Using call numbers to find just right books

Presentation

•

Other

•

2nd - 3rd Grade

•

Hard

Phyllis M. Guering

Used 13+ times

FREE Resource

4 Slides • 7 Questions

Call numbers in the Catalog

The call number of a title can help you identify the type of book and then find it.

Some fiction books only have letters in the call number.

Dot books - E (then 3 color letters then 3 author's last name)
Picture books - E (then 3 author's last name)
Chapter fiction - F (then 3 author's last name)

Dot Book	Picture Book	Chapter Fiction
E BLU or GRE or ORA Arn	E Ros	F Cit

Dot Book

Picture Book

Chapter Fiction

 E

BLU or GRE or ORA

Arn

Ros

Cit

But, some fiction type books have a Dewey number and letters

Fairytales - 398.2
Graphic Novels - 741.5
Poetry - 811
Jokes and Riddles - 818

The Dewey books have very different call numbers:

Easy Dewey	Regular Dewey
E 636.7 Dog	636.8 Cat

Easy Dewey

Regular Dewey

636.7

Dog

636.8

Cat

Multiple Choice

What type of book does this call number mean?

Picture book

Easy book

Dot book

Dewey book

Multiple Select

Which of the following show call numbers for our library dot books?

You can choose one or more.

BLU

Tab

DOT

Fun

GRE

Pil

ORA

Ryl

Multiple Choice

What book do you think would have this call number?

Multiple Choice

Which book do you think would have this call number?

Fill in the Blanks

What does the Seu stand for in this call number?

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an Easy Dewey book?

E DEW BOOK

92 Kin

E 92 Kin

Fill in the Blanks

This call number is from a biography.

E E = easy

92 92 = biography

Kin Kin = the first 3 letters of the subject's last name

as in Martin Luther King Jr.

What letters would be under the 92 for a biography about Fred Rogers?

Type answer...

Call numbers in the Catalog

The call number of a title can help you identify the type of book and then find it.

Show answer

Auto Play

Slide 1 / 11

SLIDE

Similar Resources on Wayground

10 questions

Chess Major Lesson 2: The Board

Presentation

•

6 questions

L7 Comprehension check

Presentation

•

3rd Grade

8 questions

Muscles

Presentation

•

3rd - 4th Grade

11 questions

Possessive Nouns

Presentation

•

2nd Grade

7 questions

SOCIAL STUDY

Presentation

•

1st - 4th Grade

6 questions

Using index and table of contents

Presentation

•

3rd Grade

11 questions

Helping Verbs

Presentation

•

2nd Grade

8 questions

Possessive nouns

Presentation

•

2nd - 4th Grade

Popular Resources on Wayground

10 questions

Safety Day 2026 – Student Review

Quiz

•

9th Grade

21 questions

Continents and Oceans

Quiz

•

6th Grade

20 questions

Parts of Speech

Quiz

•

5th Grade

16 questions

Subject & Predicate

Quiz

•

5th Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

12 questions

Map Skills

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

22 questions

Continents and Oceans

Quiz

•

5th Grade

15 questions

Rounding Decimals

Quiz

•

5th Grade

Discover more resources for Other

12 questions

Map Skills

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

100 questions

100 multiplication facts

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

20 questions

addition facts

Quiz

•

2nd Grade

20 questions

Multiplication Facts (0-5)

Quiz

•

3rd - 4th Grade

20 questions

multiplication and division facts

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

20 questions

Arrays/Repeated Addition

Quiz

•

2nd Grade

70 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

3rd - 6th Grade

20 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

3rd Grade