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Alphabet Letter E Egg
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Handwriting worksheet Here are printable materials and some suggestions to present letter E (short sound).  Review the themes at the bottom of the page for complementary activities. 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. Eggs theme lesson plan activities, crafts > Learn about eggs, chicken, the egg hatching process, online picture book, nutrition and more. Alphabet Activity > Letter E is for Egg Present and display the poster and distribute your choice of coloring page for a first introduction for younger children or extended handwriting practice tracer for advanced Pre-K and higher. * 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.

Ed the Clown balancing an egg Handwriting Worksheet D'Nealian Standard Letter E Worksheet & Mini-Book D'Nealian & Standard block Word Search & Handwriting Printable lined-paper Drawing & writing paper All ages Eggs coloring pages