Questions and Answers
How do I get to music, PE, or library?
Log in to Clever, go to Schoology, and choose their classroom.
How do I conference with you about my book I just read for 40 books?
Give an oral summary of the book to your parent. Talk about why it is the genre you are claiming. Talk about who the characters are and what the setting is. Tell them a little about the beginning, the middle, and the end. Tell them whether or not you liked it and why. Below, you will find an example that you can use as a template. I wrote it in ten minutes, so I'm sure that YOURS will be much better! :)
Example:
40books--Danny, the Champion of the World
Author: Roald Dahl
Genre: Realistic Fiction. I believe it is realistic fiction because it could actually have happened. It is realistic. It is also fiction, because it has the characters speaking, and unless you recorded their lives, it is impossible to know what they said every day.
Characters: The main characters are Danny, a young boy, and his dad, a single parent who owns a gas station and fixes cars.
Setting: This book takes place in the the 1940's in a rural setting. The two main "sets" are at Danny's home at the gas station, and Mr. Hazell's estate, where the peasants are.
Number of pages: 224 (worth one book)
Summary:
Danny is raised by his father, a car mechanic, because his mother died when he was a baby. His father teaches him everything about life and is a wonderful father, full of stories. One day, Danny discovers that his dad is keeping a terrible secret--he poaches pheasants! Danny eventually comes up with a brilliant idea to capture ALL of Mr. Hazell's pheasants and the plan works. They use sleeping pills and the birds fall asleep and Danny and his father carry them home. Most of the birds wake up and fly away from the gas station--in the opposite direction from Mr. Hazell's estate.
Thoughts:
I really like this book, because it uses a LOT of figurative language! Almost every sentence is carefully crafted to leave a picture in your mind. I also like it, because it describes a wonderful relationship between a child and his parent. I would recommend this book to everyone.
100-250 = one book
251-500 = two books
501-700 = three books
701-900 = four books
How do I get to your website? To get to ALL of the teacher's websites, go to https://lockwood.nsd.org/ There is a blue square on the left that says, "Lockwood Resources." Click on it. From this page you can go to the library, PE, music, or my website.
How do I log in to KCLS to research or check out e-books???? Go to the tutorial on the library website
https://sites.google.com/apps.nsd.org/lockwoodlibrary/how-to-tutorials
Do I still need to do a Science Fair experiment and board? The simple answer is, "Yes." You will be presenting to the class. I will be talking about Science Fair experiments in February.
Here are the directions for writing your results and conclusions, that I went over in our Zoom lesson:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WpwNYsatkj2b-iIBkOg2BVmQj_fHno-atnTxGvTPxOA/edit?usp=sharing
Here is a youtube video that does a pretty good job of explaining how to set up your board. The main thing is organization--it should flow from Question--Hypothesis--Procedures and Materials List--Results--Conclusions so that it is easy to read and easy to follow:
https://safeYouTube.net/w/wE12
Here is the rubric that you will be graded on:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xo1PqUCFgrj9hF1SI2acHZQbU-7dVvcSjPa66FwiyJE/edit?usp=sharing
What can I do if I finish the projects that you have suggested?
1. Do an i-Ready reading lesson. This is great practice.
2. Read a book and write a summary.
3. Do an i-Ready math lesson.
4. Go online and do an art lesson.
5. Type to Learn
6. Write a letter to a grandparent, or another family member. Edit it carefully.
7. Think of a project that you would like to research and teach the class. Let Mrs. Parrott know that you have something to teach.
8. Go to my resources page and find a site that sounds interesting to you.
9. Do a chore for your parent without being asked.
10. Start a journal about your "adventures" out of school. In twenty years, this will be a "moment in history" that you will want to remember.
11. Make a timeline of Washington State history.
12. Write a play that explains what it was like to live in the 1890's.
13. Learn how to make a kite!
14. Learn origami
15. ****I wish that I could talk to my mom and ask her a zillion questions about her life. Call a grandparent and "interview them" on Facetime, Zoom, Skype, etc. Record your conversation! First, write down your questions. You could ask them where they were born and where they moved to throughout their lives. You could ask them what sports they played, what interesting places they visited, or what sad or exciting things happened to them. You could ask them how they met their spouse, or what your parent was like as a baby, a child, or a teenager. What rich history you could learn! We might do this as an assignment later!