Braddock Eagle Library Blog

Order in the Library!

Braddock Eagles are learning about how to check out great books to read.  In order to do that, we need to know how libraries work. We are learning that fiction books are arranged in ABC order by the author's last name.  Here are some fun games to practice ABC order. 

• ABC Order: Authors 
• Alphabet Bears
• Alphabetical Animals
• Alphabetizing
• Alpha-Fishing
• Author ABCs: Xtreme Level!
• The Book Game!
• Crickweb ABC Order
• L is for Library
• Order in the Library
• Order Me Around
• Roy the Zebra ABC Order
• Toon University

When finding great books, knowing the different kinds of books or genres can be useful.  Here are some fun games about learning literary genres along with basic library facts. 

• Books, Books, Books - play hangman to identify the book or genre.
• Books in the Library - answer true or false.
• Genres - read about the different genres, scroll to the bottom to play the game.
• Library Words - find the library terms in this hidden puzzle.
• Who Wants to Be a Library Lingo Millionaire?

Have fun and remember, practice makes perfect!

Dewey and the Decimals!

The Dewey Decimal System uses numbers and letters to group books on the same subject to make them easier to find on the shelves.  All knowledge is divided into 10 main classes.  Here are some fun games for Braddock Eagles to test their Dewey knowledge.

• Can You Do the Dewey?
• Dewey Decimal Classification System 
• Dewey Decimal Flashcards
• Dewey Decimal Fun
• Dewey Decimal System
• Dewey Decimal System Game
• Dewey Hangman

Do you remember what is a little different about how BIOGRAPHY books are shelved?

• Biography Call Numbers

Have fun and remember, practice makes perfect!