[LM_NET] ELEM: TAR Dewey Number Order Lesson Ideas

[Angie Woodson <librarypup@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi all!  I'm getting ready to teach my 3rd graders how to find
non-fiction books on the shelf.  In the past, I've always covered the
Dewey Decimal system with them (how numbers are determined, how the
books are organized by subject, etc.) but I've never gone into detail
about number order - partly because I'm not a mathematical person
myself and am a little nervous about teaching the material to them.

Do any of you have any activities or short lesson plans that you have
found to be successful?  I'm particularly looking to explain number
order to them and a number range (i.e. 520 - 550) - how to determine
what comes between 520 and 550.  So far I've allotted two
instructional periods to teach these concepts.

Thanks for any ideas you're willing to share!  I'll post a hit if
there is interest.

-- 
Angie Woodson
Media Specialist
Van Buren and Central Elementary
Plainfield, IN 46168
librarypup@gmail.com

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