Library Game - Dewey Decimal System for Kids - with Research Questions
Students love riddles! Learn the Dewey Decimal System while conducting research on topics related to curriculum. This library game includes 100 elementary topics for research with curriculum-related inquiry questions.
Students will:
practice finding nonfiction books in the library by looking up the Dewey Decimal System call number.
research the topic and find answers to the questions on the bookmark.
You are purchasing a PDF file.
Included:
100 sheets of bookmarks, each with a different topic, covering a variety of classifications from 000s to 900s.
Standards-based questions for research on each bookmark.
Answer key.
Library Game instructions:
1. Print your bookmark.
2. Read the topic clue and the questions for research.
3. Find the Dewey Decimal classification for a book on the topic. You can search a library catalog, look at a list of Dewey Decimal classifications, or ask a librarian.
4. Write the Dewey Decimal call number on the bookmark.
5. Go to the library and find a book on the topic. Use LIBRARY SIGNS and DEWEY DECIMAL POCKET GUIDE to help you.
6. Answer the research questions.
I first created this library game a decade ago when I was a media specialist for grades K-5. It was easy to pull out a game card (bookmark) whenever I needed something for students to do. You can also use the bookmarks if you are a classroom teacher to scaffold your Language Arts curriculum, and to help students get started on research projects in elementary.
Classifications & topics with bookmarks in this game:
004 Computers
006 Artificial Intelligence
031 Almanac
080 Famous Quotes
155 Diversity
200 Celebrating all religions
202 Gods and Godesses
307 Communities
320 Branches of US Government
330 Great Depression
340 Rules and laws
342 Bill of Rights
342 Constitution
363 Pollution
388 Transportation
398 Folktales
403 Encyclopedia
433 German Dictionary
443 French Dictionary
453 Italian Dictionary
463 Spanish Dicitonary
508 Seasons
520 Universe
523 Sun
525 Earth
531 Gravity
537 Electricity
538 Magnets
551 Weather
551 Rivers
551 Oceans
551 Erosion
551 Thunderstorms
552 Rocks
560 Fossils
567 Dinosaurs
579 Germs
581 Seeds
582 Trees
583 Sunflowers
595 Honeybee
597 Snakes
597 Turtles
598 Owls
599 Lions
600 Technology
612 Smell
616 Lyme Disease
617 Dentists
620 Engineering
624 Bridges
629 Tractor
633 Crops
636 Farm animals
636 Hamsters
636 Chickens
670 Manufacturing
708 Art museums
720 Architecture
741 Drawing
770 Photography
780 Music
784 Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem
787 Guitar
792 Dance
794 Chess
796 Olympic games
797 Swimming
799 Archery
808 Authorship
811 Poetry
812 Plays
817 Jokes
929 US Flag
940 Europe
942 England
947 Russia
950 Asia
951 China
960 Africa
970 North America
971 Canada
972 Mexico
973 American Revolution
973 Battle of Gettysburg
973 Boston Tea Party
973 Civil War
973 Colonies
973 Declaration of Independence
973 Dust Bowl
973 Louisiana Purchase
974 Liberty Bell
975 White House
978 Mount Rushmore
978 Oregon Trail
979 Gold Rush
980 South America
981 Brazil
994 Australia and Oceania
998 Antarctica
Students love riddles! Learn the Dewey Decimal System while conducting research on topics related to curriculum. This library game includes 100 elementary topics for research with curriculum-related inquiry questions.
Students will:
practice finding nonfiction books in the library by looking up the Dewey Decimal System call number.
research the topic and find answers to the questions on the bookmark.
You are purchasing a PDF file.
Included:
100 sheets of bookmarks, each with a different topic, covering a variety of classifications from 000s to 900s.
Standards-based questions for research on each bookmark.
Answer key.
Library Game instructions:
1. Print your bookmark.
2. Read the topic clue and the questions for research.
3. Find the Dewey Decimal classification for a book on the topic. You can search a library catalog, look at a list of Dewey Decimal classifications, or ask a librarian.
4. Write the Dewey Decimal call number on the bookmark.
5. Go to the library and find a book on the topic. Use LIBRARY SIGNS and DEWEY DECIMAL POCKET GUIDE to help you.
6. Answer the research questions.
I first created this library game a decade ago when I was a media specialist for grades K-5. It was easy to pull out a game card (bookmark) whenever I needed something for students to do. You can also use the bookmarks if you are a classroom teacher to scaffold your Language Arts curriculum, and to help students get started on research projects in elementary.
