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INTRODUCING DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM
A Dewey Decimal PowerPoint Presentation by Vickie HolmesOctober 10, 2012
STANDARDSELA3W2 – The student writes in a variety of
genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, & response to literature.
The student produces informational writing that:
(f) Uses a variety of resources (encyclopedia, Internet, books) to research and share information on a topic.
ELA3R3 – The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text.
The student – (a) Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure.
PURPOSEThis Impact on Student Learning
presentation is for a third grade class at J.D. Davis Elementary.
The purpose of this presentation is to introduce students to the Dewey Decimal Classification System and how to apply it in their learning.
How Do We Find Information?
Dewey Helps You Find Information!
Where would I find love poems?
Where can I find a book on Ireland?
VOCABULARYClassification – to arrange in groups
according to topics
Revolution – a complete change
Categories – a group within the classification
What or Who is Dewey?
Melvil Dewey
MELVIL DEWEYMelville Louis Kossuth Dewey was born on December
10, 1851 in New York state.
Melvil Dewey invented the Dewey Decimal Classification system when he was twenty-one years old.
This was a revolution in library science.
Melvil died after suffering a stroke on December 26, 1931 at the age of eighty.
We still use his system for classification today.
WHERE IS THE DEWEY NUMBER? The Dewey
number is locate located on the binding of
the book. The first three lett letters are of the author’s
last name.
800 Del
TEN DEWEY CATEGORIES000 Generalities100 Philosophy & Psychology200 Religion300 Social Sciences400 Languages500 Basic Sciences600 Applied Sciences700 The Arts800 Literature900 Geography, Biography, & History
000 – GENERALITIES
000 020030
060070
100 - PHILOSOPHYhttp://
130
150
170
http://www.amazon.com/Childs-Book-Values-Lesley-Wright/dp/0789465183/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348842091&sr=8-1&keywords=a+child's+book+of+value
200 - RELIGION
290220
300 – SOCIAL SCIENCES300
Social Issues
310Almanacs
320Government
330Money, Working
340Court System, Famous Trials
350Armed ForcesArmy, Navy,
Air Force, etc.
360Drugs, Environmental
Issues, Titanic, Police, Firefighters
370Schools
380Transportatio
n390
Holidays, Folktales, Fairy Tales
400 – LANGUAGES & GRAMMAR
450 Italian Language
460 Spanish Language
490 Hieroglyphics
, Japanese Language
430 German Language
440 French Language
410 Sign Language
420 Dictionaries,
Grammarhttp://library.muscogee.k12.ga.us/common/servlet/presenthomeform.do?l2m=Home&tm=Home&l2m=Home
500 – SCIENCE AND MATH
500
520
560
590 http://www.amazon.com/Where-Dinosaurs-Lets-Read-
600 – PEOPLE USING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Inventions600
Human Body,
Health610
Rockets, Trains, Cars,
Trucks,620
Farming, Farm
Animals, Pets630
Cookbooks, Sewing,
640
Secret Codes650
How Food is Made660
Paper Makin
g670
Woodworking
680
Building690
EXAMPLESMilitary Helicopters by R. J. Stephen: Dewey Number: 623.74
Dogs by Peggy Wratten:Dewey Number: 636
700 – ARTS & RECREATION
Art , Histor
y of Art710
Houses, Building
s,720
Origami, Paper Crafts,
730
Drawing, Crafts,
740
Painting,750
Printing760 Photograph
y,770
Music,
780
Sports, Games, Magic, I Spy, Camping, Fishing, Racing,
Hunting,790
800 - LITERATUREPoetry,810
810
820860 890
900 GEOGRAPHY & HISTORYFinally…Top of the morning to ye…941.5
Biographies 920
African Countries
960
Knights & Castles,
940
REVIEWShttp://
www.amazon.com/Best-Riddle-Book-Charles-Keller/dp/0806995467/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348843259&sr=8-1&keywords=Best+Riddle+Book+Ever
OverviewWhat do you see on a clear day in California? UCLA. What did they call kittens in the Old West? Posse Cats. What's a camel's favorite book? The Humpback of Notre Dame. Look no further to find hundreds of ways to make your friends bend over laughing (or in pain). A collection of over 500 riddles on many different subjects.
J. D. Davis Media CenterDinosaur Dances by Jane Yolen
Crossing the Delaware by Arlan Dean
811.54 - Yol
973.3 - Dea
DEWEY MATCH UP000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Languages
500 Basic Sciences
600 Applied Sciences
700 The Arts
800 Literature
900 Geography, Biography, & History
References Breitsprecher’s Dewey Challenge. Retrieved on October 3, 2012 from http://breitlinks.com/deweychallenge/index.htm
Cambria-Friesland School District (2012). Dewey Decimal for Kids. Retrieved on September 27, 2012 from http://www.cf.k12.wi.us/library/deweydecimal.htm Georgia Department of Education (2008) 3rd grade standards Retrieved on September 27, 2012 from https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/GPS%20Support%20Docs/Grade-3-Georgia-Performance-Standards.pdf Muscogee County Library Davis Elementary. (2012). Destiny Catalog Retrieved on September 26, 2012 from http://library.muscogee.k12.ga.us/common/servlet/presenthomefor m.do?l2m=Home&tm=Home&l2m=Home OCLO Online Computer Library Center. (2008). How one library pioneer profoundly influenced modern librarianship. Retrieved on September 27, 2012 from http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/biography/ Prescott. S (2001). School Library Journal If You Knew Dewey Retrieved on September 25, 2012 from http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA148748.html
Book References Aagesen C,.Blumberg, M. (1999). Shakespeare for Kids Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press Adler, D. (2001). Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. NY: Holiday House Alarcon, F. (2008). Animal Poems of the Iguazu San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press Dahl, M. (2001). The everything kids joke book Avon, MA: Adams Media Corp. Dean, A. (2003). Crossing the Delaware NY: Rosen Classroom Glenday, C. (2011). Guiness World Records 2011 NY: Bantam Hamilton, J. (2004). South Africa Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Johnson, J. (1994). The Creation NY: Holiday House. Keller, C.,Sinclair, J. (1998). Best Riddle Book Ever NY: Sterling.
Murrell, D. (2005). Knights and Castles Boston: Kingfisher N.E. Thing Enterprises. (1993). Magic Eye Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel Publishing Peddicord, J. (2005). Night Wonders MA: Charlesbridge Publishers Pollock, R. (2002). The Everything World’s Religions Book Avon, MA: Adams Media Radcliffe, D., Rupp C. (2002). Age of Mythology CA: Sybex Publishers Rosen, M. (2011). The Hound Dog’s Haiku MA: Candlewick Press Stephen, R. (1990). Military Helicopters NY: Franklin Watts Time for Kids. (2011). Big Book of Science Experiments NY: Time For Kids Publishers Wade, M. (2007). Ireland Mankato, MN: Capstone Press Waldbauer, G. (2005). Insights from Insects NY: Prometheus Books Webster New World Dictionary. (1989). New York: Simon & Schuster. Wolf, J. (2002). Zany Fractured Fairy Tale Plays New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
Wratten, P. (1988). Dogs MA: Crescent Wright, L. (2001). A Child’s Book of Values NY: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Yolan, J. (1990). Dinosaur Dances NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Zoehfeld, K. (2010). Where Did Dinosaurs Come From NY: Harper Collins
Graphic Sources All clip art is from Google Images.com unless otherwise noted Clipart. (2012). Retrieved on September 25, 2012 from http://images.google.com/ Angry Birds. (n.d.). Retrieved on September 28, 2012 from http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=q7M&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=12
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