Last week to help the fourth and fifth graders understand the Dewey Decimal system a bit better, I created a PowerPoint and a QR code scavenger hunt. You can get a copy of the PowerPoint I used by clicking here or on the picture above.
After I went over each of the Dewey sections, students broke into groups and followed clues to QR codes.
They used the QR code app i-nigma to scan the codes to see if they were correct and then they read their next clue.
You might remember from this post last year, that I taught the Dewey Body Buddy to 2nd grade last year to help them remember the different sections. I reviewed that lesson with 3rd grade this year and also taught it to 2nd grade. You can get a free copy of the PowerPoint I used by clicking here or on the picture above.
They each took home a Dewey Body Buddy study sheet that they completed during the lesson as well as a bookmark to help them remember the sections. If you'd like a copy of this lesson, you can click here or on the picture above.
How do you teach the Dewey Decimal System or have you ditched Dewey altogether?
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I still teach Dewey. My kids love to listen and learn the Dewey rap. It is one of their favorite things all year! Thank you so much for the lessons!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know that Dewey is not dead everywhere. =) I'd love to have the words to the Dewey rap if you have them. I haven't seen that one yet. Hope you find the lessons helpful!
DeleteHi! Do you have a copy of the clues you gave the kids for the QR code hunt? I'd like to use it with my students.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great idea!
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I don't have a list of the questions typed up. I just kind of made them up as I was making the scavenger hunt, but it was questions like "You are going to babysit your next door neighbor's kids and you want to find some fun crafts they would enjoy. What non-fiction section is likely to have craft books with ideas you could use?" or "You have been assigned a project to do on the rain forest. What non-fiction section would most likely have books about the rain forest that you could use to help you with your project?" Hope that helps! =)
DeleteI am interested in how you set up the clues for the Dewey QR Code hunt. I have been trying to think how I would organize it and I am coming up blank. Do you have them going from section to section? Do you have a clue and an answer in each Dewey section?
ReplyDeleteI divided the classes up into groups and each group got a set of 5 different clues which led them to different Dewey sections. The first clue was given to them at the table. The rest of the clues were in the pockets behind the QR codes in the different Dewey sections. They had to scan the QR code first to see if they were in the correct section before picking up the clue in the pocket to move on to the next section. The questions were things like "You found a tree in your grandmother's backyard and you'd like to know more about it. What non-fiction section would have books that might help you learn more about the tree?"
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