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Alphabet Letter E Eel Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Alphabet Letter E Eel Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Materials:

  • printer
  • paper
  • coloring & writing supplies
  • sheet protectors for handwriting worksheets for repeated use
Animals > Marine or Freshwater > Fish > Eel

The eel is a long fish that looks like a snake. Eels live in freshwater and salt water. The electric eel is not a true eel. Eel is edible and quite popular in Eastern and Spanish cuisine. The European eel is critically endangered and the American eel is endangered.

Alphabet activities:

Children age 3 and under:

Print a Letter E coloring page and an eel coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter E words found on the worksheet.

Finger Tracing: Trace letters in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.

Children can trace and color the letter, then the image, and write letter E e and the word eel on the margins.

Handwriting worksheet tips:

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and explain the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly.

During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.

Have the children find all the letter E's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle them.

Children ages 3+:

Letter E words: Letter E Activity Worksheet and Mini-Book Program can be used as part of program of activities to reinforce letter practice and to identify related words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book.

Display letter posters and coloring pages or assemble a letter E classroom book with letter E printable activities.

Letter E Word Search and Handwriting: A four word search game features the eel and letter E words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced handwriting practice:

printable lined-paper
drawing and writing paper

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw an eel behind the page or print an eel coloring page.

2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw and color an eel and write letter E e.  Share some images of a real eel to inspire the children.

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