Lisa Wilbanks
Gum Springs Elementary School
These lessons are intended for students in grades 3-5
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Lesson 1: Pretest and Dewey Decimal Classification
PowerPoint
Lesson 2: Students will work with a partner in one
of the 10 main classifications. They will choose to:
 Create a rhyme to help their peers remember the section
 Create a movement to help their peers remember the section
 Create an illustration to help their peers remember the section
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Lesson 3: Play Dewey Games linked in PowerPoint
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Lesson 4: Posttest
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What if you had a large pile of books?
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How could you organize them?
How would you make sure you can find the exact
book you need whenever you need it?
Back in 1872, One very smart man figured out a
way to organize thousands of books. His name
was…
He created the Dewey Decimal
Classification when he was 21
years old!
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Before Dewey invented his system
of classification, each library organized
their materials in their own way. Usually only
the librarian was able to find specific materials.
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The Dewey Decimal system is composed of 10 main
categories.
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Every book subject is assigned a number between
000 and 999.
This number is called the Call Number.
The call number appears on the spine of the book.
Call Number
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Encyclopedias
Newspapers
Almanacs
Computers
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Feelings
Making Friends
Superstitions
Death & Dying
Logic
Optical Illusions
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Bible Stories
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Other world
religions
Mythology
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Careers
Customs
Families
Folktales
Law & Government
Money
Holiday
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Chinese
English
French
German
Spanish
Sign Language
Italian
Japanese
Other Languages
Dictionaries on any
Language
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Animals
Chemistry
Dinosaurs
Rocks & Minerals
Insects
Plants
Planets
Math
Weather
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
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Computers
Cookbooks
Farming
Health
Human Body
Inventions
Nutrition
Engineering
Transportation
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Architecture
Crafts
Drawing
Games
Jokes
Music
Songbooks
Sports
Dance
Theater
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Children’s Literature
Plays
Poetry
Writing
Shakespeare
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Biographies
Countries
Native Americans
States
Travel
Wars
Historical Events
000 – General Reference
100 - Philosophy & Psychology
200 – Religion
300 – Social Sciences
400 – Language
500 – Science
600 – Technology
700 – Arts & Recreation
800 – Literature
900 – History & Geography
000 – General Reference
100 - Philosophy & Psychology
200 – Religion
300 – Social Sciences
400 – Language
500 – Science
600 – Technology
700 – Arts & Recreation
800 – Literature
900 – History & Geography
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Quia - Dewey Games
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Study Stack – Dewy Games
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Dueling Dewey Card Game
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Dewey Games Directions
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