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Free How to Add a Link to a TpT Product Description

By Wise Owl Factory

Free: How to add a link (hyperlink) to a TpT product description PDF. A YouTube video link with a demonstration is included in the PDF. Watch the video first, and then follow the steps on the PDF. Save this file to your computer so you will have

Subjects:

Business

Grades:

Higher Education

Types:

By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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237

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Asking Questions Strategy Posters and Printable Pages Little Prep

By Wise Owl Factory

This product is about asking questions while reading and has student printable pages that required little preparation on the part of the teacher. Please see the preview for images of pages included in this file and a free printable page.Please also

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.2.1, RL.3.1

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (43.75 MB)

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Free Growth and Fixed Mindset Back to School Letter Size Posters

By Wise Owl Factory

Free Growth and Fixed Mindset Back to School Letter Size Posters These letter sized teaching posters help illustrate how having a growth mindset helps students achieve more, and that a fixed mindset will limit potential. The pictures are easy to

Subjects:

Character Education, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.84 MB)

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Grade 2 Beginning, Middle, End Writing PDF with Foldables

By Wise Owl Factory

Grade 2 Beginning, Middle, End Writing PDF with FoldablesPlease also see the preview.Free printable pages are included in the preview.Very little preparation required, just print and use.See also the SMART Board version for grades 1 and 2, which

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

W.2.3

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (138.27 MB)

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Reading Strategies PDFs Only with Interactive Student Notebook Foldables

By Wise Owl Factory

This is the PDF only Version of my Reading Strategies product on TpT. Little preparation other than printing is required.There is a freebie in the preview PDF file. These are the student pages and teaching posters.Interactive student notebook

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Posters, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.5, RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.6, RL.2.7, RL.3.1, RL.3.6, RF.1.4a, RF.2.4a, W.1.7...

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (111.31 MB)

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Centers and Writing Frames: Skillful Scarecrow PDF Activities

By Wise Owl Factory

Centers and Writing Frames: Skillful Scarecrow PDF, 78 pagesScarecrow ThemeEasel Activity Self-correcting pages are 1 (next number), 2 (graphing), and 22 (next number). The other Easel pages are typing the same word, story writing options, and

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Graphing, Autumn

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Games, Centers

CCSS:

1.NBT.C.5, 2.NBT.A.1, L.2.2d

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (36.08 MB)

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Interactive Student Notebook Reading Strategies Foldables

By Wise Owl Factory

Interactive Student Notebook Reading Strategies FoldablesFREEBIE IN PREVIEW This is a black and white printable for student use in interactive notebooks or ISNs. These are also called foldables. Six strategies wheelOptional six strategies bottom

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.5, RF.1.4a, RF.2.4, RF.3.4a

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (13.09 MB)

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Reading Strategies Professional Development Video for Teachers of Grades 1 and 2

By Wise Owl Factory

Reading Strategies Professional Development Video for Teachers of Grades 1 and 2This reading strategies e-class is 34 minutes of explanation about teaching reading strategies to first and second graders. The three kinds of text connections, back-up

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Professional Development, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

Printables, Professional Development

$3.00

Video & Supporting Information
Duration: 41:32

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Free Bubbles Vocabulary 3-Part Montessori Cards

By Wise Owl Factory

Free Bubbles Vocabulary 3-Part Montessori CardsThis is a set of 3 part cards that could be used in a tray or rug activity. It could also be used as a center in a traditional primary school. There are 4 cards for each vocabulary term for

Subjects:

Vocabulary, General Science, Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Montessori

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.76 MB)

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Free Mother's Day Count and Graph, Roll and Graph

By Wise Owl Factory

Free Mother's Day Count and Graph, Roll and GraphWith Easel Self-correcting Counting ActivityThis graphing printable has a Mother's Day theme, and has color and black and white printing options. The counting pages have answer keys, and the

Subjects:

Graphing, Spring

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities

FREE

Digital Download PDF (4.23 MB)

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Free Editable Birthday Awards

By Wise Owl Factory

Free Editable Birthday AwardsFor back to school, it is nice to have an editable set of birthday awards for the new class. These awards may be edited by typing in the blue spaces. Blue spaces not filled in will not be visible on the print out, so

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Classroom Forms

FREE

Digital Download PDF (6.14 MB)

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Tools 3-part Montessori Cards

