Grade/Subject:
I-Sail Standards:
Goals:
Objectives:
Scaffolding:
Group Options:
Assessment:
Lesson Sequence
Introduction:
Ask students how they find books in the library. If you had to find a book on dinosaurs, how would you look for that? (wander around, ask a friend, ask a librarian, look at pictures, Dewey call number)
Anticipatory Set:
Kindergarten
1-3
Instruction/Check for Understanding:
If there’s time:
Closure/Summary:
Preview for Next Week:
- K-3 / Dewey Decimal System
- Introduction to the library
- 30 minutes total
- CC.3.SL.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
- CC.3.SL.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
I-Sail Standards:
- Standard 1: Access information efficiently and effectively to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
Goals:
- The goal of this lesson is to learn where and how the books are located in the library.
Objectives:
- The objectives for the K-3 are to learn the 10 major categories of Dewey and where those categories are located within the library.
Scaffolding:
- Guided practice
Group Options:
- Whole class
Assessment:
- Oral
- Listening
- Participation
Lesson Sequence
Introduction:
Ask students how they find books in the library. If you had to find a book on dinosaurs, how would you look for that? (wander around, ask a friend, ask a librarian, look at pictures, Dewey call number)
Anticipatory Set:
Kindergarten
- Read Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System by Sandy Donovan OR Do you know Dewey? Exploring the Dewey decimal system by Brian Cleary.
- Show & review the 10 major categories of Dewey Decimal.
- Choose one student for each category to find & stand next to that category in the library. Student will hold up the sign for that category so the rest of the class can see where it is located.
1-3
- Show Dewey Decimal power point http://www.breitlinks.com/dewey_for_kids.htm
- Show & review the 10 major categories of Dewey Decimal.
- Choose one student for each category to find & stand next to the category in the library and hold up the sign for that category so the rest of the class can see where it is located.
Instruction/Check for Understanding:
- Observe the students determining which category matches with the correct section in the library.
If there’s time:
- Let students explore the library.
Closure/Summary:
- Tell students to remember to keep in mind the Dewey Decimal categories for finding books.
Preview for Next Week:
- Continue with Dewey decimal lesson. What do those pesky numbers mean anyway?