Dewey in Our Library

In fifth grade we learned about how the Dewey Decimal System helps organize the nonfiction side of our library.

Students learned what each of the hundreds classified as a class. We then broke up into small groups of 2-3 students to examine one section closer. Students first looked at the books and the heading for each section. They then chose 5-6 books that really represented that section of our library and recorded the title of the book and call number on a note card. This week, students went back to the shelves, and photographed the books they had chosen. Next week, we will be learning how to edit our photos and upload them to Glogster (I thought I would get my 5th graders prepped for the big Glogster project they will do next year). Look for our work about Dewey in Our Library soon!

Happy 2012!

Back at school. It was hard to get my groove on this morning especially when two year old O. asked me to stay home and snuggle.  If I had to leave the kiddos behind today--it was great to be coming back to the library.

This week we are keeping busy by:

• Learning about the Dewey Decimal System.  After our lesson students laughed along with the Dewey Rap

• 5th graders learned the basics of making a Professional Powerpoint for their research projects.  We learned about appropriate transitions, font size, images, slide content, and overall look of a presentation.  Then we practiced inserting images and grouping them together.  Not a small feat!
• Grades K-2 learned about folktales as a genre before we read The Beckoning Cat which we read for 15 Books 

I have made some reading goals for 2012 and hope that you can enjoy some good books this coming year.