Grades 1–5
Show Your Work Math Ticket
Two half-page math exit tickets: a box for the teacher’s problem, room to show the work, the answer and an explanation.
Classroom management printable · Exit tickets and quick assessments
Fist to Five Self-Check
Four cut-apart self-assessment tickets: write the learning target, circle 0 to 5 and say what you are still wondering.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 3 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Formative assessment, Self-assessment, Summarizing learning
What kids do
“Four tickets on a page. Circle how well you understand today’s lesson, from 0 (not yet) to 5 (I could teach it).”
Printed on the sheet:
- Today I learned to:
- I’m still wondering…
Teacher tip
Have kids show their fist-to-five on their hand first, then circle it on the ticket.
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.
- Slide it into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker to reuse it all year.
Watch for
Kids copying a neighbor. Spread out or give two different questions.
Talk about it
- What is one thing you learned today?
- Why do you think we use this in our classroom?
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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Explain It to a Friend Tickets
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