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In this newsletter you will find books and activities to extend your child’s learning at home. This month’s newsletter will focus on the Program of Studies topic of Economics and Community Resources.
Important Dates
March
Friday 3/20: Student Holiday - Nowruz
Friday 3/27: Quarter 3 Ends
Monday 3/30 - Friday 4/3: Spring Break
Monday 4/6: Student Holiday - Teacher Work Day
Visit the FCPS 2025-26 News and Calendars page for more information.
Who I Am in My Community
This month, we are learning about what it means to be a citizen in our community. Citizens are people who live, work, and play together. They think about ways they can help others and make good choices based on their needs and wants. Students will also be introduced to simple ideas about economics, such as people who build different community buildings, goods and services and how people work together to meet the needs of a community. The grocery store is also a great example of how different parts of a community connect—farmers grow food, truck drivers deliver it, store store employees organize and sell it, and families choose what they need. We will also explore how construction workers use different materials to build safe, strong structures, helping children connect jobs, resources, and building materials to our study of economics and community. In this newsletter, you’ll find community themed activities that help your child understand how people work together and how they can be helpful, responsible citizens every day.
Book: The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)
Author: Philemon Sturges
Illustrator: José Ramírez
"The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)" is a retelling of the classic tale, The Little Red Hen. Little Red Hen decides to make a pizza and tries to enlist her friends to help her gather the ingredients. There are so many things to do to make a delicious pizza! Will her friends decide to help? Teamwork, generosity, and helping others are the key in this story.
Key Vocabulary
Descriptive words: large, round, flat, small, lovely, delicious
Action words: fetch, knead, pound, spin, toss, slice, grate, chop, spread, float, drift
Food-related words: mozzarella, olives, anchovies, pickled eggplant
Questions
- What kind of food did the Little Red Hen make?
- Who did she ask for help?
- Did her friends help her? Why or why not?
- How do you think the hen felt when no one helped her? What about when they did?
- What can we learn from this story about helping our friends?
Story Link
Click the story link to watch or listen to the story!
Book: The Three Little Pigs
This is just one version of the classic story of the 3 little pigs.
While you read the story with your child, keep the vocabulary words listed below in mind. Explain what they mean and incorporate those words into your daily language.
Key Vocabulary
straw, sticks, bricks, swiftly, scattered, stream, admired, howled, furious
Questions
- Why were the 3 pigs warned about the wolf?
- What materials were used to make the different houses?
- Why could the wolf not blow down the house of the third pig?
- Which pig do you think built the best house? Why?
- How did the pigs stop the wolf?
- Who was your favorite character? Why?
Story Link
Click the story link to watch or listen to the story!
Social Emotional
Grocery Shopping with Preschoolers
Children can learn a lot from a trip to the grocery store: exposure to new vocabulary, colors, shapes, numbers, and letters! We might feel nervous taking children out because they can be unpredictable (too loud, grab things, tantrum, whine). You can support your child by:
- Communicating expectations before entering the store, like “we are going
to the store to get milk today.”
- Pretending to play grocery store at home with toys or containers
- Allowing the child a choice between two acceptable options, like “would you like blackberries or raspberries?”
- Narrate your trip, talking about what you see and what you are doing, like “I see two kinds of cheese, I’ll pick this one because it is a better price.”
- Create a visual list for your child to cross off or find the items.
To make a shopping list you can use the computer, save pictures in a note on your cell phone, write or draw by hand or cut and glue pictures from ads.
Community Resources
There are many resources available in the community! Explore free workshops for all ages and experience levels.
Home Depot
Register for a free In-Store Kids Workshops for all ages at 9 a.m. the First Saturday of Every Month. CLICK HERE
Lowes
Register for a monthly free kids workshop at Lowes. CLICK HERE
Other Resources
Find a Library near you. CLICK HERE
Community Helpers Book List CLICK HERE
Home Connections
Extend your child’s learning about community helpers: Trash Collectors
There are many benefits of teaching preschoolers about recycling. This helps them understand how their actions can affect our environment. Learning how recycling impacts our environment can help them understand what they can do to help keep our environment clean. You can start by sorting trash and recycling items in your home!
Trash/Recycling
Read about or watch trash/recycling in your neighborhood.
Egg Carton Caterpillars
Paint individual egg carton sections, connect them, and add googly eyes to create cute caterpillars.
Nature Collage
Go on a nature walk and collect leaves, twigs, and flowers. Use recycled cardboard as the base for creating a nature collage.
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