Practice Makes Perfect: Best Practices with Kiddom’s Practice Generator

Even the most comprehensive curriculum can sometimes benefit from a little extra support when it comes to opportunities to practice. That’s where Kiddom’s Practice Generator comes in, creating on-demand, aligned practice questions directly from your lesson plans. But like any tool, its power lies in how—and when—you choose to use it.

First, Let’s Talk About What It Isn’t

The Practice Generator is not a replacement for your HQIM structured lessons. These lessons are meticulously crafted to develop conceptual understanding through coherent progressions and thoughtful discourse. They prioritize exploration, collaboration, and real-world problem-solving. These experiences simply can’t be distilled into a quick set of questions, and they shouldn't be.

The Practice Generator is there for those moments when students need more time to wrestle with ideas, extra practice to solidify fluency, or a quick check for understanding to inform your next steps.

So What Can the Practice Generator Do?

Kiddom’s Practice Generator is designed to help teachers:

• Generate questions from any lesson plan content—quickly and accurately
• Create practice sets in a variety of formats: multiple choice, multiple-select, written response, and short answer; edit them in Kiddom for further customization
• Automatically include answer keys for multiple-choice, multiple-select, and short answer questions
• Deliver practice aligned tightly to the objectives and key concepts of your selected lesson

Whether your students need targeted reinforcement after a lesson or you're differentiating for learners who need more time, the Practice Generator is here to reduce your prep load and extend learning meaningfully.

When to Use It (and When Not to)

Here are a few ways to use the Practice Generator effectively:

1. Follow-Up Practice: After teaching a lesson, use the generator to provide targeted questions that let students apply what they've learned in a new format. This is especially helpful for students who need one more pass at a concept before moving on. Whether it’s adjusting question types, revisiting a concept through a new lens, or differentiating for student readiness, the Practice Generator gives teachers the control to design meaningful, targeted experiences that support growth and confidence.
2. Quick Checks for Understanding: Need data on where students are before tomorrow’s lesson? Use a short set of generated questions to surface common misconceptions and guide small group planning.
3. Independent or At-Home Reinforcement: For students who need extra support or enrichment beyond class time, the practice generator provides a low-effort way to offer assignable, personalized practice aligned with lesson objectives. Teachers can adapt practice to meet the needs of diverse learners, offering opportunities to show mastery in different formats or through additional scaffolding.
4. Targeted Practice for State Assessment Readiness: Kiddom’s AI Practice Generator is a powerful tool that goes beyond traditional resources by helping teachers create practice aligned to how students will be assessed on state exams. It allows educators to generate standards-aligned questions that reflect the structure, rigor, and language of high-stakes tests—ensuring students not only understand the content, but are prepared to demonstrate that understanding in the ways that matter most. This kind of responsive, assessment-aware practice simply isn’t available in most other platforms. It empowers educators to close gaps, build student readiness, and ensure no one is caught off guard when it’s time to test.

Just as important as knowing when to use generated questions is knowing when not to. The original practice problems in high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) are intentionally sequenced to promote productive struggle, collaboration, and deep understanding. AI-generated questions are crafted by analyzing the lesson, considering DoK categorizations, human feedback, learning progressions, and more.

Important Note: High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) already include thoughtfully designed formative and summative assessments. While the Practice Generator can be a helpful tool, it’s important not to overuse it. The assessment volume in HQIM is intentionally balanced to avoid over-testing students and to support meaningful learning.