Exit Tickets for Teachers
Download printable exit tickets ready for your classroom and ready for the all-important task of student progress monitoring!
Designed by teachers and curated by our expert teacher team, every exit ticket template in this collection has been created with students — and formative assessments — in mind! Explore ticket templates tied to the Australian curriculum and blank tickets you can edit for your individual classroom needs.
New to using exit tickets, or just looking for some fresh ideas? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Are Exit Tickets?
Sometimes called a 'ticket to leave,' the primary purpose of an exit ticket is to have a quick check-in and see if your students have grasped concepts taught in a lesson. Students fill them out after the lesson, and teachers comb through the answers, looking for clues as to how well the lesson was understood, what needs to be reviewed and how better to teach that lesson and others in the future.
Basically? Exit tickets are like a classroom Yelp review … without all the trolling and screaming capital letters!
As an adaptation of traditional assessment methods such as end-of-lesson quizzes or worksheets, they've gained popularity in recent years due to increased emphasis on formative assessment and individualised instruction.
Types of Exit Tickets
Sometimes, exit tickets focus on the same sorts of questions, such as:
- What have you learned today?
- Did you find anything difficult?
- Would you like to know more about something?
- Circle the face that corresponds to how you are feeling about this lesson — like Teach Starter's fun printable monster-themed tickets!
Other times, exit tickets are content-focused, with specific questions designed to determine what information students have retained and what needs to be revisited.
Here are a few types you might find on our site — and use in your classroom.
Multiple-Choice Questions
In this type of ticket, students select the correct answer from a set of options. For example, in a maths lesson on fractions, an exit ticket might include a question like, 'Which fraction represents the shaded part of the figure?'
Short-Answer Response
As the name implies, this exit ticket requires students to provide brief written answers to questions. After a reading comprehension lesson, for example, the ticket might ask students to summarise the text's main idea in a few sentences.
Reflection Prompts
This ticket prompts students to reflect on their learning experience and express their thoughts. If you led the class in a science experiment, your ticket might pose a question like, 'What did you learn from today's experiment? What could you do differently next time?'
Benefits of Exit Tickets
OK, so we've covered the types, but do you really need to use this tool in your classroom? We'll let you decide that, but here are a few benefits you might want to consider before making that call.
Formative Assessment
An exit ticket can give you real-time feedback on student understanding. so you can immediately assess individual student progress and adjust your instruction accordingly — in real time!
Student Reflection
Because the tickets are designed to encourage your students to reflect on what they have learned, they reinforce their understanding and promote metacognitive skills.
Differentiation
By analysing students' responses on your exit tickets, you can easily identify common misconceptions or areas of weakness and tailor instruction to meet the specific needs of your students.
Classroom Management
Exit tickets are a great tool to use as part of the transition between lessons or activities. They create a sense of closure for students and provide a routine for wrapping up a class.
Data Collection
Collecting and analysing exit ticket data over time gives you valuable insights into student progress, patterns of understanding and areas that need more attention.
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Properties of Odd and Even Numbers Exit Tickets
Check for student understanding with these Odd and Even Properties exit tickets for the classroom.
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Fractions on a Number Line - Exit Tickets
Assess your student's ability to represent fractions greater than zero and less than or equal to one with a set of printable fractions on a number line exit tickets
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Year 3 Numeracy Exit Tickets
21 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 5 Numeracy Exit Tickets
20 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 6 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
23 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Understanding Fractions – Exit Tickets
Assess student understanding of simple fractions with this set of 24 maths exit tickets.
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Year 2 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
35 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Addition Strategies Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of different addition strategies with these printable exit tickets.
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Skip Counting Exit Tickets
Assess student understanding of skip counting within 1000 by 5s 10s and 100s.
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Comparing Fractions – Exit Tickets
Compare fractions with the same numerator or denominator with this set of 24 exit tickets.
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Features of Maps - Exit Tickets
Assess student map and globe skills with twenty exit ticket worksheets.
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Year 4 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
24 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 1 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
18 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Growth Mindset Exit Tickets
Assess your student's understanding of everything growth mindset with this set of exit tickets.
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Year 3 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
16 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Foundation Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
18 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Back to School - Procedure Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of classroom rules and procedures with quick and easy exit tickets.
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Continents and Oceans - Exit Tickets
Determine your students' mastery of Geography concepts with a set of twenty continents and oceans exit tickets.
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Objects in the Sky – Exit Tickets
Assess understanding of different objects in the sky with this set of 24 exit tickets.
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Natural Resources – Exit Tickets
Assess student understanding of natural resources with this set of exit tickets.
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Foundation Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
31 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 1 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
30 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Adverb Entry and Exit Tickets (Differentiated)
Use these exit tickets to teach your students how to use adverbs to add detail in simple sentences!
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Main Idea Exit Tickets
Check for understanding of the main idea and supporting detail with these exit tickets.