Description
Exit tickets are a classroom management strategy that double as a diagnostic assessment. These exit slips feature eight universal exit ticket templates that can be used for any lesson in any subject area. Includes digital exit tickets for Google Drive®!
Included with these Classroom Exit Ticket Templates:
- 8 Universal Exit Tickets – Digital & Print
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- Concept recap
- Comfort level checks
- Lingering questions
- Unit reflections
- Assessment feedback
- Activity feedback
- Visual check-in (emojis and sketching)
- 8 Editable Exit Ticket Templates – Google Forms®
- Teacher Instructions for using this resource
How to use these Exit Ticket Templates:
Exit slips are a great assessment tool for you, and a great reflective tool for students. These exit ticket templates include a variety of diagnostic assessments that can be used to gather feedback from your students and assess their comprehension.
By using Exit Ticket Templates consistently, educators can gain valuable insight into what their students have learned and where they may need additional support. These small but powerful tools help promote metacognition, encouraging students to think about their learning process in a structured and meaningful way. Exit Ticket Templates can be implemented across all subject areas and grade levels, making them a versatile addition to any teacher’s instructional toolkit. Whether you’re focusing on content mastery, critical thinking, or classroom engagement, these templates provide a clear snapshot of student understanding.
These exit slips are designed to evaluate students’ retention of the day’s lesson. After administering these slips, you will have a better understanding of how to pace your current and future units and will be able to predict the learning outcomes of your students more accurately.
With Exit Ticket Templates, you can identify learning trends in real time. If a majority of students express confusion over a particular concept, you’ll know to revisit that material in the following lesson. Conversely, if students demonstrate a strong understanding, you can confidently move forward. Exit Ticket Templates help inform differentiated instruction, ensuring that no student is left behind. They also allow educators to track growth over time, making it easier to adjust lesson pacing, scaffold instruction, and plan targeted interventions that are driven by student data.
Classroom exit tickets are a great way to maximize the potential for learning at the end of each class. They also prime students to prepare their responses and search for answers in the day’s lesson, serving as a great classroom management strategy!
When students know they’ll be asked to complete Exit Ticket Templates at the end of class, they become more intentional about paying attention and participating during the lesson. This anticipation fosters greater focus, accountability, and engagement. In addition, the structure of a closing activity helps manage transitions smoothly and reduces downtime, contributing to better classroom behavior. Exit Ticket Templates aren’t just for data collection—they are part of a strategic approach to closing lessons with purpose and reinforcing key learning goals.
For early finishers, you can provide the exit slip to the student and use their answers as an opportunity for discussion, collaboration, or further learning.
Exit Ticket Templates are also a valuable tool for differentiation. While some students are wrapping up their work, early finishers can complete their exit slips and then engage in meaningful dialogue based on their responses. This extra layer of interaction encourages peer collaboration and promotes deeper thinking. You might even use early finisher responses to launch small group discussions, peer feedback circles, or mini-conferences. Exit Ticket Templates create opportunities for enrichment and extension, making them a flexible classroom resource that goes beyond basic assessment.
There are a variety of differentiated assessments to choose from to cater to your instructional style and classroom needs. These assessments include concept recaps, comfort level checks, lingering questions, unit reflections, assessment feedback, visual check-ins, and more.
Each of these Exit Ticket Templates is designed with flexibility in mind, allowing you to rotate between question types to avoid repetition and keep students engaged. A concept recap might ask students to summarize what they learned in their own words, while a visual check-in might prompt students to circle an emoji that best represents their confidence level. By varying the format and content of your Exit Ticket Templates, you can keep the activity fresh and aligned with your instructional goals. The inclusion of options like lingering questions and feedback on assessments also supports student voice and helps build a classroom culture rooted in reflection, communication, and growth.
Furthermore, these Exit Ticket Templates can be printed or used digitally, allowing for seamless integration into any instructional format—whether you’re teaching in-person, remotely, or in a blended environment. You can project a template on your whiteboard and have students respond in notebooks, or assign a digital version through Google Classroom or another LMS. This level of adaptability ensures that you can use Exit Ticket Templates consistently, no matter your teaching context.
Ultimately, Exit Ticket Templates are not just about measuring student learning; they are about cultivating it. When students have a regular outlet to process their thinking, identify areas of confusion, and celebrate what they’ve learned, they become more engaged and invested in their own education. These templates are an essential component of formative assessment that supports responsive teaching, reinforces key concepts, and encourages student reflection in a meaningful and accessible way.
✨ Kindly note that due to copyright restrictions, this resource is not editable, except for the files specifically labelled as editable. This is a common practice within the online marketplace in order to protect the clip artists and software providers that have authorized their intellectual property for the development of this resource.
See what other teachers are saying about this Exit Ticket Templates:
“This is an EXCEPTIONAL exit-ticket resource! It is very versatile – I can do so many things with this resource. Thanks you for creating such a useful product for teachers!”
