Notes from the standards trenches.
Practical writing on teaching AI literacy in grades 6–12 — what works, what to say to admin, and the exact standards behind each move. No hot takes; just things you can use.
Grades 6–12 Using AI in World Language Classroom: ACTFL Standards
Out-design, not out-detect: how to use AI in the world language classroom with ACTFL standards, a worked Spanish feedback example, and grade 6-12 activities.
Grades 9–12 AI Career Readiness Lesson Plan for High School (5-Day Unit)
An AI career readiness lesson plan for high school — a 5-day unit for grades 9-12 teaching AI job skills, resume co-drafting, and a career pathway plan.
Grades 6–8 How to Use AI to Teach Reading Comprehension (Grades 6-8)
Use AI to prep reading comprehension for grades 6-8 — leveled questions, discussion prompts, and exit tickets — while students still do the actual reading.
Grades 6–8 AI Creative Writing Lesson Plan for Middle School
How to run an AI creative writing lesson in middle school without students copying AI — a paper-first Draft, Invite, Choose, Own protocol with a grading log.
Grades 6–8 AI Citation Lesson Plan for Middle School (MLA + Disclosure)
Teach grades 6-8 students to cite ChatGPT in MLA format and disclose AI use honestly — with a 30-minute lesson plan, worked example, and standards crosswalk.
Grades 6–8 Teach Students to Evaluate AI Writing Feedback (Grades 6-8)
A step-by-step Accept, Revise, Reject protocol that teaches grades 6-8 students to evaluate AI writing feedback instead of pasting it straight in.
Grades 6–8 AI Literacy Choice Board for Grades 6-8 (9 Tasks)
A ready-to-use AI literacy choice board for grades 6-8: nine differentiated tasks, a standards crosswalk, and timing to run it across 3-5 class periods.
Grades 6–8 How to Use AI in Science Class (Grades 6-8)
How to use AI in science class grades 6-8: a hypothesis-narrowing protocol, a CER coaching workflow, and a printable NGSS crosswalk for your department chair.
Grades 9–12 AI College Essay Lesson Plan for Grades 11-12
An AI college essay lesson plan for grades 11-12: a 3-day unit teaching ethical brainstorming, a green/yellow/red decision matrix, and disclosure writing.
Grades 6–8 AI Current Events Lesson Plan for Middle School
A reusable AI-in-the-news warm-up for grades 6-8: one headline, three discussion questions, one exit ticket. CCSS SL + ISTE standards crosswalk included.
Grades 6–8 AI Math Lesson Plan Grade 7: Use AI Without the Answer Key
A grade 7 AI math lesson plan that aims AI at the thinking, not the answer: a task-design matrix, an error-analysis workflow, and a full worked example.
Grades 6–8 AI Literacy Game for Middle School: Run It in 45 Minutes
Two print-ready formats for an AI literacy game for middle school — quiz bowl cards and a card sort activity. Step-by-step facilitation guide for grades 6-8.
Grades 9–12 How to Teach AI Prompting to High School Students
A 5-day sequence—zero-shot to prompt portfolio—for grades 9-12. Reframe academic integrity: the documented prompt IS the evidence of student thinking.
Grades 9–12 AI Ethics Discussion Questions for High School
Eight AI ethics discussion questions for grades 9-12 with real 2025 cases, ISTE 1.2 crosswalk, and a facilitation script for non-tech teachers.
Grades 6–8 Unplugged machine learning activities for middle school
Teach supervised vs. unsupervised learning with card sorts and role-plays — no devices required. Aligns with AI4K12 Big Idea #3, ISTE 1.5.b, and ISTE 1.5.c.
Grades 6–8 Teaching AI Literacy to Students with IEPs and ELL: Grades 6–8
How to teach AI literacy in an inclusive middle school classroom — UDL framework, WIDA scaffolds, 3-tier IEP/ELL table, and ready-made resources.
Grades 6–8 How to Teach Deepfakes to Middle School Students
Teach deepfakes to middle school students with a grade-differentiated 45-minute lesson, 4-step verification routine, and ISTE 1.3.b alignment for grades 6-8.
Grades 6–8 AI Parent Letter Template for Middle School Teachers
A ready-to-copy AI parent letter for grades 6-8 teachers — 5-sentence structure, curriculum night Q&A scripts, and the comparison table no SERP page has.
Grades 6–8 Ethos Pathos Logos AI Writing Lesson for Grade 7-8 ELA
A one-period lesson using AI-generated text as a rhetorical specimen. Students apply ethos, pathos, logos to find what's missing — then fix their own drafts.
Grades 6–8 AI Acceptable Use Agreement for Middle School Students
How to create, implement, and enforce a classroom AI acceptable use agreement for grades 6-8 — without waiting for district guidance.
Grades 6–8 How Generative AI Works: A Lesson Plan for Grade 7
How generative AI works: a 50-minute grade 7 lesson with autocomplete hook, small-group investigation, and exit ticket. Covers ISTE 1.3.d and AI4K12 #4.
