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Get Ready for Hour of AI!

The Hour of Code has evolved into the Hour of AI, and it's never been a more exciting time to introduce your students to the future of technology! During Computer Science Education Week (December 8–14), you can use these resources to help students explore artificial intelligence through hands-on, beginner-friendly activities designed for all grade levels. We’re also including several coding resources for those who want to participate in an hour of coding—no prior experience needed! Many of these tools feature multiple languages, step-by-step lessons, helpful teacher guides, and engaging challenges. Join millions of students worldwide in discovering that AI (and coding!) is creative, accessible, and empowering—and watch your students light up as they become creators, not just consumers, of technology!

Grades K-12

Hour of Code and AI - CS for All

The Hour of Code is now the Hour of AI! This site provides all the information you need about the transition and to start learning about and using coding or AI. Under Teacher Resources, you’ll find handouts, slides, stickers, posters, and more.

Grades K-12

Hey Siri…What is AI? Introducing Students to Artificial Intelligence

As you begin planning your Hour of AI activities, consider viewing this helpful article written specifically for teachers. It includes several activities and learning extensions, as well as book suggestions and web tools students can try as they learn.

Grades 4-12

Hour of AI - CodeCombat

Share this free, playful learning experience that helps teachers guide students through introductory coding and artificial intelligence concepts using real languages like Python and JavaScript. This game-based experience is designed to demystify AI.

Grades K-12

Explore Hour of AI Activities

View ready-to-use tutorials, teacher guides, event registration tools, and multilingual resources to help educators lead engaging hour-long AI learning experiences without any prior expertise. Activities include AI Quests, RoboGarden AI Labs, and more.

Grades 2-12

Minecraft Hour of AI and Code Tutorials

Code.org's Minecraft coding tutorials offer a fun and engaging way to build both coding and AI skills. Students learn block-based coding and JavaScript while exploring Minecraft worlds and completing AI activities that teach machine learning concepts.

Grades 5-12

Two Truths & AI Game

"Two Truths and AI" is an engaging game that helps students develop critical thinking skills about AI-generated content. Students guess which statements or images are real versus AI-created, learning to spot AI and navigate our digital world responsibly.

Grades 2-9

Mix & Move with AI

This site allows students to experiment with remixing music, designing virtual dancers, and exploring how AI models generate creative outputs. The lessons include teacher guides, student activities, and discussion prompts to encourage responsible AI use.

Grades K-12

Hour of Code - Code.org

Hour of Code provides teachers, students, and parents with resources and activities to support computer science education and the new initiative, Hour of AI. Visit the Learn portion of the site to find videos, tutorials, and programming activities.

Grades K-8

Tynker - Hour of Code

This resource offers more than fifty games. Click on the AI tab at the top to view the five activities created for Hour of AI, including Weather Control AI, Balancing Act AI, Tickle Monster AI, Fruit Fighter AI, and Turtle Racer AI.

Grades 3-12

Try an Hour of Code with Khan Academy

Participate in Hour of Code activities provided by Khan Academy. All courses introduce beginners to coding through videos, challenges, and a final project. The teachers’ guides provide clear guidelines for preparing and implementing the activities.

Grades 3-12

Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology! They offer free coding clubs, summer programs, and resources that empower girls to explore computer science, build confidence in tech, and become the next generation of engineers.

Grades K-12

Blockly Games

Learn computer programming with Blockly Games, specifically designed for students with no prior coding experience. The games progress in difficulty, starting with a simple puzzle and increasing through creating a pond game with text-based programming.

This Week at TeachersFirst

This week, we’re sharing a collection of blog posts related to AI and a unique collection of our best AI tools for creating projects! We also have an article related to coding if you want to explore more coding resources and activities. Check them out below!