= Partner SiteExit Tickets
An exit ticket, “ticket-to-leave,” or “bell-ringer” is a method of capturing student learning, inspiring reflection, and targeting skills for future lessons.
An exit ticket does not have to be fancy, but it should be purposeful. It should aim to assess what has been taught during a lesson or gather information and insight that can be used for the next day’s lesson.
For example, if you’ve taught a lesson on a story, what answer will students be able to provide that will help you know that they’ve learned what you intended? In other words, how will you know they’ve met your learning objective or target? Alternatively, what predictions, statements, or questions will they provide that can help you deepen their learning during the next school day?
Exit Ticket Templates
3-2-1 Exit Ticket
Students use this 3-2-1 exit ticket to reflect on their learning by writing three things they learned, two things they want to learn more about, and one question they still have.
3-2-1 Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
3-2-1 Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Connection Exit Ticket
Students use this connection exit ticket to make a meaningful link between today's learning and another subject, a real-life experience, or a story they know.
Connection Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Connection Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Exit Ticket 3-2-1 Activity
Students use this 3-2-1 exit ticket to write three things they learned, two things they want to know more about, and one question they have.
Exit Ticket Connection Activity
Students use these exit tickets to make a connection between something they learned today with another subject, real-life experience, or story.
Exit Ticket Half (Purple Theme)
Exit Ticket Half Page (Green Themed)
I Used To Think – Half Page (Green Themed)
I Used To Think (Half Page)
Two half-page exit tickets per sheet where students reflect on how their thinking changed by completing 'I used to think...' and 'Now I think...' statements.
I Used To Think Exit Ticket
Students reflect on how their thinking has changed by completing 'I used to think...' and 'Now I think...' statements, showing growth in understanding.
I Used To Think Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
I Used To Think Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
I Used To Think Half Page (Purple Theme)
Muddiest Point Exit Ticket
Students identify what confused them most in today's lesson (the 'muddiest point') and what was clearest, helping teachers know what to reteach.
Muddiest Point Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Muddiest Point Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
One Sentence Summary (Purple Theme)
One Sentence Summary Exit Ticket
Students summarize today's lesson in one sentence, with optional sentence starters to help them get started. Builds summarization skills.
One Sentence Summary Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Reading Exit Ticket
Students demonstrate reading comprehension by identifying the main idea, writing one detail that supports it, and asking a question they still have about the text.
Reading Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Reading Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Self Assessment Exit Ticket
Students self-assess their understanding using a traffic light system (green, yellow, red) and explain their confidence level in writing.
Self Assessment Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Self Assessment Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Text Evidence Exit Ticket
Students practice citing text evidence by stating an important idea from the text, copying a sentence that proves it, and explaining how the evidence supports their claim.
Text Evidence Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Text Evidence Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Today I Learned Exit Ticket
A simple exit ticket where students complete the prompt 'Today I learned...' to reflect on the day's lesson.
Today I learned Exit Ticket (Half Size)
Two half-page exit tickets per sheet with the prompt 'Today I learned...' for quick daily reflection. Cut along the dotted line to save paper.
Vocabulary Exit Ticket
Students demonstrate vocabulary understanding by writing today's word in a sentence, connecting it to something they know, and drawing a picture to represent it.
Vocabulary Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Vocabulary Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Writing Exit Ticket
Students reflect on their writing process by describing what they worked on, identifying one thing they did well, and setting a goal for their next step.
Writing Exit Ticket (Green Themed)
Writing Exit Ticket (Purple Theme)
Why Use Exit Tickets?
Exit tickets allow teachers to…
- Document student learning
- Increase student accountability
- Use a formative assessment to design future lessons or engage students further
Step-by-Step Implementation
- Reflect on your learning objective and design the question (or task) for your exit ticket.
- Determine how much time students should spend on the exit ticket.
- Identify how you’d like to share the exit ticket. Printed? Digitally? Sticky note? Index card? Remember, an exit ticket should be planned, but if you have a few minutes left in the class and you want to capture some insight, use the resources available to you!
- Collect and reflect! Use student responses to determine whether students have a superficial or meaningful takeaway from the lesson. Do you need to follow-up with students? Who? Why?
Creating an Effective Exit Ticket
Here are some important tips:
- Make sure your exit ticket questions are purposeful. Use Bloom’s Taxonomy question stems to decide what level of learning you want to assess. Do you want to capture student recall or assess their ability to apply what they know?
- Allow for time. Reflect on your students’ abilities. How much time will yield a purposeful response? How will you redirect students who race through a task? Will you have a bonus question? Multiple questions?
- Think ahead: What answers do you expect to receive? How will you identify mastery? What will you do with the results?
Exit tickets are an excellent way to foster metacognition. This is when students think about how they think and reflect meaningfully on their learning.
Consider design! Leave enough space for students to write, draw, and share. Don’t forget to modify and offer options for students. There are many ways to demonstrate learning.
Can Exit Tickets Be Used for “Formative Assessment?”
Yes! Exit tickets can be used for formative assessment. In fact, a worthy exit ticket will prioritize the opportunity to share feedback. Sharing feedback with students, rather than grades, upholds the value and safety of reflecting on one’s learning with authenticity. If students are preoccupied with getting an answer correct because they fear how an exit ticket will be scored, it will devalue the intent of using the exit ticket as a formative assessment.
However, this is not to say that a teacher should not use data to track the depth and accuracy of student responses. Using this data to craft feedback in order to redirect a student’s thinking will be more meaningful than simply supplying a grade on the exit ticket.
Teachers can return individual exit tickets and/ or share whole-class reflections (ie. “I left a comment for you to read.” or “Most of you said something like…Some people said…”). Sharing feedback will sustain one-to-one dialogue between you and your students and foster accountability. By highlighting the results of the feedback, a teacher can showcase and emphasize its value in the learning experience.
