Formative Assessment Template
This formative assessment template tracks quick checks of understanding across a unit. Each student gets a row and four check columns scored 3 Got It, 2 Almost or 1 Not Yet, with a Next Step column for anyone below 3.
- Grade Level
- K to Grade 12
- Pages
- 1
- Formats
- PDF, Google Docs, Word
- Paper Size
- US Letter and A4
- Checked By
- Milo, Classroom Teacher
- Last Updated
- October 2026
Formative Assessment Template Example
A 4th grade class tracked across four quick checks on fractions, with a next step for each student who is not there yet.
What's in the Formative Assessment Template
Class, Subject and Standard
Fields at the top for the class, the subject and the unit or standard you are checking.
Four Checks Across
Columns for Check 1 to Check 4, with a printed row for the date and one for the skill.
A Next Step for Each Student
A column beside every student to write the reteach, the group or the follow-up.
Editable Versions
Type into the Word, Google Docs or PDF file, in US Letter or A4, or print it.
How to Use the Formative Assessment Template
Name the Unit
Write the unit or standard in the top field, then name the skill for each check in the Skill row.
Date Each Check
Add the date of each check in the Date row so you can see how the checks space out in the unit.
Mark Every Student
Score each student 3, 2 or 1 after a check, using the exit tickets or work you already collect.
Plan Next Steps
Write a next step for each student below 3, such as a small group or a reteach, before the next check.
Read the Columns
Read down a column to see which skill to reteach to the class, and across a row to see one student.
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