Learning the Letter E/e

Free Printable Worksheets for Tracing & Writing Skills

Printable worksheets to help students develop proper writing skills.
Tracing & Writing Lines
Tracing & Writing Shapes
Write Lower Case Letters
Write Upper Case Letters

Learning the upper case letter E and lower case letter e can be a enjoyable experience for preschoolers when approached with fun and hands-on activities.

1. Introduce the Letter
   What the letters look like?
   The uppercase E looks like a tall straight line with three shorter lines coming out to the right: one at the top, one in the middle, and one at the bottom. Think of it as a comb or a fork turned sideways!
   The lowercase e looks like a small loop. It starts with a straight line that curves around to form a small tail
   

   • Write the letter E/e

2. Tracing and Writing
   Use the following worksheets for tracing uppercase E and lowercase e.
   The letters are dotted for easy tracing.
   Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter E and the Alphabet.
   
   
   Letter e Worksheet (lower case)
   Letter E Worksheet (upper case)
   Write Lower Case Letters
   Write Upper Case Letters
   

3. Phonics and Sounds
   The letter E makes two sounds: short /ĕ/ like in egg and elephant, and long /ē/ like in eagle and ear.
   Examples:
   Short E Words (/ĕ/): egg, elephant, engine, elbow, envelope.
   Learn about the short e
   Long E Words (/ē/): eagle, ear, eel, evening.
   Learn about the long e
   Compare the short e & long e
   

4. Hands-On Activities
   Use popsicle sticks to form uppercase E.
   Cut out a large letter E and let children decorate it with drawings, glitter, or stickers.
   

5. Music and Movement Sing a Song:
   Example: “E is for egg, /ĕ/, /ĕ/, egg…”
   Letter E Movement:
   Pretend to be elephants stomping around while saying the short E sound (/ĕ/).

   • Letter E Alphabet Song for Kids

6. Listen and Read
   Storytime:
   Listen and read books featuring the letter E.
   

   • Letter E: Ten Eggs
   
   
   • The Letter E Book
   
   Picture Cards:
   Show cards with images of items starting with E and have kids say the name.
   

7. Reinforce Daily
   Use the letter E throughout the day:
   Say, “Let’s crack an egg for breakfast. That starts with E!”
   Point out the letter E in books, signs, and everyday objects.

8. Learn the other letters of the alphabet.

Learning the Alphabet Worksheets
A/a	B/b	C/c	D/d
E/e	F/f	G/g	H/h
I/i	J/j	K/k	L/l
M/m	N/n	O/o	P/p
Q/q	R/r	S/s	T/t
U/u	V/v	W/w	X/x
Y/y	Z/z	a-z	A-Z

Learn the Sounds of the Letters

Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A	Short E	Short I
Short O	Short U	Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A	Long E	Long I
Long O	Long U	Y (vowel)
Long Vowels	Short, Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A	Short & Long E	Short & Long I
Short & Long O	Short & Long U

Learning Consonants

Consonants
Letter B	Hard C	Soft C
Letter D	Letter F	Hard G
Soft G	Letter H	Letter J
Letter K	Letter L	Letter M
Letter N	Letter P	Letter Q
Letter R	Letter S	Letter T
Letter V	Letter W	Letter X
Letter Y	Letter Z

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