Grade level selector for activities in Flint | Flint help center

Grade level selector for activities in Flint

How to cater an activity for a specific grade or difficulty level in Flint

Written by Lulu Gao
December 16, 2025

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You can set the appropriate grade level / proficiency level / reading level for your students in Flint. AI tends to be more verbose and complex, so setting this expectation for Flint can help make sure Flint responds to students in language they will understand.

Note: You can also request that Flint be less wordy. This can help keep students from feeling overwhelmed by a wall of text. You can make this request in the "Build with Flint" chat within the activity settings.

When creating a new activity

Option A: Explain students' level in the chat.

When you create an activity, Flint should ask for context on the grade level or language proficiency of the student. If Flint doesn't ask you outright, it's best practice to let it know the level of your students. You can describe their level directly in the chat.

If you're unsure what levels you can set, you can reference this list here or ask Flint in the chat to remind you.

Grade/proficiency levels included:
US UK IB CEFR ACTFL
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
University		 Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
University		 PYP Year 1
PYP Year 2
PYP Year 3
PYP Year 4
PYP Year 5
MYP Year 1
MYP Year 2
MYP Year 3
MYP Year 4
MYP Year 5
DP Year 1
DP Year 2		 A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2		 Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Superior
Distinguished

Option B: Edit the settings manually

You can switch to the "Build manually" tab to edit the level settings manually. The "Grade level" setting is found in the second section titled "Behavior".

Changing an existing activity

  1. Select an activity to open the activity overview page
  2. Click "Activity settings" in the top right
  3. Go to "Build Manually"
  4. Go to "Behaviors" and update the grade level