Library Catalog Searching Games and Activities for Elementary

Finding a book you want in a library is a necessary skill to being an independent library patron. Libraries have books organized alphabetically, by an author’s last name, and separate fiction from nonfiction; even if the library is genrefied.

As school librarians it’s important to teach our students to independently find books. These games and activities help students learn to:

• Search the library’s online catalog,
• Read an end cap or library signs,
• Practice numerical and alphabetical order.
• Know that fiction books are organized by an author’s last name, what letter that begins with, & how to use library signage to locate it.
• Know that nonfiction books are organized by general topics separated out by number prefixes.

These activities include:

• Station or Center Signs for every activity
  • They are available to print in portrait or landscape mode so that you can put them in an acrylic sign holder or sheet protector.
  • You can even laminate them and place them in a table top sign holder.
• 5 Dewey Decimal activities that help children practice using the library catalog, learning Dewey Decimal System, and locating books in the library.
  • These are great to use over a couple of library classes.
  • Give students a choice or have them rotate through the activities.
  • Easily differentiate for your students by choosing activities that meet different abilities.
• Teacher Notes or Directions to help you set up and get organized.

5 Dewey Decimal Activities:

• Spine Label Draw: Students draw number cards and find a book that has those numbers on the spine label.
• Dewey Decimal Match: Students match topics to the Dewey Decimal number they’ most likely find it in.
• Dewey Decimal Sort: Students sort book spines into proper shelf order.
• Dewey Scavenger Hunt: Students use the library catalog to find books on popular topics.
• QR Code activity to play a shelving game online (Shelver from Mrs. Lodge)

 

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.

• Inquire – A.2. – C.1. – D.1. – D.3.
• Collaborate – A.1. – A.2. – B.1.
• Curate – B.4. – C.1.
• Explore – A.1. – C.1.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.1.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10.

 

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