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Understanding Library Skills: The Dewey Decimal System
Cyber Dewey? Dewey Made Fun? Do the Dewey Game? After a librarian-led tour of the school library and an explanation of the Dewey Decimal System, class members use the Internet to access MAGNOLIA, a site with resources devoted to library...
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Discovering Dewey's Decimal System
Middle schoolers discover the Dewey Decimal System. In this fractions lesson plan, students utilize education software to discover how the Dewey Decimal System works. Middle schoolers create a PowerPoint presentation in groups or a...
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Doing Dewey Decimal
Students examine the Dewey Decimal System and locate books in the nonfiction section. They examine a shelf of books and try to determine how the books are arranged, then watch a short video "Media Mania." Students then match construction...
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The Dewey Decimal System -- Cataloging Collections
Middle schoolers categorize their private book collections as a precursor to learning the principles of the Dewey Decimal System. They use the Internet to gain a better understanding of the Dewey Decimal System.
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The Numbers in Nonfiction
This library media PowerPoint introduces the system of nonfiction call numbers. Each slide includes information on what numbers go with each subject, along with colorful illustrations.
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Dewey Decimal Rap
Students analyze four books and find the appropriate number in the Dewey Decimal System. For this Dewey Decimal System lesson, students compare their analysis with the reason they are placed in the library. Students create a rap and make...
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Dewey Decimal System -- Cataloging Collections
Students put their cataloging skills into practice. In this research lesson students examine the listed websites that feature Dewey Decimal classification. Students then collaborate to use the Dewey Decimal classification system to...
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Where is Grand Dewey Daddy?
Third graders find books. In this library lesson, 3rd graders use the Dewey Decimal System to find books and determine the shelves they are located on.
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Dewey Decimal System
Students examine the Dewey Decimal System. In this Dewey Decimal System instructional activity, students participate in a Dewey Decimal System competition in order to learn how books are categorized in the library.
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Dewey Rap
Fourth graders locate books in the library. In this Dewey Decimal System lesson, 4th graders listen to the Dewey Rap via power point or audio file. Students view a card from the Dewey system in their library and practice finding the book...
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Book Search
Fourth graders are introduced to how to use the Dewey Decimal System in libraries. After taking a pre-test, they complete a worksheet in which they determine the location of different books on the internet and on the shelf. To end the...
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Doing Dewey
Young scholars discuss the Dewey Decimal Classification System and how it works. They organize ten books according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
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Oclc Power Point Presentation: Resources on the Ddc
There are several slide shows here to download. There are two basic ones, one is geared for kids and the other is geared for adults. They are clearly presented, and use understandable examples. The slide shows become progressively more...
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Oclc: Melvil Dewey Biography
Here's a brief biography that outlines Dewey's career and influence on the field of library science.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System
This lesson introduces the Dewey Decimal System of numbering used for arranging nonfiction books on the shelves of an elementary school library.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dewey Decimal Classification System Mural
Students will select a book from an assigned section in the non-fiction area of the library. After reading the books, students will write a paragraph that summarizes the content area of the book. Students will illustrate the book that...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Do We Have It and Where Can I Find It?
Students will use the electronic card catalog to locate books in the Media Center. Students will determine if the Media Center has a particular item, if it is currently available, and where the item is located in the Media Center.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dewey Decimal Goes to Math Class
Math students take an onsite field trip to the library (media center) to meet the Dewey decimal system. An "Essential Question" will be used to a set the purpose for understanding why we use the dewey decimal system. Students will...
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Alex: Comparing Dewey and the Library of Congress
High school students will learn the distinction between the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). After a PowerPoint presentation of the LCC, the students will compare and contrast the two...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Library of Congress Classification System
For this lesson students will be introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. They will compare and contrast it to the Dewey Decimal System. Students will determine where information on different topics would be located...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Comparing Classification Systems
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. They will then compare this system to the Dewey Decimal System.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Get to Know Your Library Media Center
This lesson will provide young scholars with an orientation to the Library Media Center and the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The students will access the Alabama Virtual Library and will participate in a library scavenger hunt as...
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Alex: Dewey and the Library of Congress: Map and Matching
After reviewing the Dewey Decimal Classification System, students are introduced to the Library of Congress Classification System. Students create a map of a university library that uses the LCCS and demonstrate their understanding of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Solving the Puzzle to the Dewey Decimal System
This lesson is a hands-on approach to learning the ten main categories of the Dewey Decimal System in the school's media center. The lesson is appropriate for fourth and fifth grade young scholars. Students will work in pairs to find...