AI Academy
Five illustrated books · Ages 7–10

Five adventures that teach children to think with AI, not depend on it.

Ages 7–12 · Stories, activities and teacher guides · English and Arabic

By Tamara Yaghi and Husam Yaghi

Made for home and classroom

Also available beyond the five-book series: Scout’s Money Adventures — ages 8–12.

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Scout's AI Adventures Series

Choose Your Path

Built for Every Learner

For Kids

Play, read, and earn badges

Start Playing

For Parents

Help your child use AI wisely

Parent Guide

For Teachers

Ready-to-use AI literacy lessons

Teacher Resources

Schools & Libraries

Classroom resources and adoption support

Explore the School Program
The Adventure Path

Five Adventures. Five Essential AI Skills.

Each adventure builds a new AI literacy skill — through Scout's eyes.

Adventure 1

The Adventure Begins

Learn how AI takes your words, spots patterns, and makes guesses.

10 min reading/play time•Ages 7–10
Adventure 2

The Fairness Test

Discover how AI learns from examples and why fair examples matter.

10 min reading/play time•Ages 7–10
Adventure 3

The Shortcut Trap

Find out when AI is a helpful coach and when it becomes a shortcut.

10 min reading/play time•Ages 7–10
Adventure 4

The Truth Detector

Learn that AI can sound confident even when it is wrong, and how to check important facts.

10 min reading/play time•Ages 7–10
Adventure 5

Whose Idea Is It?

Help kids understand honesty, credit, and ownership when using AI.

10 min reading/play time•Ages 7–10
What It Is
Flexible School Use
For Schools & Libraries

Bring AI Literacy Into Your Classroom

Scout's AI Adventures pairs five storybooks in separate English and Arabic editions with interactive lessons, activities, and free teacher resources.

  • 5 classroom-ready story adventures, ages 7–10
  • Free teacher guides for every book, in English and Arabic
  • Prompting, fairness, learning, verification, and authorship
  • Works as a whole-class unit, library station, or after-school club
How a Lesson Comes Together

Everything a teacher needs, already built

Designed so teachers can teach AI literacy without needing to be AI specialists.

Story
Lesson Plan
Class Activity
Discussion
Assessment
Certificate
Companion books

Continue the adventure with Scout

Scout's AI Adventures and the book series work together to help kids explore generative AI through stories, questions, and creative learning.

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The Scout team
Hands-on play

Learn by playing

Hands-on games that reinforce the big ideas kids discover in Scout's AI Adventures.

5–10 min · Medium

Scout's AI Adventure

Help Scout learn through training and testing challenges and see how AI learns from examples.

3–5 min · Easy

Scout's Data Sort

Sort items into the right bins and explore how AI classifies information.

Keep going

Quiz, create, and keep exploring

AI Explorer Quiz

Review what you learned and earn a cool badge.

Activity & Coloring Sheets

Download printable pages, puzzles, and creative activities featuring Scout and friends.

Built with grown-ups in mind

For parents and teachers

Scout's AI Adventures gives kids a simple, healthy starting point for understanding AI: how it works, when to question it, and how to use it responsibly.

Age-appropriate and easy to follow
Short lessons designed for real attention spans
Great for home, homeschooling, and classroom discussion

About the Authors

Dr. Husam Yaghi

Dr. Husam Yaghi

Dr. Husam Yaghi is the real-life Dr. Sparks — an innovator, technologist, and educator. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and over three decades of experience building technology and leading international teams. A former university professor and C-level advisor, he believes in empowering young minds to become bold thinkers, ethical builders, and curious explorers.

Tamara Yaghi

Tamara Yaghi

Tamara Yaghi is a cognitive scientist at UC Berkeley, specializing in AI and psychology. She is the co-founder of Gaia, a smart health platform for young women in emerging markets, and founder of the Smiles association, which provides educational support and healthcare to refugee children across the Middle East. She brings to this series a firm conviction: the next generation deserves to understand AI, not merely use it.

Together, this father-daughter duo created Scout's AI Adventures so children grow up as leaders of AI — never its followers.

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