Locks & Lockers 101

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OVERVIEW:

●Using Your Locker

●Locker No-Nos

●Locker Tips

●Practice Using Your Lock!

●Quiz: Lock Check 101 ✔

Poll

How do you feel about using your locks and lockers?

• Very Confident

  I totally got this!

• Motivated

  I know I can do this!

• Unsure

  I think I can do this, but it will take some practice.

• Lost

  I have no idea what is going on.

USING YOUR LOCKER

●You will NEED to use your locker!!!

●You must know how to open up your lock.

●Practice, practice, practice, until you can successfully open it

at least 3-5 times in a row.

●You are NOT to be carrying every single book you have in

your backpack EXCEPT for the three classes you are going

to in the morning, after snack, and after lunch.

●After snack and lunch, you need to unpack the books/items

you don’t need any longer from your prior classes, and pack

up for your next three classes.

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Multiple Choice

Practicing using your lock is important to __________.

• open your lock
• get really fast

• show off your skills

• pass 5th grade

Multiple Choice

You should only carry books for _______ classes at a time.

• ONE

• THREE

• MORINING

• AFTERNOON

Drag and Drop

When are you permitted to visit your locker?​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

in the morning

after snack

after lunch

during dismissal

after each class

before each class

during class

during lunch

during snack

●No food or drinks in your locker!

●No decorating lockers

●No putting your lock on the floor once you open and remove

your lock. They will get lost or mixed up. Hang the lock up.

●No going into any other student’s locker.

●No keeping your lock unlocked to avoid having to open up

the lock during school.

●No slamming lockers shut.

●No hanging out at the lockers.

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LOCKER NO-NOS

Multiple Choice

Why is it important not to put food or drinks in your locker?

• It might attract insects or pests

• It takes up space for books

• It might spill and cause a mess

• All of the options

●Keep all of your books and binders standing up vertically

with the bindings facing toward you.

○This makes it MUCH easier for you to quickly see

which books you need when packing up.

○Use a cheap book end if needed.

●Watch your head before standing up if you are at a lower

locker.

●Pull down on your lock before leaving to make sure it is really

locked.

●Clean out your locker at least once a month.

DON’T LET IT GET LIKE THIS:

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LOCKER TIPS

Categorize

Options (10)

• You will NEED to use your locker!!!  

• You must know how to open up your lock.

• No food or drinks in your locker! 

No going into any other student’s locker.

No keeping your lock unlocked

• No hanging out at the lockers.

• Keep all of your books and binders standing up

Watch your head before standing up

Pull down on your lock before leaving

• Clean out your locker at least once a month.

Organize these options into the right categories

Locker No-Nos

Locker Tips

Locker Organization

Using Your Locker

●We are going to begin by watching a quick video on how to open
your lock. No locks should be out at this time.

●After the video, take out your lock and you are to practice opening
it until you can successfully open it 3-5 times in a row.

●How to open the combination lock:

1.Turn the dial on the lock clockwise to the right three times.
Stop turning when the first combination lines up with the
indicator.

2.Turn the dial one full turn to the left, pass the 1st
combination number, and stop turning when the second
combination number lines up with the indicator.

3.Then turn the dial to the right and stop when the third
number lines up with the indicator.

●Partner Check: When you accomplish this, show a friend that you
can successfully open your lock.

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PRACTICE USING YOUR LOCK

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RIGHT

2.

LEFT

3.

OPEN

How to Open a Combination Lock

Reorder

Reorder the following steps to unlock and lock your locker.

• Turn the dial on the lock clockwise to the right three times. Stop turning when the first combination lines up with the indicator.

• Turn the dial one full turn to the left, pass the 1st combination number, and stop turning when the second combination number lines up with the indicator.

• Then turn the dial to the right and stop when the third number lines up with the indicator.

• Pull down on the lock to open it . Hang it back on your locker so you do not lose it.

• Put your lock on you locker and click it closed. Pull down on your lock before leaving to make sure it is really locked.

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Once you are ready for your lock check…

●Raise your hand and wait patiently until I come to you.

●Show me that you can open it three times in a row.

●I will check off your name so you can get credit.

●You will be able to put your lock on your locker after snack,
lunch, or school.

What to do while you are waiting…

●If you are waiting to be checked off or you’ve already been
checked off, quietly work on our activity or read
independently.

●PLEASE be patient as it might take a couple of days to get
all students checked off - thank you

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QUIZ: LOCK CHECK 101 ✔

Poll

How do you feel about using your locks and lockers?

• Very Confident

  I totally got this!

• Motivated

  I know I can do this!

• Unsure

  I think I can do this, but it will take some practice.

• Lost

  I have no idea what is going on.