Shelve it!
Play Shelve it!
Order in the Library!
ABC Order
Books in the fiction and the "E" (everyone) secition are organized in ABC order, so why don't you play these ABC games for a few minutes?
Do you Dewey?
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000-099 |
General Works |
Lots of information in one book or set of books. |
Encyclopedias, general reference works, computers |
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100-199 |
Philosophy Psychology |
What and how do we think? |
Optical illusions, brain research, question and answer books. |
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200-299 |
Religion Mythology |
Who is the creator? |
Bible stories, religions of the world, Greek myths. |
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300-399 |
Social Science |
How do people communicate and get along? |
Communication, education, law, transportation, manners, fairy tales. |
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400-499 |
Language |
What language do you speak? |
Grammar books, sign language, foreign languages |
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500-599 |
Natural Science |
What is in this world around us? |
Experiments, math, astronomy, chemistry, physics, geology, biology, and dinosaurs. Books on specific animals are also found here. |
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600-699 |
Applied Science |
How do we make nature work for us? |
Anatomy, medicine, airplanes, space travel, cookbooks and animals such as dogs, cats, and horses. |
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700-799 |
Arts and Recreation |
What do you do for fun and creativity? |
Art, artists, how-to-draw books, crafts, origami, music, joke and riddle books, and sports |
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800-899 |
Literature |
We act and read poetry. |
Poetry, plays and classic literature. |
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900-999 |
Geography & History |
Where do you live? |
History, geography and travel, atlases, explorers, and multiple biographies* 920 |
Do the Dewey
A challenging game in which you have to type in the number for a particular subject
A matching game to help you memorize the 10 basic divisions of the Dewey Decimal System (DDS)
Dewey Matching/Flashcards/Concentration
A matching game to learn DDS's 10 general divisions
A story to teach the 10 main divisions of the DDS
Do We Really Know Dewey? (Grades 3-5)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html
(Taken from Double Eagle Media Center https://sites.google.com/site/dawnmediacenter/library-learning-games)
How to Search on Orchard Ridge's Catalog
Find a Non-Fiction Book on the Catalog
Find a Non-Fiction Book in the Library Media Center
How to Make a Resource List
Do We Really Know Dewey?
