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EXIT TICKETS

What are they?

They’re a useful and flexible tool which help the student and the teacher realise what has and hasn’t
been learnt. They come in handy especially during Reflection time to sum up the whole lesson.
Below you can find a few simple ideas, but feel free to experiment with them and plan Reflection time
in a way that works best for you and your students.

Why use them? Well, they…


develop students’ autonomy as they identify what they know and don’t know
verify whether students have a superficial or in-depth understanding of the material
lead to a sense of achievement
ensure time for retrieval practice (no stakes)
provide a closure for each lesson
promote self-assessment
can provide you with valuable feedback and help you adjust instructions and plan your lessons
more effectively.

Our students won’t become autonomous overnight. However, by making reflection time a classroom
routine, we can reinforce a valuable habit and help them become more self-aware of their skills and
goals.

And that’s why we encourage you to START SMALL. How? Here are some basic tips:
begin with what works best for you & your students by choosing simple, specific and
straightforward instructions (or create your own one)
at first, ask students to answer 1 or 2 questions and keep the notes to themselves
gradually introduce more diverse prompts and encourage students to share their thoughts with
their partner(s) and you :-)

How to use them in the classroom?


Hand out the tickets (one per student)
Provide think time (7s)
Give specific instructions (some ideas below)
Ask students to make notes (set a time limit, e.g. 2 min)
Students can share all/some of their ideas in pairs/groups/with you or keep them to themselves
Experiment with the exit tickets throughout the school year to keep your students (and yourself)
engaged and observe how their attitude changes :-)
TWO THINGS
which you enjoyed during today’s lesson
which you want to remember (words, phrases, jokes)
which you want to work on next time
which you intend to focus on while doing your homework
which you accomplished today that make you feel proud of yourself

3-2-1
3 new words you want to use next time while talking to your partners, 2 moments when you
were most engaged today, 1 suggestion for the teacher
3 things you learned today, 2 challenging activities, 1 question you still have

NAILED IT & NOT SURE


nailed it - what did I learn today? Which goals did I achieve?
not sure - what aspects/goals of the lesson do I still need to work on? What kind of support do I
need?
you can also use it together with a mini-quizz or a grammar focus exercise (no stakes = no
grades). After doing the task students check each other’s work (peer feedback with key), then
they analyse their own works and sum it all up by filling in the note: what did you get right &
understood (nailed it!) and what is/was still unclear for them (not sure)?

TWO STARS AND A WISH


stars: highlights of the lesson/things you enjoyed/moments when you felt a sense of
achievement
wishes: suggestions for the teacher/needs/“I’d like more/less…”

VENN DIAGRAM
new words/grammar topics/things I understand/things I’m not sure about/things I don’t quite
get
Note: Venn diagram may come in handy especially if you’ve informed your students about the
lesson goals.

GLOW & GROW


GLOW: moments of the lesson which make me feel proud of myself (my engagement/how I did
on the test etc.)
GROW: what do I need to work on? What do I want to focus on in the future?

FOR MORE INSPIRATION CHECK OUT TEACHER’S NOTES, where you can find plenty of different
ideas, suitable for each level (B1+, B2, C1).
TWO THINGS TWO THINGS

TWO THINGS TWO THINGS

TWO THINGS TWO THINGS


GLOW GLOW

GROW GROW

GLOW GLOW

GROW GROW

GLOW GLOW

GROW GROW
NAILED IT NAILED IT

NOT SURE NOT SURE

NAILED IT NAILED IT

NOT SURE NOT SURE

NAILED IT NAILED IT

NOT SURE NOT SURE

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