A connected, hands-on course in AI for Early Childhood — progress through 14 practical labs from First Contact — Meet ChatGPT, Gemini and Canva AI to Data Privacy, PDPA and Your Centre's AI Use Policy.
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These are the official hands-on lab materials for the commercial course:
Course Code: C831 · by Tertiary Courses / Tertiary Infotech
Duration: 2 days · 15 instructional hours
Course page: https://www.tertiarycourses.com.sg/ai-for-early-childhood.html
The 14 labs form one connected practical journey. Complete them in order so each verified output can support the activities that follow.
| # | Activity | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Contact — Meet ChatGPT, Gemini and Canva AI | A side-by-side comparison of the same task answered by ChatGPT, Gemini and Canva AI, with your own notes on which tool you would use for what. |
| 2 | The RTAFC Prompt Framework — From Vague to Classroom-Ready | A five-stage before-and-after prompt comparison, plus your own saved RTAFC template ready to reuse for any theme. |
| 3 | Safe and Responsible AI — Spotting Errors and Protecting Children | A personal AI safety checklist plus a practised de-identification routine you apply for the rest of the course. |
| # | Activity | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Build a Themed Lesson Plan with AI | One complete, teachable lesson plan for your own class, refined through at least three rounds of prompting. |
| 5 | Create Original Stories, Songs and Rhymes | A themed story, an original song set to a familiar tune, and a movement rhyme — all ready to use at circle time. |
| 6 | Generate Worksheets, Flashcards and Visual Aids | A printable worksheet, a themed flashcard set and one classroom visual aid, all matched to your theme. |
| 7 | Differentiate Activities for Diverse Learners | A three-tier differentiated activity set with EAL and additional-needs adaptations, all pointing at one learning objective. |
| # | Activity | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Generate Images and an Illustrated Storybook | A complete illustrated storybook, 6 to 8 pages, with a visually consistent main character, ready to print and read aloud. |
| 9 | Create Songs and Audio for Music and Movement | A finished audio track of your themed song plus a narrated recording of your story for the listening corner. |
| 10 | Make Educational Videos, Displays and Craft Ideas | A 60–90 second educational video, a complete classroom display plan and 3 safety-checked craft activities. |
| # | Activity | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Write Observations and Learning Stories with AI | Three finished learning stories generated from rough notes, plus a reusable observation prompt template. |
| 12 | Draft Progress Reports and Portfolios | A complete de-identified progress report draft and a term portfolio summary, plus a reusable report template. |
| 13 | Create Newsletters and Parent Updates | A designed one-page class newsletter, a set of short parent updates and one carefully worded sensitive message. |
| 14 | Data Privacy, PDPA and Your Centre's AI Use Policy | A completed PDPA scenario audit, a personal AI safety checklist and a full draft AI use policy for your centre. |
This repository contains the complete lab and courseware package for AI for Early Childhood (C831) by Tertiary Courses / Tertiary Infotech. The practical activities build progressively from First Contact — Meet ChatGPT, Gemini and Canva AI to Data Privacy, PDPA and Your Centre's AI Use Policy, with explicit checks that help learners verify each result before moving on.
- Complete 14 connected hands-on activities and carry their outputs through one coherent learning journey.
- Practise with ChatGPT · Google Gemini · Canva and the supporting resources supplied in the repository.
- Begin with First Contact — Meet ChatGPT, Gemini and Canva AI and finish with Data Privacy, PDPA and Your Centre's AI Use Policy.
- Apply safe data handling, evidence checks and named human review before using AI-generated or automated outputs.
📖 Full walkthrough: see the Learner Guide for the complete course narrative, and labs/README.md for the lab index. Slides, the Learner Guide and the Lesson Plan are in courseware/.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 days · 15 instructional hours |
| Delivery | Instructor-led, hands-on practical labs |
| Core tools | ChatGPT · Google Gemini · Canva |
| Practical work | 14 connected labs with verification steps |
| Courseware | PowerPoint and PDF slides, Word and PDF guides, Markdown lab instructions |
START
Lab 1 First Contact — Meet ChatGPT, Gemini and Canva AI
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Topic 1 — Get Started with AI for Early Childhood
Labs 1–3
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Topic 2 — AI for Lesson Planning and Learning…
Labs 4–7
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Topic 3 — AI for Creative Classroom Content
Labs 8–10
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Topic 4 — AI for Documentation and Parent…
Labs 11–14
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FINISH
Lab 14 Data Privacy, PDPA and Your Centre's AI Use Policy
C831---AI-for-Early-Childhood/
├── README.md
├── LG-AI for Early Childhood (C831).md
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├── labs/
│ ├── README.md # Start here: complete lab index
│ └── lab-*.md # 14 connected practical activities
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└── courseware/
├── *.pptx / *.pdf # Trainer and learner slides
├── LG-*.docx / LG-*.pdf # Learner Guide
└── LP-*.docx / LP-*.pdf # Lesson Plan
- The accounts and software required for ChatGPT · Google Gemini · Canva. Follow the setup and access notes in each lab.
- A modern web browser and Git for cloning the materials.
- Synthetic or authorised data only. Do not place secrets, personal data or confidential material into an unapproved service.
- A named human reviewer for facts, calculations, decisions and any externally released output.
git clone https://github.com/tertiarycourses/C831---AI-for-Early-Childhood.git
cd C831---AI-for-Early-ChildhoodStart with labs/README.md, then complete Labs 1–14 in order. Each lab provides the activity context, practical steps and a way to verify the result.
Store each lab output in the suggested working folder and retain the evidence or review notes requested by the lab. Later activities depend on these approved outputs.
Contributions, corrections and improvements are welcome:
- Fork the repository.
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/my-improvement. - Commit your changes:
git commit -m "Add my improvement". - Push the branch:
git push origin feature/my-improvement. - Open a Pull Request.
Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue.
This material is provided for educational use as part of the commercial course AI for Early Childhood (C831). © Tertiary Infotech Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved.
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