1. Let’s Learn About
Call Numbers

2. Our Learning Goals
Content Objective: I know what the information on a call number means.
Language Objective: I can put books in correct call number order.

3. Remember, a call number is like the book’s address in the library
Remember, a call number is like the book’s address in the library. It tells where the book lives on the library shelf.

4. fiction easy fiction nonfiction
Our library has three kinds of books, so we have three kinds of call numbers:
fiction
easy fiction
nonfiction

5. Today we’re going to learn the recipe for making all three kinds of call numbers.

6. first three letters in the author’s last name
A fiction call number is made up of two parts:
F (for fiction)
first three letters in the author’s last name

7. So a fiction call number for the author, Beverly Cleary would look like this:
F Cle

8. What would the fiction call number for the author, Matt Christopher look like?
F Chr

9. An easy fiction call number is made up of two parts:
E (for easy fiction)
first three letters in the author’s last name

10. So an easy fiction call number for the author, Jan Brett would look like this:
E Bre

11. What would the easy fiction call number for the author, Peggy Parish look like?
E Par

12. How do we put fiction and easy fiction call numbers in order?
Think……How can we put letters in order?
That’s right, fiction and easy fiction call numbers are in ABC order.

13. What would this book’s call number be?

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17. Let’s practice shelving some books!