SPRUCEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM

Teaching the library lessons in a new and exciting way is always a challenge.  This year we decided to write and dedicate a "Dewey Decimal Song" for our students.  We recieved permission from "Carolintone Music Company, Inc (c) 1962 Renewed Carlintone Music Company Inc." to use the music of "Ballad Of Jed Clampett" as the music to go with our personally written words.  This is the theme song from the Beverly Hillbillies TV show.  The words are listed below.  Our students loved the song!  We offerred a reading reward for any and all students who would take the challenge to sing the entire song without a copy of the words.  We have had a few students willing to take the challenge.


Dewey Decimal Song
Sang to the tune of "Ballad of Jed Clampett" -  "Used by permission of Carolintone Music Company, Inc. (c) 1962 Renewed Carolintone Music Company, Inc."

The Dewey decimal system is what we use

To organize books that you might choose

So let’s get started and soon you know

All the places where books should go

Now 000 to 99

Are the books in General Works you’ll find

The 100 section is where you’ll see

The books about Philosophy

If religion’s a topic that interests you

The 200 shelf you can look through

Social Science is three oh oh

For fairy tales and fables you know                             

In the 400 section you can learn to speak

German, Spanish, French or Greek

The 500 section is where you’ll find

The sciences to stretch your mind

If you like pets or like to cook

Technology is where to look

Space and health and robots too

The 6oo section is made for you

For arts and crafts and sports galore

The 700 shelf has those and more

The 800 section has poetry

And stories and plays for you and me

The 900 shelves are history

You’ll also find geography

In our library you’ll do well

With the Dewey system you’ll never fail.