STANDARDS FOR LEARNING

Objectives:   Identify the Dewey Decimal System’s organizational scheme Utilize the Dewey Decimal System to locate desired materials on the shelves Common Core Standards:  Identifies and uses the organizational structures of a nonfiction book to locate information. AASL Standards:  Locate books and non-print materials they need and want (AASL 1 and 4)  Begin to understand Dewey Decimal System classification and use it to locate materials (AASL 1) 2

WHAT IS THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM?

Dewey decimal system Means of classifying books, created by US librarian Melvil Dewey in the 1870s.

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HOW DO I FIND THE BOOK?

On the spine of each book is the call number and this tells where the book is located on the shelf.

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10 MAIN CLASSES OF DEWEY

000s General Knowledge 100s Philosophy 200s Religion 300s Social Sciences 400s Language 500s Sciences 600s Technology 700s Arts and Recreation 800s Literature 900s History and Geography 5

DEWEY 000: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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Call Number: 030 6

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DEWEY 100: PHILOSOPHY

Call Number: 155.937

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DEWEY 200: RELIGION Call Number: 200 8

DEWEY 300: SOCIAL SCIENCES Click here for an overview and review of the book.

Call Number: 324.6

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DEWEY 400: LANGUAGES

Call Number: 425 10

DEWEY 500: NATURAL SCIENCES

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Call Number: 507.2

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DEWEY 600: TECHNOLOGY Call Number: 641.5636

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DEWEY 700: ARTS AND RECREATION Click here for an overview and review of the book.

Call Number: 917.98

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DEWEY 800: LITERATURE Call Number: 811.6

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DEWEY 900: HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

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Call Number: 917.98

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REVIEW GAMES FOR STUDENTS

LIBRARY LEARNING GAMES

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REFERENCES - GENERAL

"Dewey Decimal System." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved November 09, 2013 from http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2 3437701391.html

Library Learning Games - media center

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REFERENCES - IMAGES

Barnes & Noble - Books, Textbooks, eBooks, Toys, Games & More

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Google Images

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REFERENCES – BOOK TITLES

Brown, T., & Corral, R. (1998). Children of the midnight sun: Young native voices of Alaska. Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Books. Cleary, B. P., & Prosmitsky, J. (2000).

Hairy, scary, ordinary: What is an adjective?

. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.

Gillies, J., Phillips, L., & Glossop, J. (2002).

The jumbo vegetarian

Toronto: Kids Can Press.

cookbook

Glossop, J., & Mantha, J. (2003).

The kids book of world religions

. Toronto: Kids Can Press.

. In Glenday, C., & Guinness World Records Limited, (2013).

Guinness world records 2014

. Joslin, M., & St, L. L. C. (1999).

The goodbye boat

. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.

Smith, H. A. (2009).

Mother poems

. New York: Henry Holt and Co. Thomas, W. (2008).

How do we elect our leaders?

. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens.

Vecchione, G. (2002).

100 award-winning science fair projects

. New York: Sterling Pub. Co. Wallace, M. (2002).

I can make that!: Fantastic crafts for kids

. Toronto: Maple Leaf Press.

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