By Wise Owl Factory

Tools 3-part Montessori Cards This is a set of twelve tools on cards with pictures and labels. The free preview demonstrates the quality of the photos. These are vocabulary cards. The general purpose of Montessori 3-part cards are to enrich and

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Montessori

$1.25

Digital Download PDF (0.89 MB)

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Face Parts and Feelings Teaching Cards with Photos

By Wise Owl Factory

Face Parts and Feelings Teaching Cards with Photos, Montessori InspiredThis printable PDF has real photos of parts of the face and different feelings that children should learn to recognize. When is someone sad? When is someone surprised? Of

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Life Skills, School Counseling

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Printables, Montessori

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (2.96 MB)

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Synthesizing as a Reading Strategy Information for Teachers

By Wise Owl Factory

Synthesizing reading strategy professional development video about four minutes in length, with Information for teaching students about this reading strategy. It has generic information for teachers and is not based on specific books. Generic work

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Staff

Types:

Printables, Professional Development

FREE

Video & Supporting Information
Duration: 04:13

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Multiplication and Division Fact Family House thru 12 PDF and Easel Slides

By Wise Owl Factory

All fact family multiplication and division facts one thru twelve printable mats for centers, and interactive Easel Slides activities. 300 PDF printable pages with 96 fact practice slides. Teachers can select which pages to print, and which slides

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.3, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.6

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (49.57 MB)

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Bear Theme Puzzles Skip Counting 1-10 and Fry Words to 1b

By Wise Owl Factory

Bear Theme Puzzles Skip Counting 1-10 and Fry Words 1a and 1b SentencesEasel Activity (drag and drop to make a sentence, self-correcting Easel activity), 20 slides Easel Assessment 10 slides, one missing number per slidePhotos of real bears puzzles

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Numbers

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, RF.K.3c

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (20.41 MB)

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Always Free Cinco de Mayo Count and Graph and Roll and Graph

By Wise Owl Factory

Always Free Cinco de Mayo Count and Graph and Roll and Graph8 printable pages and an Easel Self-correcting Counting ActivitySee a very short video of this product on YouTubeThese Cinco de Mayo graphing pages may be used in plastic sleeves with dry

Subjects:

Graphing, Spring

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

K.MD.B.3, 1.MD.C.4

FREE

Digital Download PDF (4.90 MB)

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Reading Strategies Lessons and Printables for the SMART Board +ISN's

By Wise Owl Factory

No preparation required, print or view and be ready to use this product.There is a freebie in the preview.This product includes ISN's. Please also see my reading strategies professional development video with the PDFs included in this product.See

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.5, RL.2.1, RL.2.5, RL.2.6, RL.2.7, RL.3.1, RL.3.6, RI.3.6, RF.1.4a, RF.2.4a...

$3.00

230

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Owl Theme Classroom with Editable Pages

By Wise Owl Factory

Owl Theme Classroom calendar pieces, editable desk name topper, alphabet letter size posters, editable newsletter template, and classroom decor, total 230+ pagesEDITABLE PAGESSee preview for more informationMonths of the year owl theme calendar

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (74.75 MB)

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Alphabetical Order Lessons, Centers, Work Pages, Pocket Chart Cards

By Wise Owl Factory

Alphabetical Order Lessons for class or two full substitute days, centers, work pages with differentiation, pocket chart cards, 46 PowerPoint slides, and 180 printable PDF pages. There are three main centers as well as a quilt with additional

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

CCSS:

L.2.2e

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (107.83 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a National Board Certified teacher, with 28 years of teaching experience in grades 1-5. My lessons include printables, SMART Board notebook files, and PowerPoints. I have been a lesson plan writer and reviewer for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). My first teaching job was in Waseca, MN, in 1973. I thave experience teaching elementary grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and gifted education classes. I taught for the Wayzata Public School District in Minnesota.

Questions? cwilhelm@thewiseowlfactory.com

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to make complex lessons easier to teach for teachers, and easier to learn for students.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I earned a Teacher of Excellence Award from the BestPrep Economics Education Foundation. One of my KMO teams won first place in Minnesota, one year. I am a past newsletter editor for PDK I have free lessons and materials ReadWriteThink.org.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a bachelor's degree in elementary education, an MS in the area of gifted children, and an MA in K-12 Curriculum and Instruction. I have National Board Certification.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My National Board Certification is in the area of Middle Childhood Generalist.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Graphing, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Other (Art), ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Autumn, Mental Math, Black History Month, Spring, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Women's History Month