AI Analogies

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4-6 to build conceptual understanding, language skills, and creative thinking by exploring artificial intelligence through analogies. Students complete prompts that begin with “AI is like…” and compare AI to familiar roles such as a teacher, detective, or coach, helping them explain how AI functions in ways they already understand. The activity blends figurative language, reasoning, and technology comprehension in an engaging, accessible format.

Skills Reinforced

• Analogy & Figurative Language (Grades 4-6) – Use comparisons to explain complex or abstract ideas clearly.
• Conceptual Understanding of AI – Describe how AI assists, analyzes, or supports humans in different roles.
• Writing with Clarity & Comparison – Express ideas using complete, well-explained analogy sentences.
• Creative & Analytical Thinking – Connect real-world roles to technological behaviors and functions.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary ELA and technology standards.
• High-Engagement Format – Encourages creativity while reinforcing accurate understanding of AI concepts.
• Supports Discussion & Sharing – Great for partner talk, class discussion, or writing extensions.
• Flexible Use – Works well for STEM integration, literacy blocks, independent work, or enrichment activities.

This printable worksheet helps students make sense of artificial intelligence by relating it to familiar human roles. By creating and explaining analogies, learners strengthen comprehension, expressive writing, and reasoning while deepening their understanding of how AI supports learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity encourages thoughtful comparison, creativity, and clear communication around an important modern topic.

This worksheet is part of our History of AI collection.