Entrance and Exit Slips
Entrance and exit slips are great short writing activities that give students the opportunity to activate prior knowledge at the beginning of a class period and “name it and claim it” at the end of the class period. They work because they help students connect lessons together day after day. As an added bonus, entrance slips provide a task for students to focus on during the last few minutes of passing time and the first few minutes of class while exit slips facilitate a few minutes of quiet reflection before students leave the classroom. When implemented correctly, entrance and exit slips will help focus student learning and understanding, take advantage of the first and last few minutes of often unstructured class time, and provide a quick and non-overwhelming way for students to foster deep understanding.
Entrance slips are given to students as they are entering the classroom and should be completed within the first two or three minutes of class time. Students may list one or two key pieces of information from yesterday’s lesson or reading, recall something personal that relates to the lesson’s topic of the day (for example, if today’s poem is about basketball, ask students to name a favorite hobby and how it makes them feel) or write down something related to a previous lesson that they would like to learn more about.
Exit slips are completed within the last several minutes of class time and should be turned in to the teacher upon exiting the classroom. Students may list one thing they learned and one question they still have, make a text connection, or answer a specific question that the teacher asks (see example artifact for sample questions).
A few key tips for successful entrance and exit slips:
· Keep it simple! They should not become a burden on students or the teacher that has to review them.
· Model for students what a complete and thoughtful response on an entrance and exit slip looks like.
· Don’t focus on spelling and grammar. Instead, focus on digging deep and making connections in a few short sentences.
Entrance slips are given to students as they are entering the classroom and should be completed within the first two or three minutes of class time. Students may list one or two key pieces of information from yesterday’s lesson or reading, recall something personal that relates to the lesson’s topic of the day (for example, if today’s poem is about basketball, ask students to name a favorite hobby and how it makes them feel) or write down something related to a previous lesson that they would like to learn more about.
Exit slips are completed within the last several minutes of class time and should be turned in to the teacher upon exiting the classroom. Students may list one thing they learned and one question they still have, make a text connection, or answer a specific question that the teacher asks (see example artifact for sample questions).
A few key tips for successful entrance and exit slips:
· Keep it simple! They should not become a burden on students or the teacher that has to review them.
· Model for students what a complete and thoughtful response on an entrance and exit slip looks like.
· Don’t focus on spelling and grammar. Instead, focus on digging deep and making connections in a few short sentences.
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