For parents · Screen time
Screen time in AI lessons: for making, not scrolling.
Screen time in AI lessons is small for young children: Classes 1–5 learn mostly offline, with cards, paper and floor robots.
- Classes 1–2about 95% unplugged
Cards, stories and a floor robot. The teacher may show one picture on a screen.
- Classes 3–5about 85% unplugged
Paper first. The teacher demonstrates AI on one screen; children have no accounts.
- Classes 6–8about 55% unplugged
Short screen sessions to make something, on teacher-owned accounts.
- Classes 9–12about 35% unplugged
Real projects in Studio, always with a check done without AI.
- Unplugged On screenIllustrative proportions; your school’s timetable decides.
Questions parents ask
Quick answers
How much screen time do AI lessons need?
Very little for young children. Classes 1–2 are almost all unplugged, and Classes 3–5 learn mostly on paper while the teacher shows AI on one screen. From Class 6, short screen sessions are used to make something on teacher-owned accounts, never to scroll. Your school’s timetable decides the exact time.
Can children learn AI without screens?
Yes. Children learn how machines think with picture cards, data hunts, ‘robot says’ games and floor robots. Every AI Flywheel lesson ends with a check done without AI, and our free Kids at Home sampler has three unplugged activities for Classes 3–8 that need no screen at all.
Which classes learn mostly offline?
Classes 1–5. Classes 1–2 use cards, stories and a floor robot; the teacher may show one picture on a screen. Classes 3–5 work on paper first and have no AI accounts. From Class 6, screen time grows a little, always for making things, with a check done without AI.