Don’t Know Where to Start with AI?
Start Here!
A 10-Week Hands-On Guide for Primary Teachers
to Explore, Play & Teach with AI.
Everyone’s talking about AI in education… but no one’s telling you where to actually start.
That’s where #AIinEducation comes in.
This is your step-by-step launchpad into AI for the primary classroom:
No jargon
No cost
No tech overload
Just classroom-ready fun.
#AIinEducation
EACH week you’ll get:
One FREE, safe AI Lesson Plan to try
4–5 practical classroom activities
LINKS to NSW outcomes (already matched for you)
PRINTABLE LessonPlans with student-ready tasks & reflection prompts.
Across 10 weeks, you and your students will explore how AI thinks,
draws, writes, sings, and speaks.
AND how kids can co-create with it, not just use it.
You’ll see behaviour improve, engagement soar and curiosity take over.
Whether you’re tech-hesitant or tech-curious,
this is your practical, playful entry point.
“I didn’t think I could use AI… now I can’t wait for the next activity!”
– Every teacher who tries Week 1
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#AIinEducation - Lesson Plans
WEEK 1 - Google’s Quick, Draw
HOW AI Sees and Learns
Hello there, doodlers and AI enthusiasts!
This is your friendly AI guide,
ready to take you on a
journey into the world of neural networks and doodling.
Get ready to test your drawing skills
and help teach a computer to recognise doodles. Buckle up and let's get started!
Download Week 1 - Quick, Draw!
it's FREE
WEEK 2 - Teachable Machine
A Magical ML Tool
This SPLENDID tool lets you quickly train a computer to recognise your own images, sounds or poses, no coding required!
Students have fun teaching AI to classify shapes, test predictions
and discover how machine learning works
and why data variety
ALWAYS matters.
Download Week 2 - Teachable Machine
it's FREE
WEEK 3 - The Blob Opera
A MUSICAL AI Experiment
This JOYFUL tool lets students drag blobs to create melodies and harmonies, explore pitch and vowel sounds and see how AI predicts musical patterns.
They learn about consonance (smooth) and dissonance (clashing), collaborate in pairs and share mini-performances that spark creativity and laughter.
Download Week 3 - The Blob Opera
it’s FREE
WEEK 4 - AMAZING World & AI
AMAZING World & AI-Generated Images
This WONDERFUL set of lessons lets students turn their own words into pictures, and the best part? NO drawing skills required! With just a carefully written prompt, a class can generate vivid images of new worlds, creatures, and adventures that no one has ever seen before. The IMAGINATIVE POSSIBILITIES
are endless!
Download Week 4 AMAZING World & AI
it’s FREE
WEEK 5 - Mega Prompts
MEGA Prompts & AI Image Magic
This INCREDIBLE week unlocks the power of words as paintbrushes! Students discover with the right prompt, they can summon dazzling AI-generated images, no sketching needed.
The SECRET? Clear, detailed descriptions.
The RESULTS are jaw-dropping & the classroom buzzes with
“WOW” moments!
Download Week 5 Mega Prompts
it’s FREE
WEEK 6 - Google Experiments
CREATING Music & Sound with Google Experiments
This ELECTRIFYING week turns classrooms into music studios! Students experiment with Google’s magical AI tools, Viola the Bird, Kandinsky & Word Synth, to transform drawings, colours and even words into sound.
The SECRET? Playful exploration and pattern-making.
The RESULTS? Hilarious, surprising soundscapes and mini-concerts that have everyone saying,
“Can we try one more?”
Download Week 6 Google Experiments
it’s FREE
WEEK 7 - SUPER SPAAs
Single-Purpose Assistants (SPAAs)
This GAME-CHANGING week puts AI to work as a personal learning coach! Students meet your custom-built SPAAs, Super Maths, Super English, Super Thinker & discover how AI can adapt to their questions, curiosity, and style.
The SECRET? Students drive the conversation by asking better prompts and following up.
The RESULTS? Deep thinking, personalised explanations & excitement!
Download Week 7 SPAAs
it’s FREE
WEEK 8 - Animation
What do YOU Like? Animation
Let’s be honest, nothing lights up a classroom like seeing kids bring their own writing to life!
This week we’re taking CREATIVITY up a notch. Students start by writing about what they love, no rules, no filters, just pure ideas.
Then the MAGIC begins: they record their writing, animate a character with Adobe Express Character Animate and experiment with different voice styles (excited, serious, silly, even alien!) to see how a change in delivery changes the entire message.
Download Week 8 Animation
it’s FREE
WEEK 9 - Prompting like a Pro
Prompt smart, think deeper, & take the lead.
This week isn’t just about using AI, it’s about directing it.
Students discover that:
clear, structured prompts yield stronger responses, choosing the right format (table, quiz, story) can reshape understanding, verifying AI-generated content is part of smart learning.
Ultimately, they realise their voice and decisions drive the outcome
and that’s the real power.
Download Week 9 Prompting like a Pro
it’s FREE
WEEK 10 - Fakery, Hallucinations
and Ethics
This is it, the BIG one!
Week 10 is where everything connects, the moment students realise it’s not about the machine, it’s about the Smart Human using it.
Why You’ll Love This Week
The Aha! Moment: Students finally see that AI isn’t good or bad, it’s human choices that make the difference.
Digital Detectives: They learn to spot hallucinations, fakes and media manipulation and to challenge what they see.
Ethics in Action: From cave art to deepfakes, we explore why humans fake, exaggerate and invent and how intention changes everything.
The Grand Finale: Students write their own AI Charter for the Future, five ways to use AI for good, five ways to prevent harm.
Download Week 10
Fakery, Hallucinations and Ethics
it’s FREE
AI in Education
Weeks 1-10
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Explore More FREE NLRAI Resources…….
NLRAI
No to Low-Risk AI (NLRAI) offers a solution, safe, compliant tools that empower students without compromising privacy or ethics.
The AI in Education Course uses only NLRAI resources. Read about what they are!
Download the White Paper
Meet the Monkey
See what the Monkey is up to in the AMAZING Stories and then write and AMAZING story.
Watch the videos & read the books.
A great way to introduce AI and it is also a NLRAI resource.
No to Low Risk AI
Choose Your Thinking Superpower:
Step into the world of Critical Thinking, First Principles Thinking, Creative Thinking, De Bono’s Lateral Thinking, or Logical Thinking. Each skill unlocks new ways to solve problems, spark fresh ideas, and see the world differently.
No boring lectures here, just thrilling challenges tailored to expand your mind.
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