Dewey Decimal System Activity – Design a Zoo – Dewey Decimal Library Lesson

Description

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM ACTIVITY:

• Recommended for: Grades 3-6 (though I have used it up to Grade 10)
• Lesson duration: two library lessons of 30-40 minutes each
• You will need: printer, white cardstock, PowerPoint or Google Slides, computer projector or TV, laminating machine (optional)
• Editable: presentation text is editable in PPT and Google Slides; PDF animal cards and lesson plan are not editable

THIS DEWEY DECIMAL LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:

• 30 printable animal cards with images (not editable)
• complete two-day lesson plan for librarian or teacher
• 18-slide PowerPoint and Google Slides introduction to the coolness that is the Dewey Decimal System! (all text is editable)

FOR THIS DEWEY DECIMAL LIBRARY LESSON, YOU WILL NEED:

• printer
• white cardstock*
• PowerPoint or Google Slides
• computer projector or TV
• sandwich bags or binder clips to keep cards together
• laminating machine (optional)

*Colored cardstock is not recommended for this Design a Zoo Dewey Decimal System Activity. You do not want the students to organize their animals by color of the card. For best results, use white or a single light color.

DAY ONE

• Divide students in groups of 3-5. They should have tables to work on, or they can spread out on the floor.
• Each group will need a stack of 30 animal cards (included).
• The students arrange the cards on a table to design the layout of a new zoo. The zoo should be logical and make it easy for visitors to locate the animals they want to see.
• Recommended: Take a few photos! You can add these to the presentation in Lesson Two to help students remember what they did in Lesson One.

DAY TWO

• Lesson Two is an editable 18-slide presentation about the Dewey Decimal System.
• The presentation explains the Dewey Decimal System and correlates the zoo activity with the 500 section of the library.

AASL STANDARDS FRAMEWORK FOR LEARNERS:

• IV. Curate—Students will organize information by priority, topic, or other systematic scheme.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: