computer-science · grades K-12
From Sand to Agents — K-12 Artificial Intelligence
One spiraled throughline from the physics of a chip to modern AI agents — taught age-appropriately at every grade band, aligned to Virginia standards, and ready to teach out of the box.
Why now — Virginia
AI literacy is moving from optional to expected
Virginia has put artificial intelligence squarely on the K-12 agenda through statewide AI guidance and updated Computer Science Standards of Learning. Schools need classroom-ready materials that treat AI as a teachable subject — not a one-off assembly. This curriculum maps directly to the VA CS SOL strands and the VDOE AI guidance themes, band by band.
- Aligned to VA CS SOL + VDOE AI guidance, documented per component
- Vertical K-12 throughline — no gaps, no repetition
- Teacher editions written for non-specialists
Funding pathways
Pay for it with money your division already has
Most schools fund AI and computer-science instruction from budgets that already exist. We help you map this curriculum to common pathways so procurement is straightforward.
- Title I & Title IV-A (well-rounded education / ed-tech)
- Perkins V (CTE) for the secondary bands
- ESSER carryover, local CS/innovation grants, education foundations
Scope & sequence
One idea, four grade bands, increasing depth
silicon → chips → machine learning → neural networks → modern LLMs → prompting, caching & agents → ethics, IP, safety & careers
K-2 Smart Machines Around Us
authored4 units
- U1 Smart Machines Around Us
- U2 Patterns Everywhere
- U3 Teach the Machine
- U4 Being Fair and Safe with Smart Machines
3-5 How Computers Think
planned4 units
6-8 The Machine Underneath
planned5 units
9-12 Modern AI: How It Actually Works
planned11 units
Start with the free K-2 wedge
The whole K-2 band is authored and ready. Sample the student lessons free, then request access to the full teacher editions and downloads.