Grades 1–5
Exit Ticket Sorting Mat
A teacher mat for sorting exit tickets into got it, almost and not yet, with names in each pile and a plan for tomorrow.
Classroom management printable · Exit tickets and quick assessments
Agree or Disagree Tickets
Four cut-apart opinion exit tickets: copy the teacher’s statement, check agree or disagree, and back it up with a reason.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Formative assessment, Self-assessment, Summarizing learning
What kids do
“Four tickets on a page. Write a statement on the board. Students copy it, agree or disagree and give a reason.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Agree or Disagree?
Teacher tip
Pick a statement that kids might disagree about, so they have to explain their thinking.
How to use it
- Give the ticket in the last five minutes of the lesson.
- Keep it short: one or two questions are enough.
- Fill one in with the class the first time so kids see what a finished one looks like.
Watch for
Tickets collected but never used. Sort them the same day to plan tomorrow.
Talk about it
- What are you still wondering about?
- How can this help you be ready to learn?
Take it further
Share a few anonymous answers the next day to start the lesson.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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