100+ Resources to teach the Letter E
Published:
August 25, 2015
Contributor:
Annette Breedlove
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Welcome to the fifth installment of our Letter of the Week series. Today I’m sharing resources to help you teach the letter “E” to your kiddos. Making letters easy and fun is the best way to help your kids retain what they have learned.
These {free} printables, crafts, activities, books and recipes should give you plenty of ways to make the learning fun and lasting. Some fun themes you might use are Elephants, Eagles, Elmo, Eyes, Endangered Animals, Eskimos and Earth. Feel free to pick and choose what works for you and your child’s learning style!
FREE Printables:
Earth Day Mini Puzzle Unit
Earth Day Copywork
Earth Day Writing Activities
Earth Day Coloring Pages
Earth Day Math Grids
Earth Day Activity Placemats
Letter E Printable Pack
Letter E Dot Marker Page
E is for Excavator printables
E is for Esther printables
Letter E Preschool Letter Pack
Notebooking: Thailand and the Asian Elephant
Endangered Animals Coloring Pages & Emergent Readers
Endangered Animals Writing Activities
Endangered Animals Tot & PreK-K Pack
Endangered Animals Mini Puzzle Unit
Coloring! E is for…
Do-a-Dot E is for Eagle
Letter E Coloring Page
Letter E Printable Pack
Color-by-Letter: E Coloring Page
Letter E Maze
Letter of the Week: E pages
Letter E printable book
Don’t miss these other themed round-ups that are PERFECT for the Letter E!!
Elephants – these Circus themed printables, Zoo themed printables and African Animals have some fun elephant activities.
Election Day
Easter – printable packs for preschoolers, more free Easter printables & resources, Free Easter resources & FREE Easter printables & more.
Earth Day
Crafts:
African Elephant
E is for Earth Craft
E is for Eagle Handprint Art
E is for Elephant Handprint Art
Cupcake liner Elephant
Egg Carton E
Elephant Paper Bag Puppet
Horton Hears a Who Mask
E is for Egg Craft
E is for Egg (egg shell craft)
Activities:
Letter E Math Activities
Dig & Find Letter E Sensory Bin
Easter Egg Water Sensory Play
Search & Find Letter E Sensory Bin
E is for Egg Experiment
Humpty Dumpty Egg-periment
Elmer the Elephant Activities
E is for Experiment (for toddlers & preschoolers)
E is for Earth Sensory Play
E is for Elephant: LEGO Animal build
30 Must Read Letter ‘E’ Books:
Elmer by David McKee
The Ear Book by Al Perkins
Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Construction Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
An Egg is Quiet by Diana Hutts Aston
An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni
The Eye Book by Theo LeSieg
Horton Hatches an Egg by Dr. Seuss
Emma’s Pet by David McPhail
Emma’s Turtle by Eve Bunting
Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel
But No Elephants by Jerry Smath
“Stand Back,” said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!” by Patricia Thomas
The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth by Joanna Cole
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
Edward’s Overwhelming Overnight by Rosemary Wells
Eating the Alphabet: A to Z by Lois Ehlert
Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat
Eat Healthy, Feel Great by William Sears
Terry Treetop and the Lost Egg by Tali Carmi (FREE for Kindle)
Max’s Easter Surprise by Rosemary Wells
Earth Day, Birthday Day! by Maureen Wright
Fancy Nancy: Earth Day is Every Day by Jane O’Connor
Eggday by Joyce Dunbar
The Eensy-Weensy Spider by Mary Ann Hoberman
Ella the Elegant Elephant by Carmela D’amico
Eloise Throws a Party by Kay Thompson
Recipes:
Fruits and Vegetables like eggplant, ear of corn, edamame and elderberry.
Other Letter E snacks include: Eggs, English Muffins, Elbow Macaroni, Edy’s Ice Cream, Empanada, Egg Roll, Everything Bagel, Enchiladas, Eclairs, Eggo Waffles, Egg Drop Soup.
E is for Emperor Eggs
E is for Eggs-ellent Egg Salad Sandwich
Elephant head snack
Bacon & Egg Pretzel Snack (switch out the yellow M&M with a green one for a cute Green Eggs & Ham snack!)
Other great resources
Letter Block letters are a great way to fill in with objects that begin with the letter being studied.
Letter of the Week Lesson Plans from Meet Penny.
Alphabet Coloring Pages
Beginning Letter Sounds Activity Cards
I Spy Alphabet Slime Recipe
Dot Sticker Pages A to Z
Want more ideas? Follow me on Pinterest and check out my Homeschool: Letter Ee board!
Annette Breedlove
Annette has been married to her husband and best friend since 2003. Together they are raising their six children to follow the Lord’s will, no matter what. Annette longs for the day when she will meet her angel babies who have entered heaven before her. She enjoys creating UNIT STUDIES and FREE PRINTABLES for homeschool families. You can follow her crazy life at In All You Do where she blogs about homeschooling, homemaking and marriage while trying to maintain her sanity. She is also the owner of Thrifty Homeschoolers where she shares her tips on homeschooling without breaking the bank.
