One of my goals this school year is to use exit tickets on a more consistent basis. I decided to introduce exit tickets in a fun and memorable way. We had a discussion about what exit tickets are and how and why they will be used this year. We talked about how they will be used after a lesson and focused on one skill BUT, to introduce them, I let students have free choice as to what their exit ticket would be.
Can I be honest with you? My kiddos have been working so hard with beginning of the school year routines and procedures. For the most part, they have really done a good job picking up our workshop routines, so I wanted to "reward" that with a fun activity. So yes, this was kind of last minute, like driving in my car on my way to work last minute. I was SURE I had playdoh to do this with. Then I got there and nope, no playdoh, BUT I had a huge pack of Bendy-Stix:)
I gave each student 4 stix and told them they had to make something they learned this week. I let them choose any subject area. Once they made their exit ticket display, they had to explain on a note card what they learned.
I love how creative the students got with these. This student made a factor rainbow. I had just taught them about these that week during morning math meeting.
I had lots of science exit tickets. Parts of a flower, seed dispersal, and pollination.
In social students we read about Florida's state flag and state symbols.
This was a really fun way to introduce exit tickets but I will also be using it again throughout the school year because I love the creativity it allowed the students to show and they really loved doing it.
Do you use exit tickets? I would love to hear more about how you use them and I hope this is a fun activity you could try with your students:)
