1. Dewey! What’s with all those numbers? 678.95 430.98298 730 320.08 843.879 935 594.3567 543.654 A Dewey Decimal PowerPoint Presentation for grades 3-5: by Melissa Campbell

2. What’s the Point? The purpose of this presentation is to help third, fourth, and fifth grade students better understand how utilize the Dewey Decimal numbers on books to navigate Peachtree Elementary media center shelves. Through better understanding students can begin to unlock the knowledge of nonfiction.

3. Who is Dewey? Melvil Dewey How can I make finding non-fiction books easier and faster? Why don’t I use subjects and numbers! Image from www.examiner.com Image from iwork4school.com

4. Anything Else? Melvil Dewey was one of the greatest librarians of all time. He created The Dewey System in 1876 It has been around for a REALLY long time and we still use it today! Image from sheltonpublicschools.org

5. Dewey grouped books by subject Giving each subject a different classification number This way books on a similar topic are grouped together on the shelf! 10 Groups Image from library.jhhsbroncs.com

6. Where do I find the Dewey Number? Call Number Image from googleimages.com

7. 000’s Generalities Encyclopedias, General Reference Works, Computers, Newspapers, Magazines Image from www.amazon.com 031

8. 100’s Philosophy and Psychology 152.47 VER Image from www.amazon.com 179.9 LOE

9. 200’s Religion and Mythology Image from www.amazon.com 292.211 McC Image from www.amazon.com 232.96 WIL

10. 300’s Social Sciences Image from www.amazon.com 370.19342 COL Image from www.amazon.com 398.2 VAL Image from www.amazon.com 388.3410973 ISA

11. 400’s Language Image from www.amazon.com 419 SUL Image from www.amazon.com 428.2 CLE

12. 500’s Natural Science and Math Image from www.amazon.com 597.92 GUI Image from www.amazon.com 516 NEU

13. 600’s Technology Image from www.amazon.com 600 BRI 612.8 CAS Image from www.amazon.com

14. 700’s Arts and Recreation Image from www.amazon.com 796.48 OSB Image from www.amazon.com 743.89629046 AME

15. 800’s Literature Image from www.amazon.com 813.54 BOU Image from www.amazon.com 823.914 WES

16. 900’s Geography and History Image from www.amazon.com 973.337097554 23 DRA Image from www.amazon.com 938 HAT

17. Where Will Dewey Take You First? Image from randolph.k12.nc.us Image from ricochet.com

18. Learn More About Dewey and Test your Dewey Knowledge http://www.thrall.org/dewey/index.htm Each group has a set of books at your table and a set of Dewey categories. See if you can match each book to the correct Dewey Category!

19. References (2009). The new children's encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing. Ames, L. J. (2012). Draw 50 vehicles: The step-by-step way to draw speedboats, spaceships, fire trucks, and many more... New York: Watson-Guptill. Bridgeman, F. (1999). Eyewitness: Technology. New York: DK Publishing. Can you do the Dewey? (2009). Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://www.thrall.org/dewey/index.htm Carrick, C. (1995). Valentine. New York: Clarion Books. Cleary, B. P. (2005). Dearly, nearly, insincerely: What is an adverb? Minneapolis: First Avenue Editions. Coles, R. (2010). The story of Ruby Bridges. New York: Scholastic Paperbacks. Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. (2011). English language arts. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/default.aspx Dewey Browser. (n. d.). Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://deweybrowser.oclc.org/ddcbrowser2 Dewey decimal for kids. (2008). Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://www.breitlinks.com/dewey_for_kids.htm#PopularTopics

20. References Dewey decimal system at pppst.com. (n. d.). Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://languagearts.pppst.com/deweydecimals.html Draper, A. S. (2003). The end of the American Revolutionary War: The colonists defeat the British at Yorktown: Headlines from history. New York: PowerKids Press. Georgia Performance Standards.(2011). Science/Social studies. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/BrowseGPS.aspx Guiberson, B. Z. (2000). Into the sea. New York: Square Fish. Hatt, C. (2004). Ancient Greece: Excavating the past. Mankato: Heinemann-Raintree. Isaacs, S. S. (2004). Stagecoaches and the pony express: American adventure. Portsmouth: Heinemann Library. Loewen, N. (2006). Treat me right. Kids talk about respect. Bloomington: Picture Window Books. Meet Melvil. (n. d.). Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Melvil/melvil.htm McCaughrean, G. (1998). Greek god and goddesses. New York: Margaret K. McElderry. Neuschwander, C. (1999). Sir cumference and the first round table: A math adventure. Watertown: Charlesbridge Pub Inc.

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22. Pre/Post Test What does non-fiction mean? Where is the non-fiction section of the Media Center? Are the books in the non-fiction section organized a certain way? What do the numbers on the spine of the books mean? Do you know what we call those numbers? Who came up with the number system used in the nonfiction section?