Ideas for evidencing progress over time in your lessons; why you shouldn't throw away exit tickets!

Ever wondered what to do with all those adorable exit tickets your students complete at the end of your lesson? It seems such a waste to discard them, especially when student progress is being tracked so nicely!

Well, how about keeping hold of them so you and your students can look back on them to see progress over time? (Those of you in the UK will know that OFSTED, school inspectors, look out for evidence of this in particular!).

I have solved your problems and created a range of Interactive Notebook Exit Tickets that are perfect for students to flap open and write on, and they can make a great reflection and goal setting activity too. These work with any topic and they are editable for you to customise to suit your needs! The great bit is that they stick these in their books - they stand out well and are easy to refer to when needed.

You can either print them onto coloured paper or leave them black and white for students to personalise and decorate as they wish, great for allowing them to take ownership of their work.

Each of these exit tickets come in 10 different styles and 3 different sizes: the largest takes up a whole page and these are ideal for stapling on Interactive Bulletin Boards where students can flip and read personal responses!

And as always, these are all my own hand drawn clip art so are completely unique, just for you:

These Interactive Notebook Exit Tickets come in 10 different objects that students are familiar with, and all request something unique for your students to reflect on about your lesson / topic they are learning about. They also hit a range of learning styles allowing you to easily differentiate for your learners as well!

Reflecting on learning is of course extremely important, but what about building up your students' self-esteem and well-being too? That is a topic I am very passionate about and I am always giving my students pep talks to build their confidence (check out my Instagram page for some of my favourite quotes and stories of how I use them in lesson). That's why I designed these special Character Education style Growth Mindset Emoji Interactive Notebook Exit Tickets! Students can reflect on their mindset in your lessons and consider ways to continue improving as well. Print these onto coloured paper or just leave them black and white for some fun colouring opportunities. These can also be stuck in their books or displayed in your classroom!

These ones also come in 10 styles and 3 different sizes: the giant emojis look particularly striking on the wall!

Finally, here are a few reasons why students should be writing down their reflections at the end of your lessons and why you should be keeping hold of them:

• Students writing down their thoughts ensures they are really having to think about their learning. It's all too easy for some students to fall under the radar if they're not all documenting something.
  
  
• It also means you can check each student's response. Whole group questioning has its benefits, but it won't tell you what they know as individuals.
  
  
• Writing enables students to go back and reflect on their progress. They can look back at what they wanted to improve on in previous lessons and actually take action. If they write a great reflection or goal for improvement but then never see it again, much of the value is lost.
  
  
• Writing down success and understanding is a great confidence booster for the students.
  
  If you like these and want to try out a free sample, you can find a free download in the VIP area!

I'd love to know, do you use exit tickets in your classroom? Why / why not? If so, what do you do with them afterwards? Let's chat in the comments below - I respond to every comment :)

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