Zombie Dewey Decimal System Game – Zombie Dice Game – Halloween Library

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS ZOMBIE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM GAME:

• Recommended for: Grades 5-8
• Lesson Duration: one or more library lessons (students can play multiple times with different results)
• Formats: PPT, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

NEEDED TO PLAY THE ZOMBIE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM GAME:

• PowerPoint (this game does not work in Google Slides, Open Office, LibreOffice, or any program that does not work with trigger animations)
• monitor/screen that you can project the PPT game on (all students need to be able to see it clearly)
• ability to print 4 PDF pages per student (you can reuse the pages with different classes)
• ability to print 1-2 pages per student – This is optional, but it helps students record their solutions. They can also do this on notebook paper, but I’ve included the sheets if you’d like to use them.
• two 6-sided dice per group (if you have 8 groups, you will need 16 dice)

THE ZOMBIE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM DICE GAME INCLUDES:

• 33-slide PowerPoint game (editable)
• Complete directions for teachers and students
• Dewey Categories sheet (2 pages, editable)
• Tool Categories sheet (2 pages, editable)
• List of specific Dewey numbers for items listed on the Categories sheets (2 pages, editable)
• Record sheets (optional, editable, 2 pages)

ABOUT THIS ZOMBIE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM GAME:

• Students select from 25 scenarios in five categories
• Each scenario includes a full-color photo
• Includes built-in “spacer” slides, which give students an opportunity to share their solutions
• Don’t worry! The zombie scenarios do not include violence or gore. They are survival scenarios that require ingenuity and problem-solving skills.

ABOUT THE CATEGORIES SHEETS:

• Each of the “Tool” categories represents a “hundreds section” in Dewey Decimal classification. For example, “Tool Category #5” contains items that represent topics in the 500s section of the library.
• “Tool Category #11” contains items that might appear in books from the 100s section (since students cannot roll a 1 with two dice).
• Use the Tool Categories sheet if you have not yet taught Dewey.
• Use the Dewey Categories sheet if you recently taught Dewey.
• No traditional weapons (guns, knives, etc.) are included in the tool categories, although rocks are included in the 500s toolkit.

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