Grades 1–3
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…”.
Classroom management printable · Exit tickets and quick assessments
Rate Your Understanding Tickets
Four cut-apart tickets with a 1 to 4 understanding scale, from just starting to I can teach it, plus a box to show one example.
- 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
“Students circle 1 to 4 to show how well they understand, then show one example to prove it.”
Teacher tip
Pair kids who rate themselves a 4 with kids who rate a 1 or 2 for peer help.
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 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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