– Raven C.
⭒ For classrooms utilizing Google Classroom® ⭒
To access the digital version of these worksheets, simply follow the instructions within the resource to copy the files directly to your Google Drive®.
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Frank S. (verified owner) –
Great variety with this resource. They apply to most lessons and I could use them in either my English or History classes; I can see them being applicable to other subject areas too.
English Education Lab (verified owner) –
Love the fact that I can use this in multiple classes! Great lesson fillers- thank you!
Sue K. (verified owner) –
Great Resource. Thanks!
Class Act Press (verified owner) –
Nice collection of exit slips. I also liked the explanation of the various ways to use them.
WestenWerks (verified owner) –
Great idea to increase student participation and ease classroom management.
Mrs. Davidson (verified owner) –
This resource is a quick, efficient, and fantastic way to check for students’ understanding! Easy to use and they give me really useful information! Thanks!
Coast 2 Coast Teacher (verified owner) –
Such a useful and well made resource! Thank you so much for this great time-saver!
Chuck’s Cornucopia (verified owner) –
Great formative assessment. Any opportunity to get students to reflect is golden. Thanks!
Christina P. (verified owner) –
This is a Great resource! I love that these slips offer a variety of templates. Such a useful and helpful resource. Thank you!
Mastering Elementary (verified owner) –
These exit slips are going to save me so much time! They are great for assessment! Thank you!
Mrs. Rieves (verified owner) –
This is fantastic resource that allows you as the teacher to know where you’re students are at! I’m glad it’s short and sweet too!
The Little Mom Aid (verified owner) –
Such a useful tool to have on hand to get a better grasp as to students’ understanding. Very helpful for seeing what needs to be reviewed for the next lesson. I also love that these slips can be used for a variety of classes.
TheBeezyTeacher (verified owner) –
I love that I can use these in more than one way! They’re useful and serve a purpose! So many thanks!
The Monkey Market (verified owner) –
Wow! What a great resource! Love these exit slips!
Jane U. (verified owner) –
Love these exit slips! Thank you very much for sharing this brilliant work. Such a time-saver!
Jane U. (verified owner) –
Love these exit slips! Thank you very much for sharing this brilliant work. Such a time-saver!
Kinder Blocks (verified owner) –
I love this idea. It will definitely be a time saver as the students are more responsible. Great form of assessment.
Kinder Blocks (verified owner) –
I love this idea. It will definitely be a time saver as the students are more responsible. Great form of assessment.
MCA Designs (verified owner) –
Great Resource! Thank You!
MCA Designs (verified owner) –
Great Resource! Thank You!
Raven R. (verified owner) –
This is an EXCEPTIONAL exit-ticket resource! It is very versatile – I can do so many things with this resource. Thanks you for creating such a useful product for teachers!
Raven R. (verified owner) –
This is an EXCEPTIONAL exit-ticket resource! It is very versatile – I can do so many things with this resource. Thanks you for creating such a useful product for teachers!
Schilly Science (verified owner) –
Great for gathering data. This is versatile for all three of my subjects.
Schilly Science (verified owner) –
Great for gathering data. This is versatile for all three of my subjects.
Classy Colleagues (verified owner) –
This is very useful and versatile. It will be a timesaver for me. Thank you for taking the time to create this product.
Classy Colleagues (verified owner) –
This is very useful and versatile. It will be a timesaver for me. Thank you for taking the time to create this product.
ART Wizard (verified owner) –
The variety of exit slips is a great addition!
ART Wizard (verified owner) –
The variety of exit slips is a great addition!
Coffee with the Teacher (verified owner) –
This great and practical! Printing them right now!
Coffee with the Teacher (verified owner) –
This great and practical! Printing them right now!
Teacher’s Helper123 (verified owner) –
These will work great for my students especially those that always have that last question about the concept.
Shawna Childs (verified owner) –
Love the idea of exit tickets! These are well thought out and nicely done!
Learning Today Leading Tomorrow (verified owner) –
Cute Idea! Thanks!
Wise Dragon Education Supports (verified owner) –
Very useful. Nice variety to meet a variety of needs. simple and clear.
Celeste C. (verified owner) –
Great set of exit tickets, I know my students will benefit from them. Thanks.
Hannah D. (verified owner) –
Yay! I love when I find a product that makes my life that much easier! Thanks so much for sharing your creation!
LaKieta M. (verified owner) –
Thank you for creating this resource.
Lakenya G. (verified owner) –
Thanks for such a great resource!
Dawn B. –
I’ve incorporated this into my 8th-grade English Curriculum.
Jen W. –
I love that I can use these in multiple ways or across curriculums.
Sharon A. –
I teach middle school history and have found these exit slips to be a great addition to my classes. Thank you!
Nancy B. –
I love all the different exit ticket templates. Just what I was looking for.