[LM_NET] HIT: Dewey Intro

["Gibson, Lori" <Lori.Gibson@LRSD.ORG>]

My original post was:

I am in search of a great PowerPoint or activity to introduce Dewey,
does anyone have anything they would recommend?  I have found some Dewey
ppts but they just jump right in and I want the students to get a brief
introduction to this subject....any suggestions would be helpful.


As always, LM_NET is the best!!! :-)

 

I received a lot of great information!! :-)  

Here are some of the responses....

 

I like to use the library music CD from Upstart that has the song "Thank
You, Melvil Dewey".  I also use the other Dewey Decimal song on that
track and then teach the kids the "dance" of using body parts to help
remember the locations of the various subjects in Dewey (also
complements of Upstart)

 

Kathy Willhite

 

Kathy Willhite, Librarian

Kalamazoo Country Day School

Portage, MI  49002

kwillhite@kalamazoocountryday.org

(269)329-0116x204

 

Dear Lori,

 

I found this ppt at the beginning of the school year and have used it
for grades 2-5.  The kids really like how it compares organizing the
books to organizing your dresser drawers.  Then I followed up the next
week by pulling a few books from each section (100's, 200's etc.)  Each
student held a book and we lined everyone up in order by call numbers.
That seemed to make it more concrete to them.

 

 

[PPT] 


Get to know the Dewey Decimal Classification system
<http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tutorial/kids_tutorial_0606.ppt> 


File Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTML
<http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:T4wc4OGtifAJ:www.oclc.org/dewey/res
ources/tutorial/kids_tutorial_0606.ppt+Dewey+Decimal+System+powerpoint&h
l=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us> 
A brief PowerPoint slide show to help you understand how the Dewey
Decimal Classification system works in your library

 

Hope that helps!

 

Suz

 

This site has some great visuals, especially Dewey and the Alien which
uses student drawings to tell the story of the ten categories. I use it
every year with third and fourth grades.

 

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml
<http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml> 

Mary  Tichey-Staack, LMS

Branchville Elementary

Ridgefield, CT

mticheystaack@ridgefield.org

 

 

Hi Lori  

 

I like the story of Dewey coming up with his system while talking with
an alien found on the following site.

Hope that this is what you are looking for.

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Alien/300.htm

 

Chantal Bennett

Teacher-librarian

Jules Quesnel

Vancouver, BC

Canada

bennett2144@shaw.ca

 

 

I have always liked "Do we really know Dewey?"

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/
<http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/> 

 

I had found another site but it won't connect now.  I will give it to
you in hopes that the problem is temporary.

http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html
<http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html> 

 

Carole

 

Carole Matthews, Librarian

Hay Springs Public Schools

Hay Springs, NE

matthews@haysprings.net

 

 

You might try "Do we" really know Dewey at 
http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/
<http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/>  It is very good and if you have
the caveman Dewey you can compare.

J. Winberry

Ocean Twnp. Elem. School

Oakhurst, NJ o7755

 

Hi Lori,

My favorite is Dewey and the Alien.

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml

 

Janet Moser

Port Washington, NY

 

 

Lori,
I use a video The Dewey Decimal Dilemma from Media Incorporated. It is
goofy, but the students love it!
http://www.mediaincorporated.com/Sharp_Wits/Dewey_Decimal/dewey_decimal.
html

Margaret Adams
Elementary SLMS
Spencer & Hilton
Brighton, MI
wsuslms@yahoo.com

 

 

Check out: http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/
<http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/>  

Good intro to Dewey. 

er 

 

Evelyn W. Reakes 
School Library Media Specialist 
Queen of Peace Catholic Academy (PK-8) 
10090 SW 24th Avenue 
Gainesville, FL 32608 
(352) 332-8808 
ewreakes@qopacademy.org 

 

 

It probably won't help you for now, but I use the book The Shelf Elf
Helps Out by Jackie Mims Hopkins to help introduce Dewey and I also give
out a bookmark (nothing fancy, just something simple that I copy on
construction paper).  I attached a copy of the sheet I use for the
bookmarks.  

 

Virginia Shaddix Crutchfield

Woodland Elementary School

Semora, North Carolina

crutchfield at person . k12 . nc . us

 

Lori,
 Here are some great Dewey websites  and activities.
Dewey Websites 

 

1. Do We Really Know Dewey at

http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml

 

Dewey and the Alien

2. http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Alien/alien.htm

 

 

3. http://www.deweybrowse.org/Dewey.html    

 

 

4. http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/dre/drelmc.htm

 

 

California Dewey Website

5. http://www.pacheco.k12.ca.us/lib/Dewey/Dewey.htm


Donna Gallagher
Univ. of Washington
iSchool
School Library Endorsement Program

 

Lori, have you tried:

 

 http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml
<http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml> 

 

Good luck,

 

Terry Thomas

School librarian/ Middle school Language Arts teacher Colegio
International Puerto la Cruz Venezuela terry.thomas@ciplc.net

 

 

United Streaming video "Tick Tock Minutes: Dewey Do"

 

Book "Digging into Dewey" by D. Findlay Easy to adapt to interactive
white board.

 

Book "Shelf Elf Helps Out" Hopkins

 

I use this website. http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/
<http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/>   Dewey and the Alien seems to
really appeal to the students.  I'll attach two other PowerPoint files
shared by others in the past.

Good Luck

 

Joan Dreier

Media Specialist

Deerwood Elementary

Joan.dreier@district196.org

 

 

Hi Lori,

Here's one that I developed for some of out volunteers at a public
library.  It certainly not the best ppt, and may not be applicable to
for elementary students, but you're welcome to use any part of it you
want.

http://www.slideshare.net/remnil/the-dewey-decimal-system-more-than-just
-a-bunch-of-numbers/

Cheers!
Buzzy Nielsen

 

Hi Lori,

It's not a powerpoint, but I have used this webquest with success: 
http://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/mme/news/studentinvestigations/WebQuests
/dewey/studentpages/sintro.html

 

It gives some background on Dewey himself, call numbers and nonfiction,
and then moves in to talk more specifically about each section of the DD
system. I usually do it with the class, so I don't use the links part in
adventure two (I don't know if any are broken), but with older students
I imagine you could. I just like it because the internet part, the
puzzel and the earning of "food" keeps their interest more than some of
the other lessons I have tried.

 

 

Melissa Chrusch

Elementary Librarian

Dallas School District, Dallas PA

mchrusch@dallassd.com

 

 

Thanks again everyone!!!

 

 

Lori Gibson

Media Specialist

Gibbs Magnet Elementary

Lori.gibson@lrsd.org

 


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