52 weeks.
One lesson a week.
Year 1 is the first year of a pathway that runs from age 3 to 18 — see all five stages. It is one step-by-step course in four levels: recognize, relate, reason and reflect. Each level builds on the last. Every lesson carries a strand code that maps to international standards, and the 10 AI lessons in Neo's Toolbox follow UNESCO's AI competency framework.
across Year 1
Neo's AI Toolbox
mapped to standards
leading lessons
Level 1 · Recognize
"What IS this thing?" Money, value, price, choices. Concrete, hands-on, observable.
What IS money?
Money is something everyone agrees to accept, so we can trade without swapping things.
Where does money come from?
Most money comes from doing work that someone else values.
Coins and notes up close
Each coin and note has a value, and values add up.
How big is a lot?
Small amounts add up to big ones.
Different countries, different money
Many countries have their own money, but it all does the same job.
Where money lives
Money needs a safe place: a jar, a wallet or a bank.
What does something cost?
Things cost more when they take more work or many people want them.
Reading a price tag
A price tells you how much money you give to get something.
Needs and wants
Needs keep us safe and healthy; wants are nice to have.
Spending is a choice
Money can only be spent once, so choosing one thing means giving up another.
What is saving?
Saving is keeping money now to use later.
What happens if you wait?
Waiting can get you something bigger or better.
Review: 12 things you now know about money
Level 1 review.
Level 2 · Relate
"How does this connect to me?" My money, my plans, my choices. AI literacy begins with Neo's Toolbox.
Money is a promise (take 2)
Spiral revisit — deeper.
Your first budget
How do I plan what I have?
Spend, save, share
Why not just one jar?
The tiny cost that isn't tiny
Small, regular costs add up.
Reading a receipt
What are all these numbers?
Saving with numbers
Spiral revisit — with the maths.
What IS AI, really?
Neo's Toolbox #1: demystifying AI.
Ask AI to explain money words
Neo's Toolbox #2: AI as a dictionary.
Wants you don't actually want
How ads try to change what you want.
Don't be tricked by a sale
"50% off" — off of what?
Make a list before you shop
Planning beats impulse.
Doing money maths with AI
Neo's Toolbox #3: calculator plus explanation.
Review: Level 2 check-in
Level 2 review.
Level 3 · Reason
"What are the rules and patterns?" Data, prices, interest, fairness.
What is an average?
Why averages can mislead.
Why prices differ from place to place
Why a banana costs more in one city than another.
Why prices change over time
What prices remember.
The real cost of "free"
Why "free" usually isn't.
Supply and demand in the lunchroom
Why the last slice costs more.
How to spot when AI is wrong
Neo's Toolbox #4: critical thinking.
What your jar does while you sleep
The quiet magic of interest.
What it means to own something
Owning, borrowing, sharing.
Why people give
Does giving make you poorer?
Asking AI better questions
Neo's Toolbox #5: prompting for kids.
AI as a curiosity partner
Neo's Toolbox #6.
Keeping money safe online
Scams, passwords and asking a grown-up.
Review: Level 3 check-in
Level 3 review.
Level 4 · Reflect
"How does money connect the whole world?" Banks, trade, ownership, planning — and what AI can't do.
What is a bank, really?
Spoiler: not a vault.
What prices tell us about the world
Deep revisit of value.
Why some countries are richer
A careful, honest version.
How big is a million?
The scale of numbers.
How businesses use AI
Neo's Toolbox #7: real examples, no hype.
What IS money? (take 3)
Trust, tech, tomorrow.
Wanting versus choosing
Deep revisit of needs and wants.
Comparing choices with AI
Neo's Toolbox #8: decisions.
What is a share in a company?
Owning a piece of a business.
The patience machine: compound interest
Deep revisit of saving.
Planning a goal with AI
Neo's Toolbox #9.
What AI can't do
Neo's Toolbox #10: the limits.
Year 1 finale: the big picture
How money connects the whole world.
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