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| WOODEN E's |
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Give each child 4 small craft sticks. |
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Set out glue in bowls, plus some Q-tips. |
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Show your children how to lay one craft
stick out vertically, then glue the others to it sticking out
to the right. |
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Let your children cover their wooden E's
with glue and sprinkle on glitter, if you like. |
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| PLAY DOUGH
E's |
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Give your children some play dough and let them make long
coils. |
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Then, show them how to turn their coils into the letter E. |
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| EGG SHELL EGGS |
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Cut out some egg shapes from heavy paper (1 or 2 per child). |
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Then, save and rinse out some white egg shells. |
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Let the shells dry and then place them in a plastic bag. |
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Then let your children smash up the shells by pounding on
the bag with their fists. |
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Set out the egg shapes, some glue and some small brushes. |
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Have your children brush glue on their egg shapes. |
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Then, have them sprinkle crumbled egg shells on top.
Variation: If you want colored egg shells, dye them with egg
dye after you have cleaned them out. |
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| "E" EGGS |
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Collect 2-3 small objects
or pictures of objects that start with the letter E. Such
as; erasers, eggs, earrings, envelopes, eagles, evergreen,
elephants, elves, ear muffs, etc. |
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Place the objects inside
large plastic eggs along with some objects that do not
start with the letter "e". |
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Have your children choose
an egg, open it and tell you if the object in their egg
starts with the letter E.
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THREE ENORMOUS ELEPHANTS
Here is a fun counting rhyme that you can use with your children.
You may want to make 3 large elephants out of felt to use on
a felt board. |
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THREE ENORMOUS ELEPHANTS
One enormous elephant
Marching down the street,
With 2 large ears and 4 big feet.
He passed a friend
Who wasn't afraid
To join his friend
And form a parade.
Two enormous elephants
Marching down the street,
With 4 large ears and 8 big feet.
They passed a friend
Who wasn't afraid
To join the group
And form a parade.
Three enormous elephants
Marching down the street,
With 6 large ears and 12 big feet.
[Continue with more elephants if you like.] |
COUNTING EGGS |
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Set out some plastic eggs. |
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Let your children count the eggs. |
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Remove or add eggs while interest in the
game lasts.
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| "E"
PUZZLES |
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Using a medium egg pattern (from Pattern
Station), cut an egg shape out of heavy paper. |
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Then, cut the heavy egg in half, like you
would cut a puzzle piece. |
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On the top half, print a lover case e. |
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On the bottom half of the puzzle, print
an upper case E. |
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Set out the two piece puzzle and let your
children take turns matching the two types of E's. |
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Gradually, add additional two piece puzzles
for other letters.
Note: This game will get progressively harder the more letters
you add. Never set out more than 4-5 puzzles. |
E BOOK
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Make 6 page blank books for your children by folding
3 pieces of copy paper in-half and stapling the spine. |
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Write, "My E Book" on each cover. |
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Have your children each day for 5 days, draw a different
E object on a page of their book. |
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Object suggestions:
Elephant
Eggs
Elk
Engine
Elf
Envelope
Eagle
Earmuffs
Earrings
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Give your children some dark chalk and
a piece of paper. |
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Have them spread the chalk across the paper. |
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Then give them an eraser and have them make
eraser E's all over their paper. |
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Of course, they can also just make E's just
using the chalk. |
SALT E's
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Take a child's shoe box lid and cover the
bottom with some salt. |
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Let your children take turns writing E's
in the salt with their fingers.
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| FINGER PAINTING E's |
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Give children a piece of finger painting
paper and a glob of paint in the middle of the paper. |
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Then have your children spread the paint
evenly over their paper and with a finger print upper and lower-case
E's on their paper. |
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E SNACK IDEAS
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Egg salad sandwiches |
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Deviled eggs |
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Hard boiled eggs |
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Friend eggs |
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Enchiladas |
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Egg rolls |
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