[ISLMA-Share] Nonfiction shelving

Wed Jan 18 09:00:58 CST 2017

I have done a silly little Dewey lesson by briefly introducing the need for
classification system and then reading One Fish Two Fish to students and
having them suggest classification numbers for each page. For older
students this can go a step further by locating similar books on the
shelves to identify the entire number. For example, One Fish Two Fish Red
fish blue fish---pets, natural science, art, math...all on the first page.
Seems superfluous, but it is fun and seems to really stick with the
students. Even very young students quickly grasp the concept.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Before my 6th graders go to the shelves, I have run off mock spine labels
> on 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper.  The students are in groups of four or five
> and have to line themselves up like they should appear on a book shelf,
> holding the label in front of them like they are a book. This helps clear
> up decimal issues and alphabetizing before they go out into the shelves.
> The most challenging part of it is that students have to reverse themselves
> so that they line up for the classmates that are looking at them, not them
> looking at the numbers left to right.
>
> I actually do this for each of our 5 sections so the students can see how
> each section is different on the spine label (i.e. nonfiction is author’s
> first three letters whereas biography is by subject’s.)
>
> Jeanne Brucher
> Teacher-Librarian
> jbrucher at geneseoschools.org
> Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
> Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316
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>
> On Jan 18, 2017, at 8:10 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> Here's a fun activity I've done in the past, but it takes a little prep
> ahead of time....
>
> Each student is given a book to look up in the online catalog. They write
> down the call # and have to find the book on the shelf. Prior to the class,
> I put a puzzle piece inside of each of the books. It's usually a small 25
> piece of so puzzle. The student knows they've located the correct book when
> they find the puzzle piece hidden inside. Students put their puzzle pieces
> together to make the puzzle.
>
> *Amie Mouser*
> Tri-Valley CUSD #3 Library Media Specialist
> amouser at tri-valley3.org
> 309-378-2031 <(309)%20378-2031>
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> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 7:36 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Dear All,
>> I am trying to revise my nonfiction shelving lesson.  I have the kids use
>> Dewey Stories to find books on the shelves.  They are fill in the blank
>> stories where the kids go to the shelves to actually find numbers.
>>
>> What I don't like about the lesson is how I introduce the material
>> before.  I have used a general Powerpoint--boring!  Anyone got something
>> good for 6th graders?
>> Kathy Wickline
>> Unity Junior High Librarian
>> Tolono, IL
>> wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
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