First Day of School Exit Ticket

Print four first day exit tickets on one page: stars to color, one thing I liked, one thing I wonder.

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Name:Date:How did my first day feel?My rating:One thing I liked todayOne thing I wonder about this yearOne thing my teacher should knowName:Date:How did my first day feel?My rating:One thing I liked todayOne thing I wonder about this yearOne thing my teacher should knowName:Date:How did my first day feel?My rating:One thing I liked todayOne thing I wonder about this yearOne thing my teacher should knowName:Date:How did my first day feel?My rating:One thing I liked todayOne thing I wonder about this yearOne thing my teacher should know
First day slip: stars, liked, wonder, should know Four slips with cut lines. Each has five outline stars to color for how the day felt, then two lines each for one thing liked, one thing wondered and one thing the teacher should know.
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Exit tickets for the first day 5

  • First day exit ticket to draw and write, kindergarten to grade 2 For students who are not writing sentences yet: an open box to draw the best part of the day and a box of primary lines that starts On my first day I. Two to a page.
  • First day hopes slip: this year I hope to The shortest slip: Name and Date lines and three lines under This year I hope to. Six slips to a page.
  • First day of school exit ticket with boxes to check Four sentences with a box to check under Yes or Not yet: I know where things go, I know our morning routine, I met someone new and I know how I get home. A line at the foot starts Tomorrow I hope we. Four slips to a page.
  • First day slip: stars, liked, wonder, should know Four slips with cut lines. Each has five outline stars to color for how the day felt, then two lines each for one thing liked, one thing wondered and one thing the teacher should know.
  • Routines exit ticket: one we practiced, one to see again Two lines each for a routine the class practiced, a routine the student needs to see again and what they look forward to. Four slips to a page.
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First day exit tickets for middle and high school 5

  • First day goals exit ticket: a goal for the first month Two lines each for a goal for the first month, what could get in the way and who or what can help. Four slips to a page.
  • First week of school exit ticket: best part, still confusing For the end of the first week: two lines each for the best part of the week and something still confusing, and one line for someone the student got to know. Four slips to a page.
  • Get to know me exit ticket for a new class Lines for the name the student likes to be called and how to say it, then two lines each for what they like to do outside school and a subject they look forward to. Four slips to a page.
  • High school first day exit ticket: after the syllabus A Class line, then two lines each for something on the syllabus the student is glad to see, something to have explained and what to bring or set up. Four slips to a page.
  • High school first day exit ticket: how I learn best A Name I go by line, then two lines each for I learn best when, It is hard for me to learn when and a goal for the class. Four slips to a page.

Filled-in sample 1

  • Sample: a fourth grader's first day, three prompts filled in Sample. A full-page copy of the three prompts of the first slip, filled in by a made-up student. The stars are not drawn on the sample.

How this list was compiled: Laid out and worded in-house on October 9, 2026. Every prompt is ours and no published ticket is copied. The sample is made up for this page. Licence: own work

How it works

This first day of school exit ticket prints four to a page: How did my first day feel? over five stars to color, then one thing I liked, one thing I wonder and one thing my teacher should know.

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Print the exit tickets

Press Print the exit tickets on Letter or A4 paper, then cut along the dashed lines.

A first day of school exit ticket high school classes can use

Four slips have no stars and are worded for older students: one for after the syllabus, one that starts I learn best when, a get to know me slip and a goal for the first month.

For younger students

A draw and write sheet has primary lines that start On my first day I. A checklist slip has boxes for Yes and Not yet beside I know where things go, I know our morning routine, I met someone new and I know how I get home.

  • The last sheet is a sample filled in by a made-up fourth grader.

Questions and answers

What do you put on a first day of school exit ticket?

Keep it short and easy to answer: how the day felt, one thing the student liked, one thing they wonder. Older students can say how they learn best or what on the syllabus they want explained.

Does the high school first day of school exit ticket ask for personal details?

No slip asks for an address, a phone number or anything about family. The get to know me slip asks for the name a student likes to be called and how to say it.

Can I use one at the end of the first week?

Yes. One slip is headed First week exit ticket and asks for the best part of the week, something still confusing and someone the student got to know.

How many first day exit tickets print on a page?

Four, except on three sheets: the hopes slip prints six to a page, the draw and write sheet two, and the sample is a single full page.

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