Classifications & topics with bookmarks in this game:
004 Computers
006 Artificial Intelligence
031 Almanac
080 Famous Quotes
155 Diversity
200 Celebrating all religions
202 Gods and Godesses
307 Communities
320 Branches of US Government
330 Great Depression
340 Rules and laws
342 Bill of Rights
342 Constitution
363 Pollution
388 Transportation
398 Folktales
403 Encyclopedia
433 German Dictionary
443 French Dictionary
453 Italian Dictionary
463 Spanish Dicitonary
508 Seasons
520 Universe
523 Sun
525 Earth
531 Gravity
537 Electricity
538 Magnets
551 Weather
551 Rivers
551 Oceans
551 Erosion
551 Thunderstorms
552 Rocks
560 Fossils
567 Dinosaurs
579 Germs
581 Seeds
582 Trees
583 Sunflowers
595 Honeybee
597 Snakes
597 Turtles
598 Owls
599 Lions
600 Technology
612 Smell
616 Lyme Disease
617 Dentists
620 Engineering
624 Bridges
629 Tractor
633 Crops
636 Farm animals
636 Hamsters
636 Chickens
670 Manufacturing
708 Art museums
720 Architecture
741 Drawing
770 Photography
780 Music
784 Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem
787 Guitar
792 Dance
794 Chess
796 Olympic games
797 Swimming
799 Archery
808 Authorship
811 Poetry
812 Plays
817 Jokes
929 US Flag
940 Europe
942 England
947 Russia
950 Asia
951 China
960 Africa
970 North America
971 Canada
972 Mexico
973 American Revolution
973 Battle of Gettysburg
973 Boston Tea Party
973 Civil War
973 Colonies
973 Declaration of Independence
973 Dust Bowl
973 Louisiana Purchase
974 Liberty Bell
975 White House
978 Mount Rushmore
978 Oregon Trail
979 Gold Rush
980 South America
981 Brazil
994 Australia and Oceania
998 Antarctica
Students love riddles! Learn the Dewey Decimal System while conducting research on topics related to curriculum. This library game includes 100 elementary topics for research with curriculum-related inquiry questions.
Students will:
practice finding nonfiction books in the library by looking up the Dewey Decimal System call number.
research the topic and find answers to the questions on the bookmark.
You are purchasing a PDF file.
Included:
100 sheets of bookmarks, each with a different topic, covering a variety of classifications from 000s to 900s.
Standards-based questions for research on each bookmark.
Answer key.
Library Game instructions:
1. Print your bookmark.
2. Read the topic clue and the questions for research.
3. Find the Dewey Decimal classification for a book on the topic. You can search a library catalog, look at a list of Dewey Decimal classifications, or ask a librarian.
4. Write the Dewey Decimal call number on the bookmark.
5. Go to the library and find a book on the topic. Use LIBRARY SIGNS and DEWEY DECIMAL POCKET GUIDE to help you.
6. Answer the research questions.
I first created this library game a decade ago when I was a media specialist for grades K-5. It was easy to pull out a game card (bookmark) whenever I needed something for students to do. You can also use the bookmarks if you are a classroom teacher to scaffold your Language Arts curriculum, and to help students get started on research projects in elementary.
Classifications & topics with bookmarks in this game:
004 Computers
006 Artificial Intelligence
031 Almanac
080 Famous Quotes
155 Diversity
200 Celebrating all religions
202 Gods and Godesses
307 Communities
320 Branches of US Government
330 Great Depression
340 Rules and laws
342 Bill of Rights
342 Constitution
363 Pollution
388 Transportation
398 Folktales
403 Encyclopedia
433 German Dictionary
443 French Dictionary
453 Italian Dictionary
463 Spanish Dicitonary
508 Seasons
520 Universe
523 Sun
525 Earth
531 Gravity
537 Electricity
538 Magnets
551 Weather
551 Rivers
551 Oceans
551 Erosion
551 Thunderstorms
552 Rocks
560 Fossils
567 Dinosaurs
579 Germs
581 Seeds
582 Trees
583 Sunflowers
595 Honeybee
597 Snakes
597 Turtles
598 Owls
599 Lions
600 Technology
612 Smell
616 Lyme Disease
617 Dentists
620 Engineering
624 Bridges
629 Tractor
633 Crops
636 Farm animals
636 Hamsters
636 Chickens
670 Manufacturing
708 Art museums
720 Architecture
741 Drawing
770 Photography
780 Music
784 Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem
787 Guitar
792 Dance
794 Chess
796 Olympic games
797 Swimming
799 Archery
808 Authorship
811 Poetry
812 Plays
817 Jokes
929 US Flag
940 Europe
942 England
947 Russia
950 Asia
951 China
960 Africa
970 North America
971 Canada
972 Mexico
973 American Revolution
973 Battle of Gettysburg
973 Boston Tea Party
973 Civil War
973 Colonies
973 Declaration of Independence
973 Dust Bowl
973 Louisiana Purchase
974 Liberty Bell
975 White House
978 Mount Rushmore
978 Oregon Trail
979 Gold Rush
980 South America
981 Brazil
994 Australia and Oceania
998 Antarctica
