My Work Is Mine
When you do it yourself, you can say "I made this!" Let's learn what makes work truly your own.
Two Drawings
Kavi the owl sees two kids. Mimi draws her own cat 🐱 — "I made this myself!" she cheers. Next to her, Pip traces Mimi's cat and says "I made it too!" Kavi tilts his head: "Hmm — Pip copied Mimi's work. The honest thing is to say 'Mimi made it, I traced it.'" Kavi smiles: "When YOU do it, it's yours. Let's learn what makes work truly mine!"
What your child will learn
A peek inside
Try this at home: Circle the one that is YOUR OWN work: ✏️ I drew it myself 👀 I copied a friend 🤖 a robot made it
Questions parents ask
+What does "my work should be mine" mean for a young child?
It means the child did the work themselves — drew the picture, built the tower, or wrote the words with their own hands and ideas. If someone else did it, or they copied it, it is not their own work, and the honest thing is to say who really did it.
+How do I teach a child not to copy?
Keep it concrete: praise work they do themselves, and gently name copying when it happens ("that one is your friend's drawing, not yours"). Teach the honest sentence: "I made this myself" only when it is true, and "my friend helped me" or "a machine made it" when it is not.
+Why is "my work is mine" an AI-literacy lesson?
Machines and AI helpers can make pictures, words and answers. Children need to learn early that if a machine made it, it is not their own work — and to be honest about what they did themselves versus what a helper or a machine did.
+What age is this lesson for?
It is a Stage 2 lesson for roughly ages 6–7 in KAVI Academy's AI-literacy track. It uses a story and sorting games, with very little reading required.
+Is the lesson free?
Yes — this overview and the printable PDF handout are free. The full interactive lesson and the endless practice are part of KAVI Academy.
Part of AI Literacy · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.