Product Review Archives • Wise Owl Factory

Product reviews on this site are mostly for when I was sent a product free of charge for an honest review. The posts share my honest opinion of the products. A free educational printable PDF is always included with such posts. Almost every post on this site has an free educational printable or free sample to provide value for the reader. Thank you.

Days of the Years and Holidays Calendar 2018

Oriental Trading Company has a calendar with all those weird and funny special days of the year. These types of days make great attention-getting morning messages as well as school-wide event days. I have heard of these days but didn't realize they are written down and I can actually plan ahead using the OTC

2018-10-13T11:36:42+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: For Parents, For Teachers, Product Review|Tags: calendar|

The Saint Nicholas Day Snow Book for Children

The Saint Nicholas Day Snow Book for Children The Saint Nicolas Day Snow book for children shares an Orthodox story which may be read to help children understand their own or other religious. My mother took us to an Orthodox church to broaden our horizons, and I still remember the experience. The church and

2018-07-06T15:00:33+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: For Parents, Multicultural, Pre-K thru Grade 2, Product Review|Tags: cultures, parent information|

Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month and Freebie

This post is for Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month which is during October, and has a free printable on that topic. Kyle Carlin is a school psychologist and the author of Bug and Boo, a children’s book that helps teach social emotional skills. This month there is a virtual book tour of Bug and Boo to coincide

2018-10-08T10:38:23+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: For Parents, For Teachers, Free, Product Review, Social Studies|Tags: free PDF, free social studies, printable|

Quilting Classes at Quilted Treasures in Rogers MN

Quilting Classes at Quilted Treasures in Rogers MN This post is about my quilting classes at Quilted Treasures in Rogers, Minnesota. I took On the Double, 3 ways to bind, and the Traditional Sampler classes recently. The store is the best in the state as far as inventory and helpful personnel. Mary Jo was

2018-05-13T12:31:27+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: Arts and Crafts, For Parents, Product Review|Tags: DIY|

Oriental Trading Helps Organize Back to School

Oriental Trading Helps Organize Back to School This post explains how Oriental Trading helps organize back to school for teachers prepare a successful school year prior to the first day of class. You hear teachers say, "It is all in the set up!" as they work in buildings to set up classes before school

2018-05-26T11:23:31+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: For Teachers, Free, Pre-K thru Grade 2, Product Review, Social Studies|Tags: back to school, free PDF, free social studies, printable|

BC Stack is Back Get Yours Here for 2017

BC Stack is Back Get Yours Here for 2017 BC Stack Starts the early morning 12 a.m. CST July 19th and ends the night of July 26th at 11:59 pm CST There are 65 products, many of them valued over $1,000 I like the idea of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But getting 25% off a TV is not

2018-06-08T18:17:15+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: Product Review, Technology|Tags: BC Stack|

Water Testing Kits for Science Activity

This post has a review of water testing kits given to me in exchange for my honest opinion. We used a kit from the Water Testing Kits company. The first picture shows how I set up the materials for the children. The tests included test strips for checking four water samples for

2018-07-09T15:48:35+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: For Parents, For Teachers, Product Review, Science|Tags: Review|

PermaLeaf® White Orchid Review and Free Pre-K Flower PDF

This post has a PermaLeaf® White Orchid review and free Pre-K flower PDF. We have been working with flowers and plants this spring. It is a refreshing to think about plants during the dormant looking landscape at the end of the snowy Minnesota winter. PermaLeaf® has the widest selection of outdoor artificial plants

2018-06-08T12:29:05+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: For Parents, For Teachers, Free, Literacy, Pre-K thru Grade 2, Product Review|Tags: coloring pages, free PDF, free Pre-K and K, literacy, math|

Mini Montessori Grammar Farm Printable Cards

The Montessori grammar farm activity is a brilliant method for introducing the parts of speech at an early age. There are symbols to accompany words with pictures for a gentle introduction to grammar. I have taught grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and I will say I believe that

2018-03-01T19:20:45+00:00By Carolyn Wilhelm|Categories: Free, Literacy, Montessori, Pre-K thru Grade 2, Product Review|Tags: free PDF, free Pre-K and K, matching, TpT product|