Dewey Decimal System

What is the number on the side of the book called?

*hint: remember it's the book's address*

• Code Number

• Phone Number

• Call Number

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.1

What does the call number of a book tell you?

• The title

• Where to find it in the library

• The author

• Its phone number

How are books in the fiction sections organized?

• By title

• By reading level

• By author's first name

• By author's last name

The call numbers of nonfiction books start with...

• NON

• NOF

• Numbers

• Author's last name.

How are books in the non-fiction section organized?

• By title

• By author's last name

• By number

• By height

How many sections are in the Dewey Decimal System?

• 9
• 10
• 100
• 5

What type of books does the Dewey Decimal System organize?

• Fiction

• Biographies

• Picture Books

• Nonfiction

How are the books in the Dewey Decimal System arranged?

• By title

• By color

• By subject

• By author

Why do we use the Dewey Decimal System in the library?

• To organize nonfiction books by subject!!!

• Just because.

• I don't know.

• What's the Dewey Decimal Sytem?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

What section would you find a book about World Wars I and II ?

• 700-799 Arts and Recreation

• 600-699 Technology

• 900-999 History/Geography

• 500-599 Science