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Alphabet Letter E Egg Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Here are printable materials and some suggestions to present letter E (short sound).

What is an egg?
A round or oval object that contains a young bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or other animal. Each egg includes food to help the developing animal grow. Bird and reptile eggs have shells. Some kinds of eggs are used as food by people and other animals, such as chicken eggs.

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Alphabet Activities > Letter E is for Egg

Present and display the poster and distribute your choice of activities.

Children age 3 and under:

Print letter E coloring page D'Nealian or Standard Block font and an egg theme 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 lettera. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the coloring page and write letter E e and the word egg on the margins.

Children ages 3+:

Finger and Handwriting Tracing: Trace letter E's in upper and lower case with your index finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page or tracer.

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and explain the direction of the arrows and point to the numbers with arrows that help them trace the letter correctly. Count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.

Find the letter E's: Have the children find all the letter E's in upper and lower case on the coloring page or extended tracer and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first.

Present the Letter E Activity Worksheet and Mini-Book Program 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 > The four word search game features an egg and letter E words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced Handwriting Practice:

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper. Have children draw, color and decorate an egg or eggs behind the lined paper or select and print an egg theme coloring page behind the lined-paper to color after writing practice.

2. Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw and color an egg or eggs and practice writing letter E e.

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