What is an exit ticket?

A short slip students complete in the last two or three minutes of a lesson and hand you on the way out. It is the cheapest formative assessment there is: read thirty of them in four minutes and you know who to sit with tomorrow. It is not graded and it does not go in the gradebook.

Which format should I use?

3-2-1 is the general-purpose one and works in any subject. Use the learning target check when you want tomorrow's grouping, the muddiest point after a hard lesson, show-your-work for maths, and the traffic light when you have ten seconds rather than three minutes.

How many slips are on a page?

Two, three, four or six — every format is here at all four densities. Four is the usual choice, which makes a class of thirty eight sheets. Six is the densest that still leaves room to write a real answer.

Can I put today's lesson on the slip?

Not in this printed pack — the prompt lines are blank so you can write the lesson on the board or on the master before you copy. The free exit ticket maker on this site prints your own prompt onto every slip on the sheet, for nothing.

Can I photocopy these for several classes?

Yes — unlimited copies for your own classes, every year, with no expiry. The licence covers your own teaching; it does not cover sharing the file with colleagues.

The Exit Ticket & Bell-Ringer Pack — 8 Formats

Eight formative-assessment formats at four densities — a year of exit slips to photocopy from one binder.

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3-2-1 · Learning target check · Muddiest point · Show your work
Traffic light self-check · Vocabulary check · Reading response · Bell ringer
Every format at 2, 3, 4 and 6 slips per page — 32 sheets in all
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Eight formats that actually get used, each printed at two, three, four and six slips a page. 3-2-1 for any subject on any day. The learning target check, which gives you tomorrow's grouping. The muddiest point, which is the most useful question you can ask at the end of a hard lesson. Show your work, for maths. The traffic light, for the days you have ten seconds rather than three minutes. A vocabulary check, a reading response that still requires text evidence, and a bell-ringer slip for the other end of the hour.

Print a stack of the format you use most and keep it in a binder. Four to a page is the usual choice, so a class of thirty is eight sheets; six is the smallest density that still leaves room to write on.

What to do with thirty of them: sort into three piles at the door — got it, nearly, not yet — and do not write on any of them. The piles are tomorrow's grouping and that is the entire return on the exercise. An exit ticket that gets marked and handed back is a quiz: it costs you an evening and arrives too late to change what you teach next.

Do not grade them, either. The moment a slip counts, a student stops telling you what they do not understand, and the muddiest-point format only works while answering it honestly is free. If you want today's lesson printed on every slip, the free exit ticket maker on this site takes your prompt and does it for nothing.

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3-2-1 · Learning target check · Muddiest point · Show your work
Traffic light self-check · Vocabulary check · Reading response · Bell ringer
Every format at 2, 3, 4 and 6 slips per page — 32 sheets in all
Cut guides on every sheet, name and date lines where they belong
US Letter PDF, black and white, photocopier-friendly
Personal & classroom licence — photocopy for every class, every year

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What is an exit ticket?: A short slip students complete in the last two or three minutes of a lesson and hand you on the way out. It is the cheapest formative assessment there is: read thirty of them in four minutes and you know who to sit with tomorrow. It is not graded and it does not go in the gradebook.
Which format should I use?: 3-2-1 is the general-purpose one and works in any subject. Use the learning target check when you want tomorrow's grouping, the muddiest point after a hard lesson, show-your-work for maths, and the traffic light when you have ten seconds rather than three minutes.
How many slips are on a page?: Two, three, four or six — every format is here at all four densities. Four is the usual choice, which makes a class of thirty eight sheets. Six is the densest that still leaves room to write a real answer.
Can I put today's lesson on the slip?: Not in this printed pack — the prompt lines are blank so you can write the lesson on the board or on the master before you copy. The free exit ticket maker on this site prints your own prompt onto every slip on the sheet, for nothing.
Can I photocopy these for several classes?: Yes — unlimited copies for your own classes, every year, with no expiry. The licence covers your own teaching; it does not cover sharing the file with colleagues.