ‘No AI!’ ready?"
2. Show 5 scenarios, for example:
   • A voice assistant answering a question (AI!)
   • A cat sleeping (No AI!)
   • Miacademy helping choose a game (AI!)
   • A paper book closing (No AI!)
   • A smart toy dancing (AI!)

Chant to add rhythm during the game:
“Is it AI? Yes or no,
I listen close, I watch and know.” (Repeat briefly between examples)

Control of Error: Cards have colored icons that light up or turn to “AI” or “No AI” when placed on the right spot, so Amani can immediately see if her choice was correct without verbal correction.

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4. Drawing and Review (5 minutes)

Delivery Script:

1. "Let’s draw one AI tool you use and like. You can add details and then tell me about it."
2. Educator scribes dictation or transcribes Amani’s verbal/scaffolded description next to the drawing.

Control of Error: Drawing provides intrinsic feedback through Amani's own visual and verbal narrative.

Low-Sensory Alternative: If tactile demand is too high, show digital drawing on tablet with simple tools and minimal sound.

Station Version: Picture-matching cards and simple yes/no charts to reinforce AI spotting can be left for independent play.

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Portfolio Note

Photograph Amani’s drawing and dictated description of her AI tool.
Document her verbal identification of AI tools and game responses.
Evidence: Florida B.E.S.T. Standards

• ELA.1.F.1.3 (using digital media vocabulary)
• MA.1.DP.1.1 (data categorization in AI Spotter)
• SC.1.N.1.1 (observation of technology as information source)

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Summary Delivery Script for Educator Use

"Hello Amani! First we are going to look at some helpers you already know inside your computer and tablet. Then we will play a game to find where AI is working in stories and pictures. Remember our chant — ‘AI helps me every day in games, voice, and words I say.’ When you see or hear AI, say ‘AI!’ and if not, say ‘No AI!’ At the end, you can draw your favorite AI helper. Ready? Let’s check our body parts or cats and get started."

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Thank you for trusting me with Amani’s learning journey! This lesson honors her interests, neurological needs, and twice-exceptional profile, combining Montessori principles and Florida B.E.S.T. standards into a tangible, joyful experience.