[LM_NET] Hit Dewey Posters

[Karen Brostad <kbrostad@HUNTEL.NET>]

I have been asked to post a hit for the responses I received about free
Dewey Posters.

Upstart has some nice ones for a reasonable cost

Some can be purchased from the ALA store.

Last year I spent my own money and purchased Dewey posters from ALA.  Not
free.  I do have my students make collage Dewey posters every year.  After
several weeks of teaching Dewey, I have them look through magazines and try
to find pictures representing the different categories.  I usually use the
500s,600s, 700s and 900s.  The kids LOVE it.  It's messy, but the result is
free Dewey posters.

I looked in the Highsmith catalog or the Demco catalog and copied what they
had using Print Shop.

How about making your own? Several years ago after a general intro to Dewey
I assigned each 3,4 and 5 grade class a Dewey number. The children used
magazines, KidPix, or drew pictures to represent topics found in the
assigned Dewey section The class with the 100 was quite creative and drew
faces showing different emotions. I hung them up over the Dewey sections
and 3 years later- the younger children still look to the posters to find
their favorite sections.

Do you have Print Artist or something along those lines ?  I made my first
set of Dewey signs using this software and then laminated the signs.
They've been hanging in my library for 6 years and cost me nothing except
some printer ink, paper, and laminating film.

Several people suggested using Jan Brett's site. She has free ones and they
look great.  Click on library signs.

http://www.janbrett.com/interactive_main.htm

Hope this helps you
Karen

  

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