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

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This role-playing game can be used before or after teaching the Dewey Decimal System. It does not teach Dewey itself and should not be used in isolation without teaching Dewey in a recent or upcoming lesson. During the game, students will apply Dewey groupings to various survival scenarios.

If you need to teach Dewey first, try my “After the Zombie Apocalypse” Dewey Decimal Story” or Zombie Dewey Decimal System Bundle. Both are for Grades 5-8.

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.

More Dewey Decimal System Games and Activities

• Dewey Decimal System “Design a Zoo” Activity (Grades 3-6)
• “After the Zombie Apocalypse” Dewey Decimal System Story (Grades 5-8)
• Zombie Dewey Bundle (this activity + the Zombie Apocalypse story listed above)
• Dewey Decimal System Photo Project (Grades 5-8)

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