DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION Lisa Wilbanks Gum Springs Elementary

DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION Lisa Wilbanks Gum Springs Elementary School

Scope These lessons are intended for students in grades 3 -5 Lesson 1: Pretest and Dewey Decimal Classification Power. Point 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 Lesson 3: Play Dewey Games linked in Power. Point Lesson 4: Posttest

How would you classify books? What if you had a large pile of books? 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…

Melvil Dewey He created the Dewey Decimal Classification when he was 21 years old! 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. The Dewey Decimal system is composed of 10 main categories.

Dewey Decimal Classification 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

000 – General Reference Encyclopedias Newspapers Almanacs Computers

100 – Philosophy & Psychology Feelings Making Friends Superstitions Death & Dying Logic Optical Illusions

200 – Religion Bible Stories Christianity Judaism Islam Buddhism Other world religions Mythology

300 – Social Sciences Careers Customs Families Folktales Law & Government Money Holiday

400 – Language Chinese English French German Spanish Sign Language Italian Japanese Other Languages Dictionaries on any Language

500 – Science Animals Chemistry Dinosaurs Rocks & Minerals Insects Planets Math Weather Volcanoes Earthquakes

600 – Technology Computers Cookbooks Farming Health Human Body Inventions Nutrition Engineering Transportation

700 – Arts and Recreation Architecture Crafts Drawing Games Jokes Music Songbooks Sports Dance Theater

800 – Literature Children’s Literature Plays Poetry Writing Shakespeare

900 – History & Geography Biographies Countries Native Americans States Travel Wars Historical Events

Where would each of these books fall within the 10 main classes? 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

Dewey Practice Games Quia - Dewey Games Study Stack – Dewy Games Dueling Dewey Card Game Dewey Games Directions

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