I don't expect my students to memorize any Dewey Decimal numbers - that's what the online catalog is for! I do, however, want them to get practice with categorization and classification - skills that are needed in the workplace. For example, in my prior life as a "mutual fund operations communications analyst," I developed filing systems and web site architectures. Being able to see how pieces fit together is important.
Grade 4 students worked together to examine the most popular Dewey categories: 500s, 700s, and 900s. They pulled books from each section, wrote down the topics, and then tried to figure out how the topics went together. Can you tell what the 500s are about??
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