Dewey Number	Cute little Cave guy!	What's written on handout	Notes I give them
000		Basic Information Generalities (Information you need to learn)	Encyclopedias Newspapers Books about libraries Internet
100		Who am I? Philosophy & Psychology (Man thinks about himself)	Things we don't understand: UFO's Ghosts Bigfoot Aliens from outer space
200		Who made me? Religion (Man thinks about God)	Any religions Catholic, Jewish, Baptist, etc. Mythology
300		Who lives next door? Social Sciences (Man thinks about others)	Law & Government Jobs & Money Families & holidays Folk & Fairy Tales
400		How can I talk to others? Languages (Philology) (Man wants to communicate)	Any language French, German, Italian Dictionaries from any language Books on sign language
500		What's around me? Natural Science* (Man thinks about Nature)	Anything that happens by itself: Rocks, trees, weather, oceans, rivers, wild animals, dinosaurs, plants, space, moon, stars, sun, math, time, chemistry
600		How can I use Nature? Applied Science* (Man thinks about his world)	Cars, boats, planes, cookbooks, computers, pets, farm animals, medicine, human body
700		What can I do for fun? Arts & Recreation (Man thinks about leisure time)	Dance, music, theater, drawing, jokes, riddles, sports (One child pointed out all their "special classes' are here)
800		How can I record deeds? Literature (Man becomes a storyteller)	Any literature: Spanish, French, English Shakespeare Poems Plays
900		How can I leave a record? History, Geography & Biography (Man thinks about history)	Countries, s States Biographies historical events Wars Travel books

*I make a big production number about how we have things don't need man to exist - rain, rocks, plants, trees - in 500. In 600, we have things from 500 man was made to work for him. IE, in 500, we have wolves but in 600 we have dogs. We grow the food in 500 but we cook it in 600. We have trees in 500 but we build houses from wood in 600. I do this until they get the idea. Never takes long! :-)

The little caveman images came from an old handout I was given in college. As there was no name or copyright info on the sheets, I cannot acknowledge gratefully the person who did them by name. But thank you whoever you are. They are perfect examples.

Coming soon - follow up lessons.
Now that we have them interested in the numbers,
let's get them to use them!!!

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