Helping Children Make Sense of an AI-Shaped World
AI literacy for kids aged 6–8
Anya and the Robot Who Knew Everything
- a soon-to-be-published picture book for children aged 6–8 exploring what it means to grow up around AI, and why observation, critical thinking, and individual creativity matter more than ever.
It introduces the Look–Think–Ask framework for helping children develop thoughtful habits around AI from an early age.
Look–Think–Ask
The Need for Early AI Literacy
Look–Think–Ask is my framework for helping children pause before automatically accepting what technology tells them.
LOOK - What can I see for myself?
THINK - What do I think?
ASK - Who or what can help me find out if the answer is right?
The framework helps children practise observation, questioning and verification while keeping their own judgement and curiosity at the centre.
Children aged 6–8 need a simple, age-appropriate mental model of what AI is and is not.
That AI learns patterns from information created or provided by people. It can generate answers, pictures and suggestions, but it has not lived in the world, had experiences or developed understanding in the way a person has.
Early AI literacy can help children recognise the difference between receiving an answer and actually making sense of something for themselves.
An Educational Programme in Development
I am developing a small AI-literacy pilot for children aged 6–8 to explore how the ideas behind Look–Think–Ask can work in an educational setting.
The first stage will focus on guided discussion and practical activities, with feedback from children and educators helping shape the programme before it is developed further.
I am currently looking to connect with schools, libraries and other organisations interested in hosting a pilot, as well as companies, foundations and funding partners interested in supporting its development.