Early Childhood

Welcome to the Montana Office of Public Instruction's Early Childhood web page. This site provides resources and information to Montana educators, care providers and families regarding best practices in early learning. These resources will assist with implementation of effective instructional strategies, observation techniques, classroom assessments and much more. Please contact Terri Barclay or Tara Ferriter-Smith with any questions or concerns.

Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development

Websites/Blogs

http://blog.firstbook.org/
http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/
http://jkrbooks.typepad.com/
http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/
http://kidsreadingcircle.com/allreviews.html
http://kidsreadingcircle.com/allreviews.html
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/
http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/

Early Grades

Early Grades Resources

Teachers

Students and Parents

Blogs:

First Book
I.N.K. Interesting Nonfiction for Kids
Promoting the Love of Books by Children
Paper Tigers
The Miss Rumphius Effect

Web Sites:

The Kids Reading Circle
PBS

Early Reading First

Early Reading First supports the development of early childhood centers of excellence that focus on all areas of development, especially on the early language, cognitive, and pre-reading skills that prepare children for continued school success and that serve primarily children from low-income families. The Office of Public Instruction received a $6 million "Early Reading First" grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Known as the Montana Partnership for Early Literacy (MTPEL), the project assists approximately 400 young children gain literacy skills at a young age.

Assessment

Coming soon

Curriculum - OWL

OWL Resources

Beautiful Junk

Unit 1 Family
Unit 2 Friends
Unit 3 WInd and Water
Unit 4 The World of Color
Unit 5 Shadows and Reflections
Unit 6 Things that Grow

Vocabulary

Center Vocabulary
Unit 1
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

Unit 2
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

Unit 3
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

Unit 4
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

Unit 5
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

Unit 6
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

Storybook Vocabulary
Unit 1

Unit 6

Materials List

Unit 1 Family
Unit 2 Friends
Unit 3 WInd and Water
Unit 4 The World of Color
Unit 5 Shadows and Reflections
Unit 6 Things that Grow

Poems and Songs

OWL Family Literacy Kit Book List Ideas

OWL Song and Poem List

Songs and Poems Lyrics Sheets

Small Group Activities

Unit 6

Animal Name Sound Cards

Born or Hatched Pictures

Measuring Body Parts

Mom, Baby Animal Memory

Vegetable Memory

Story Books

A Hat for Minerva Louise
- First Reading
- Second Reading
A Letter to Amy
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Corduroy
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Dandelion
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Gilberto and the Wind
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Hooray, A Pinata?
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Matthew and Tilly
- First Reading
- Second Reading

Noisy Nora
- First Reading
- Second Reading
One Dark Night
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Oonga Boonga
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Peter's Chair
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Rabbits and Raindrops
- First Reading
- Second Reading
The Snowy Day
- First Reading
- Second Reading
Whistle for Willie
- First Reading
- Second Reading

Family

The early years of a child's life are the most important for learning and development. Parents and children learn best when learning together. The resources provided here are intended to promote and support healthy learning opportunities for families.

National Council for Family Literacy
Family Literacy Activities
Family Fun
On-line Learning Activities
PBS Parents

Links

Coming Soon

Families

The early years of a child's life are the most important for learning and development. Parents and children learn best when learning together. The resources provided here are intended to promote and support healthy learning opportunities for families.

National Center for Family Literacy
Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center

Professional organizations
http://www.naeyc.org/tyc