It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The Scientific 500s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 Learning the Dewey Decimal System at Your Local Library (Post Archives)
On the first Tuesday of every month we post a homeschool introduction to one of the major Dewey Decimal classes that you and your students can explore at your local public library. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list to follow along with us and get these and other great homeschooling posts delivered right to your mailbox every week! 😊
❡ Planning ahead: If you’d like to map out a custom year-long Dewey Decimal project for your own homeschool, here’s the first-Tuesday schedule we follow: Introducing Dewey (September); The General 000s (October); The Philosophical 100s (November); The Religious 200s (December); The Social 300s (January); The Linguistic 400s (February); The Scientific 500s (March); The Technological 600s (April); The Artistic 700s (May); The Literary 800s (June); The Historical 900s (July); and On Beyond Dewey (August). This schedule also appears on our main River Houses calendar for the year — print out your own copy, post it on your family bulletin board, and follow along with us. 🗓
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Linguistic 400s
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The Linguistic 400s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Social 300s
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The Social 300s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Religious 200s
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The Religious 200s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Philosophical 100s
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The Philosophical 100s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The General 000s
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The General 000s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: Introducing Dewey
It’s Homeschool Library Day! Teaching your students to use the library independently is one of the best educational gifts you can give them. Join us as we begin a year-long homeschool tour of the Dewey Decimal system.
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: From Dewey to the Library of Congress
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: our year-long survey of the Dewey Decimal Classification is done! We’ll take a quick look at the alternative Library of Congress Classification, commonly used in colleges and universities, as the year ends.
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Historical 900s
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The Historical (and Geographical) 900s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Literary 800s
It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: exploring “The Literary 800s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Artistic 700s
It’s Homeschool Library Tuesday! This week: exploring “The Artistic 700s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
📚 LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Technological 600s
It’s Homeschool Library Tuesday! This week: exploring “The Technological 600s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)
