Grades 1–3
Draw What You Learned Tickets
Four cut-apart picture exit tickets for younger students: draw what you learned today, then label the drawing.
Classroom management printable · Exit tickets and quick assessments
Explain It to a Friend Tickets
Four cut-apart exit tickets that ask students to explain today’s lesson to an absent friend and name its key word.
- 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. Students explain the lesson to a friend who missed it, then name the most important word.”
Printed on the sheet:
- A friend was absent today. Explain what we learned.
- The most important word:
Teacher tip
Read a few explanations aloud the next day to review the lesson.
How to use it
- Sort the tickets into piles to plan tomorrow’s small groups.
- Collect tickets at the door as kids leave or line up.
- Introduce the sheet once, model it, then make it part of a routine so kids know what to expect.
Watch for
Kids copying a neighbor. Spread out or give two different questions.
Talk about it
- What are you still wondering about?
- How can this help you be ready to learn?
Take it further
Use the same ticket a week later to check for growth.
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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