AI Literacy · Stage 1
On and Off
A machine waits for a grown-up to turn it on and off!
✦ AI Literacy📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~8 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
I know a person is in charge of the machine.
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Kavi and the Click
Kavi the owl watches a grown-up press a button — click! The lamp 💡 turns on. Click again — the lamp turns off. "Did the lamp decide to wake up?" hoots Kavi. "No! A person is in charge of the machine. The machine waits for a grown-up to turn it on and off."
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What your child will learn
1Who is in charge?Look at the lamp 💡 and the grown-up 🧑. Who decides when the lamp turns on and off? Tap each card!
2Who turns it on?Some things need a person to turn them on. Some things have no on-and-off button at all. Tap the right box for each one!
3Who turns it on and off?Now YOU decide! Ask: who is in charge? Predict, then tap to check. Tap Next test for more.
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A peek inside
The lamp 💡 is off. Who can turn it on — the lamp or a person?
The lamp cannot turn itself on. A grown-up presses the button to turn it on.
Try this at home: Circle the thing a person turns on and off: 💡 lamp 🌳 tree 🐶 dog
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of AI Literacy · Stage 1 · S1 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.