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Classroom organisation · Years 2-6
How can I use exit tickets to check understanding?
Choose one short prompt that reveals the lesson's learning and use responses to decide what to revisit. These four tickets are alternative options, not four tasks every child must finish.
Download: Four exit tickets
A4 PDF · 2 pages · free · no sign-up
Print page 1 for the activity and keep page 2 for teaching notes and answers or suggested responses.
Use A4 paper at 100% or Actual size. Choose by the task and your class; the suggested range is a starting point, not a curriculum-alignment claim.
How to use this resource
- Select a ticket matched to the lesson goal.
- Allow brief thinking time and a written, drawn or supported response.
- Sort the responses by what they show and plan a follow-up explanation or example.
Make it easier or add challenge
More support
Read the prompt aloud and allow a sketch or spoken explanation while preserving the learning question.
More challenge
Ask for a worked example and a reason, or a counterexample to a tempting misconception.
What to look for
Does the response demonstrate the learning rather than only confidence? Self-ratings alone are insufficient evidence.
Teacher answers and suggested responses
Open-ended. Use one ticket per pupil or choose one prompt for the class; the four tickets are distinct options, not four compulsory tasks.
Use responses to decide what to revisit or explain. Uncertainty is useful information, not a behaviour score.
A useful next step
Printing, access and sharing
Allow drawing, discussion, practical materials or usual communication tools where they support the learning aim. Use separate paper if a child needs more writing or drawing space.
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