Activities through the Alphabet!

Each week I'll give you 2 to 3 (sometimes more!) activities, books, crafts, or songs that you can do with each letter! 
​This week is the letter E!

Items that could go in a E Mystery box!
earring
egg
elephant
elf
envelope
eraser
Eskimo

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Egg E's


Materials Needed:
Eggs (real)
Paint
Smocks
E's cut from card stock (or thick paper)


Directions:
Cut a small hole in the top of the eggs and empty the white/yolk
Fill the eggs with different colored paint and put them back in a holder
Pass out E's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you)
Allow them to put their E's on the ground (best done outside or inside with a cloth or paper covering the floor)
Pass out the eggs and allow the children to drop their eggs on their E's

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E is for Elephants

Materials Needed:
E's on index cards
Other letters on index cards
Pictures of elephants

Directions:
Sit in a circle on the floor
Pass out elephant pictures
Hold up a card with a letter on it
If the card has an E on it, then the children hold up their elephant picture
If the card doesn't have an E on it, then the children don't do anything

Other E Activities

Do simple experiments
Pretend to ride on an elevator or escalator
Paint on an easel
Count out eleven items
Make E's on the floor with the children's bodies