[ISLMA-Share] Nonfiction shelving

Wed Jan 18 09:08:52 CST 2017

We always end our Dewey unit with the Dewey Rap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHiUQb5xg7A. I've printed off the lyrics &
we go over them beforehand. Students love it, esp., grades 4-6.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>> 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>
>> www.tri-valley3.org  <http://www.tri-valley3.org/>
>> www.tri-valley3library.weebly.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 7:36 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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