Moving along with the alphabet to our second vowel "E"! This letter is so versatile and widely used, preschoolers will be amazed at all its forms and functions. All alphabet letters are unique and need special attention for students to understand how to pronounce them in various contexts and with different letter combinations. The letter "E" is no exception, so here are 18 of our favorite activities centered around learning this excellent letter.
1. Animals for Days
For letter "E" week it helps when students can make associations through visual and tangible representations. Animals are a great prop you can use in the classroom to learn new vocabulary and practice pronunciations. Find some stuffed animals or puppets like an elephant, eagle, or eel and get playing!
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2. "E" is for Exercise!
Yoga is an amazing exercise to do with preschoolers to help them calm down, focus, and feel open to learning. Starting your class with some basic yoga poses can be a nice transition for your students to prepare for class and move their body without jumping on their desks.
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3. Elephant Biscuits
This super simple sight word recipe uses biscuit dough, sugar, and raisins to turn a regular snack into a delicious edible elephant head! Make these easy treats at home and bring them to share with your class to celebrate "E" is for elephants.
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4. Letter E Eye Spy
Grab some magnifying glasses and let your preschoolers try to find objects around the room that start with "E". You can also create an eye-spy tray with some items that start with "E" and some that don't for your kids to look through.
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5. "E" is for Eagle
The bald eagle is America's national bird, so this letter E bird needs some extra special attention. Help your preschoolers bring the letter to life with cute eagle crafts using uppercase and lower case letter E.
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6. "E" is for Emoji
Now this word your kiddos will be sure to know! Emojis are fun faces and icons we use to communicate reactions and emotions, so they can be a great resource for expressing ourselves. Have your students pick their favorite emoji face and draw it, or you can use a letter E worksheet with emojis for letter recognition practice.
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7. Alphabet Building Blocks
8. Egg-cellent Alphabet Activity
Decorating eggs is such a fun letter E activity, and boiling them beforehand gives your students a healthy snack once the painting is done! Use some food coloring and hard-boiled eggs for this fun craft idea.
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9. Letter Eraser Activity
You can purchase alphabet erasers at a local school supplies store for fun and simple letter practice. Pass out letters to students and see what words they can spell out using the awesome letter "E".
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10. "E" is for Earth
The Earth is our home, so this fun letter alphabet craft is the perfect fit for "E" week curriculum. This is a finger-painting activity so get some blue and green paints and some construction paper or paper plates. Have your kiddos make a circle on the paper and then use their fingers to paint the water and land of the Earth.
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11. Acting Out "E"
Physical activity is a great way to learn new words and sounds. After you've introduced some basic "E" words, play a movement game where your students act out the words you say.
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12. "E" is for Elmo
This adorably classic educational helper is the perfect option to use for this letter E craft. Elmo is a cute little monster that teaches kids about the alphabet and other basic skills. Here is a simple craft to put together with your preschoolers.
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13. Tissue Paper Letter Cards
Cards are a sweet activity to do with kids because they can take them home and give them to someone they love. Print out a traceable Letter E worksheet you students can use as a reference and then let them decorate it with colorful tissue paper, glitter, and markers.
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14. Alphabet Sorting and Coding
Sensory boxes, object sorting, and color-coding letters are great hands-on and visual strategies for learning the alphabet. Find some small objects that start with the letter "E" and have your students sort them by color, theme, or whatever you choose!
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15. Letter Puzzles
This is a simple letter E craft that uses a piece of paper sectioned into parts that students must arrange into letters or words. You can make DIY versions by printing out letter E words and cutting them into squares for students to assemble like a puzzle.
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16. Foam Letter Word Formation
Letter-building skills are very useful when it comes to putting together words and eventually sentences. There are many letter activities that use foam letters as a tool for letter recognition and memorization.
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17. Geoboard Alphabet Activity
This geoboard letter activity focuses on identifying the uppercase letter and lowercase letter shapes and connecting them with rubber bands or string.
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18. Ears on an Elephant
This elephant craft is simple and also exposes your preschoolers to another common "E" word "ear"! Get some grey construction paper, glue, and scissors and piece together this adorable elephant-inspired letter E craft.
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