Doing Dewey

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...

Students identify the subdivisions of the Dewey Decimal System. They gather a list of materials found in the library that would fall into these categories. They ask questions as needed.

Use this two-page resource either with your English language learners or your upper elementary native speakers. There are eight questions that test your learners' ability to use the context of a sentence to define an unknown word....

This fascinating, informative, and engaging presentation is the best description of the Dewey Decimal System I've ever seen! The history behind Mr. Dewey and his system, is laid out. The rest of the slides give a great account of how the...

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.

Engage all the upper elementary classes in your school in a game to learn Dewey Decimal Classification. On 5 or 6 consecutive visits to the library, teams from each class learn how the system works, locate books in each category, and...

Students analyze four books and find the appropriate number in the Dewey Decimal System. In this Dewey Decimal System instructional activity, students compare their analysis with the reason they are placed in the library. Students create...

Students create instructional videos. in this video lesson, students choose a subject area and topic to make their own how-to video. They research this topic and film their video using a flip-camera. 

Students view an episode of The Twilight Zone and discuss the issues and events that occurred, which concern society's moral code: doing the right thing and following the rules. They write a similar story of their own and share it with...

Students read about working dogs through various websites. Students facilitate the use of Power Words when discussing or writing about working dogs. Students create a written document to advocate for working dogs.