What's New in Room 20
Welcome to my classroom! Room 20 is always buzzing with sound as you walk by the room! If you ever want to stop by I encourage you to come in and see what we are working on. My name is Kelly Weiler. I have been teaching for 17 years, but 2014 was my first year at Central Lyon. My husband Troy . . .
New Student Teacher
Hannah Van Den Top
Central Lyon welcomes Hannah Van Den Top, who is student teaching in Mrs. Weiler’s Tk-2 nd Special Ed classroom. Mrs. Van Den Top is a student at Dordt College majoring in Elementary Ed and Special Ed. She grew up in Sioux Center . . .
Morning Tubs
Every morning the students in my classroom start off the morning with their "Morning Work Tubs". These tubs are designed to be used to help with fine motor skills. The students start off their morning with these for the first . . .
Spelling Practice
We have been working hard in our classroom practicing our spelling words. Aside from writing them with paper and pencil, my groups practice their words a variety of different ways. Some of the different ways that we like to . . .
Sight Word Activities
In the fall I posted some pictures of students from my classroom doing different sight word activities. Since then, I have had other people ask for some more ideas of different ways that we practice our sight words in my room. . . .
On The Move!
Studies have shown that the kinesthetic learner remembers best, when they experience what they learn. Kinesthetic learning involves the use of the whole body rather than just hands on. In my room we are always trying different . . .
Jolly Phonics
This year students have been introduced to a new phonics program called Jolly Phonics. Jolly Phonics uses a story, an actition, and a picture to help students learn the sounds. We started the school year off by introducing a . . .