Grades 6–8 Year-Long AI Literacy Curriculum for Grades 6, 7, and 8
Plan a year-long AI literacy curriculum for middle school grades 6-8 threaded through ELA, science, and social studies. Scope, sequence, and state mandates.
Grades 6–8 How to Teach Students to Use AI for Research in Middle School
Give grades 6-8 a research protocol they can follow: Q-Search-Prompt-Verify-Cite. Includes grade-by-grade scaffolds and ISTE 1.3 + CCSS standards crosswalk.
Grades 6–8 AI Argument Writing Lesson for Middle School: Debate to Draft
Teach AI argument writing in grades 6-8 with a debate-to-essay sequence: 5 differentiated prompts, CCSS W.6.1–W.8.1 alignment, and a ready-to-print organizer.
Grades 6–8 AI Back-to-School Lesson Plan for Middle School Grades 6–8
A 3-day AI back-to-school lesson plan for grades 6–8: Day 1 sort activity, Day 2 hallucination hunt, Day 3 AI use agreement. ISTE + AI4K12 aligned.
Grades 6–8 Teach AI Without Computers: No-Tech Lessons 6-8
Teach AI without computers in grades 6-8. Three no-tech activities — card sort, Turing Test role-play, bias worksheet — run in 45 minutes with zero devices.
Grades 6–8 AI Honor Pledge for Middle School Students — Make It Stick
An AI honor pledge for middle school helps grades 6-8 build honest AI habits — what to include, how to co-create it, and why it works better than detection.
Grades 6–8 Teach AI in Everyday Life: Lesson Plans for Grades 6, 7, 8
AI in everyday life lesson plans for grades 6, 7, and 8: gallery walk, social media bias decoder, and career-readiness jigsaw. ISTE 1.3.d and CCSS aligned.
Grades 6–8 AI Discussion Partner for Middle School Literary Analysis
Use AI as a Socratic discussion partner in grades 6-8 ELA. Five ready-to-paste prompt templates, a 45-minute lesson plan, and CCSS SL.7.1 alignment.
Grades 6–8 5-Day AI Literacy Unit Middle School: Complete Lesson Guide
A complete 5-day AI literacy unit for grades 6-8 — day-by-day pacing, standards crosswalk, printable worksheets. Fits ELA, science, or social studies.
Grades 6–8 AI Chatbot Comparison Lesson for Middle School Grades 6-8
AI chatbot comparison lesson for grades 6-8: students test ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot on one prompt, score each on 5 criteria, then defend their choice.
Grades 6–8 Differentiated AI Literacy Lesson Plans for Middle School
Teach AI literacy to ALL your grades 6-8 students with differentiated lesson plans at three reading levels — Lexile 600-700, on-level, and advanced.
Grades 6–8 AI-Resistant Assessment: 5 Strategies (Grades 6-8)
Learn 5 AI-resistant assessment strategies for grades 6-8 — process documentation, exit tickets, oral defense — making AI cheating irrelevant by design.
Grades 6–8 AI and Fake News: A 4-Case-Study Lesson for Grades 6-8
Teach grades 6-8 students to spot AI fake news using 4 real 2025 case studies and the SIFT protocol. Aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.8 and ISTE 1.3.b.
Grades 6–8 AI Unplugged Activities for Middle School Science Class
Three printable AI labs for middle school science — animal classifier, carbon-cost data, and source evaluation — no devices needed, NGSS-aligned, grades 6-8.
Grades 6–8 How to Teach AI Prompting to Middle School Students
A 10-day AI prompting unit plan for grades 6-8 — paper-first sequence, CRAFT framework, cross-curricular ELA, science, and social studies examples.
Grades 6–8 How AI Uses Student Data: A Privacy Lesson Plan for Grade 7
Teach grade-7 students what AI collects, where it goes, and how to stay safe — a ready-to-print AI data privacy lesson plan with standards alignment.
Grades 6–8 AI Data Privacy Lesson for Middle School
What happens to student data when they use AI chatbots? A practical 45-minute lesson covering FERPA, COPPA 2025, and what students should never type.
Grades 6–8 AI Project-Based Learning Middle School: No Coding Needed
AI project-based learning for middle school: three no-coding PBL units, a 5-day scaffold, and standards alignment for ELA, social studies, and science.
Grades 6–8 AI Fact vs Fiction: 5 Student Myths to Debunk in Grades 6-8
Five AI myths grade 6-8 students actually believe—from 'AI has feelings' to 'AI is neutral'—plus a 20-minute no-prep warm-up and a full standards crosswalk.
Grades 6–8 AI Literacy Center Activities for Middle School Grades 6-8
Five AI literacy centers for grades 6-8: bias sorting, prompt craft, hallucination check, ethics case sort, and exit ticket — all in 45 minutes.
Grades 6–8 AI Bias Social Studies Unit: Civics Lessons for Grades 6-8
A 4-lesson AI bias social studies unit for middle school: real government cases, civic-action project, ISTE 1.7.b aligned. See the lessons.
