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Dewey Decimal System
Organizing library materials
This presentation is designed for 3rd-5th graders…
To introduce students to the Dewey system and to encourage students to search for library resources independently.
Created by Mary Elfers MEDT 6463 Spring, 2012
Melvil Dewey (1851-1931)Inventor of the Dewey Decimal
SystemGrouping books by subjectsKeeps similar books together10 general groups
10 Classification Groups
000 – General Works100 – Philosophy & Psychology200 – Religion300 – Social Sciences400 – Language500 – Science600 – Technology700 – Arts & Recreation800 – Literature900 – History & Geography
Call NumbersEach book has a number written
on a sticker placed on the spine of the book
000’sComputer Science, Information
and General Works
300sSocial Sciences
400sLanguage
500sScience
600sTechnology
700sArts & Recreation
800sLiterature
900sHistory & Geography
Practice on your own!!
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm Several links to explanations of how Dewey works, plus one
FUN game using Dewey: “Let’s Do Dewey” http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/02/lp261-02.shtml“Huey and Louie Meet Dewey” lesson plan – with links and a
FUN worksheet http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Alien/alien.htmBasic info about the Dewey Decimal System, includes cartoon
format about an alien http://www.quia.com/jg/7265.htmlDewey games http://www.ccsd.edu/bardonia/learninggames/libraryskills/Dewey game
Referenceshttps://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/Grade-Four.pdf
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References cont…Keeler, P. (2007). Drumbeat in our Feet. New York: Lee and Low Books
Inc. Retrieved from http://images.google.com/
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