Grades 2–5
One Word Summary Tickets
Six cut-apart tickets: one word that sums up today’s lesson and a sentence explaining why that word fits.
Classroom management printable · Exit tickets and quick assessments
How Did Learning Feel? Tickets
Four cut-apart feeling tickets for 1st to 3rd grade: circle a face for how the lesson felt and finish the sentence “I need…”.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 2 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Formative assessment, Self-assessment, Summarizing learning
What kids do
“Younger students circle a face for how today’s lesson felt and finish one sentence.”
Teacher tip
Use the faces to check in with kids who found the lesson hard.
How to use it
- Give the ticket in the last five minutes of the lesson.
- Keep it short: one or two questions are enough.
- Keep a stack of copies in a labeled tray so you can grab one without stopping the lesson.
Watch for
Tickets collected but never used. Sort them the same day to plan tomorrow.
Talk about it
- How sure are you about today’s lesson?
- What is one thing that went well this week?
Take it further
Share a few anonymous answers the next day to start the lesson.
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