Grades 6–8 AI ELA Writing Workshop for Grades 7-8: A 5-Lesson Unit
A 5-lesson AI ELA writing workshop for grades 7-8: day-by-day arc, revision log, rubric, and standards crosswalk aligned to CCSS.W.7.4 and ISTE 1.6.b.
Grades 6–8 AI Literacy Curriculum Map for Middle School (Grades 6–8)
A month-by-month AI literacy curriculum map for grades 6–8: five AI4K12 Big Ideas, cross-curricular placement, and a ready standards crosswalk.
Grades 6–8 Evaluate AI Sources with SIFT: A Worksheet for Grades 6-8
Apply SIFT to AI sources: a three-tier triage log (Verified, Plausible, Fabricated) for grades 6-8 ELA, social studies, and science research writing.
Grades 6–8 AI Prompt Starters: 50 Formula Cards for Grades 6-8
50 fill-in-the-blank AI prompt formula cards for grades 6-8, covering ELA, science, and social studies — aligned to ISTE 1.4.a. Print, cut, and go.
Grades 6–8 AI Vocabulary Worksheet Middle School: 60 Terms to Know
Which 60 AI vocabulary terms should middle schoolers know? A standards-anchored 3-tier sequence — foundational, applied, and ethical — for grades 6-8 teachers.
Grades 6–8 AI prompt cheat sheet for middle school students
A classroom CRAFT prompt cheat sheet gives students five questions before every AI task. What to include, how to display it, and which standards it covers.
Grades 6–8 AI Debate Activity Middle School: 8 Topics, 4 Formats
Eight AI debate topics and four formats for grades 6-8, including Four Corners and Socratic Seminar, aligned to CCSS SL.7.1, ISTE 1.2.b, and AI4K12 Big Idea #5.
Grades 6–8 AI literacy pre-assessment, grades 6-8
AI literacy pre-assessment for grades 6-8: discover what students actually know about AI on Day 1 — before six weeks of instruction miss the mark.
Grades 6–8 Artificial intelligence sub plan for grades 6-8: no prep
Self-contained AI literacy sub plan for grades 6-8 any substitute can run — covers what AI is, how it learns, and an ethics reflection. No tech, print and go.
Grades 6–8 AI warm-up activities for middle school
Daily AI warm up activities for middle school grades 6–8: bell ringer routines, the 5 terms students confuse most, and a 30-day printable pack.
Grade 8 AI ethics activity grade 8: card sort for real discussion
Five-category card sort AI ethics activity for grade 8: eight dilemma scenarios, facilitation moves, and ISTE/AI4K12/CCSS standards alignment.
Grades 6–8 AI vs human writing activity grade 7: spot the bot
A 45-minute grade 7 ELA activity where students compare AI vs human writing using a 5-mechanic checklist — aligned to ISTE 1.3.b and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.8.
Grades 6–8 AI environmental impact lesson for grades 6-8: 45-min plan
A 45-minute AI environmental impact lesson plan for grades 6-8: student water calculations, discussion questions, and standards crosswalk.
Grades 6–8 First-day AI literacy lesson for middle school: 45 min
A 45-minute first-day AI literacy lesson for grades 6-8: Human-or-AI icebreaker, vocabulary cards, and exit ticket. ISTE 1.3.d + AI4K12 Big Idea #1.
Grades 6–8 AI hallucination examples for grade 7 ELA: 5 to teach Monday
Five real AI hallucination examples — from $100B Bard ads to fake court cases — with a 3-step verification routine for grade 7 ELA. Download the worksheet.
Grade 7 AI hallucination worksheet grade 7 — free, 45-min ready
Free printable AI hallucination fact-check worksheet for grade 7 ELA — 1 page, 45-min lesson, ISTE 1.3.b + CCSS.W.7.8 aligned, with 3-point rubric.
Grade 8 Teaching AI bias in grade 8 — a 45-minute station activity
A printable grade-8 activity where students audit real AI outputs for cultural, source, and gender bias — with rubric and discussion guide. ISTE 1.3.d aligned.
Grades 6–8 CRAFT prompting framework for middle school: 3-day arc
The 3-day CRAFT prompting framework arc for middle school — cross-subject templates, IEP scaffolds, a 1-4 rubric students self-score. Grab the printable.
Grades 6–8 ISTE AI standards: middle school activities
The ISTE Student Standards strands AI literacy lessons must hit for grades 6-8 — with 5 standards-aligned activities mapped to each. Free downloads inside.
Grade 7 Free grade-7 AI literacy lesson plan — no prep, 45 min
A complete free 45-minute grade-7 AI literacy lesson — teacher script, student handout, exit ticket. Maps verbatim to ISTE 1.3.b and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.8.
Grades 6–12 Welcome to The AI Literacy Shop blog
A short note about what this blog is for, who it's for, and what you can expect to find here in the coming weeks.