Are you looking for free printable Letter E worksheets to make learning the alphabet a little more fun? I created these simple Letter E coloring pages to give preschool and kindergarten learners an easy way to practice recognizing uppercase and lowercase E while building beginning-sound vocabulary.
This free printable set includes five Letter E coloring worksheets featuring elephant, elf, eagle, elbow, and ear. Each page gives children a large uppercase E and lowercase e to color along with a Letter E picture and a simple sentence to trace.
Whether you’re teaching a Letter of the Week lesson, working through the alphabet at home, planning a literacy center, or simply looking for an easy no-prep activity, these Letter E worksheets are ready to print and use.
Free Printable Letter E Worksheets
Learning a new letter involves much more than memorizing its shape. Children also need opportunities to recognize the letter in different places, hear its sound, connect it with familiar words, and eventually learn how to form it themselves.
These Letter E worksheets for preschool and kindergarten combine several of those early literacy skills into one simple activity.
Children can color the large uppercase E and lowercase e, color the picture, say the vocabulary word aloud, and trace the sentence at the bottom of the page.
I especially like activities like these for introducing a new letter because they aren’t overwhelming. You can use one worksheet at a time rather than handing children an entire stack of alphabet practice pages at once.
What’s Included in the Free Letter E Worksheets?
This free Letter E printable includes five coloring and tracing pages.
E is for Elephant
The elephant coloring page introduces children to uppercase E and lowercase e along with the word elephant.
Have children say “elephant” aloud and emphasize the beginning sound. After coloring the elephant and letters, they can trace the sentence at the bottom of the worksheet.
E is for Elf
The next Letter E worksheet features an elf.
This is an especially fun page to save for Christmas or winter learning, although it can certainly be used any time you’re working on the letter E.
Children can color the elf, decorate the uppercase and lowercase letters, and trace the “Ee is for elf” sentence.
E is for Eagle
The eagle worksheet gives you another familiar Letter E vocabulary word.
You can extend this page by talking about eagles, looking at photographs of eagles, or pairing the worksheet with a nonfiction picture book about these amazing birds.
E is for Elbow
Body parts make wonderful vocabulary words because children can immediately connect the word with something familiar.
Before completing the worksheet, ask:
“Can you find your elbow?”
Then have children point to their elbows before saying the word together.
This turns a simple coloring worksheet into a quick movement and vocabulary activity.
E is for Ear
The final worksheet introduces the word ear.
This is another easy opportunity to incorporate movement. Ask children to touch an ear, point to someone else’s ear, or talk about the things they can hear around them.
The worksheet can then be used to reinforce the connection between the letter E and the word ear.
Skills Children Can Practice With Letter E Worksheets
These free printable Letter E worksheets may look simple, but children can practice several important early learning skills while completing them.
Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Recognition
Each worksheet includes a large uppercase E and lowercase e.
Seeing both forms together helps children begin recognizing that uppercase and lowercase letters may look different while representing the same letter.
You can ask children to point to the uppercase E and then the lowercase e before they begin coloring.
Letter E Beginning Sounds
The pictures provide an easy way to introduce Letter E vocabulary.
Children will practice words including:
- elephant
- elf
- eagle
- elbow
- ear
Say each word slowly and emphasize its beginning sound.
For an extra challenge, ask children if they can think of other words that begin with E.
Fine Motor Practice
Coloring is also a simple way to sneak fine motor practice into an alphabet lesson.
Holding crayons, coloring within an area, and tracing the sentences all require children to use the small muscles in their hands and fingers that they will eventually rely on for handwriting.
Early Handwriting Practice
Each page includes a simple dotted sentence for children to trace.
This provides beginning handwriting practice without requiring children to write an entire sentence independently.
If your child or student isn’t ready to trace the sentence yet, that’s perfectly fine. You can simply read it together and focus on coloring and letter recognition.
How to Use These Free Printable Letter E Worksheets
One of the best things about printable alphabet activities is how flexible they are. You don’t need an elaborate lesson plan to use them.
Print the pages you need and add them to your regular literacy activities.
These worksheets work well for:
- Letter of the Week activities
- Preschool alphabet lessons
- Kindergarten review
- Homeschool lessons
- Literacy centers
- Morning work
- Early finishers
- Quiet-time activities
- Independent practice
- Small-group instruction
- Sub plans
- Take-home practice
You can also place the worksheets inside reusable dry-erase pockets. Children can trace the sentence with a dry-erase marker and use the page again later.
Turn Your Letter E Worksheets Into a Mini Lesson
Instead of simply handing children a worksheet, you can build a short Letter E lesson around each page.
Start by showing children uppercase E and lowercase e.
Say the letter name together.
Next, introduce the picture on the worksheet.
For example:
“E is for elephant.”
Say elephant slowly and emphasize the beginning sound.
Have children repeat the word.
Then let them color the letters and picture before tracing the sentence.
You can finish by asking children to find the letter E somewhere else in the room, in a book, on an alphabet poster, or on another printable.
It turns one coloring page into a much more complete alphabet activity without adding much preparation.
Letter E Books to Read With Your Worksheets
Picture books are another easy way to build vocabulary and make Letter E lessons more memorable.
Here are a few books you could pair with your Letter E activities:
Elmer by David McKee
Elmer is a colorful elephant who stands out from the rest of his herd. It pairs naturally with the E is for elephant worksheet and gives children another fun elephant connection.
An Elephant & Piggie Book by Mo Willems
The Elephant & Piggie books are fun choices for preschool and kindergarten learners. You could read one of your favorites before completing the elephant coloring page.
National Geographic Readers: Eagles by David Anderson
If you’re using the E is for eagle worksheet, a simple nonfiction book about eagles can turn your alphabet lesson into a mini science lesson too.
Children can learn a few facts about eagles and then color their eagle worksheet.
The Ear Book by Al Perkins
This simple book focuses on all the different sounds our ears can hear, making it a fun pairing for the E is for ear coloring page.
Letter E Paper Plate Elephant Craft
After working on the E is for elephant worksheet, extend the lesson with a simple paper plate elephant craft.
An elephant works especially well for Letter E because children can hear the beginning sound while also creating something connected to the vocabulary they just practiced.
Paper Plate Elephant Craft Supplies
You will need:
- One paper plate
- Gray washable paint
- Paintbrush
- Gray construction paper
- Pink construction paper
- Child-safe scissors
- Glue
- Black marker
- Googly eyes or paper eyes, optional
How to Make a Paper Plate Elephant
- Paint the paper plate gray and allow it to dry completely.
- Cut two large elephant ears from gray construction paper.
- Cut two smaller ear shapes from pink construction paper and glue them inside the gray ears.
- Cut a long elephant trunk from gray construction paper.
- Glue the ears behind each side of the paper plate.
- Glue the trunk toward the bottom center of the plate.
- Add two eyes above the trunk.
- Use a black marker to add any additional details.
You can display the finished elephants alongside the Letter E worksheets for a simple Letter E classroom or homeschool display.
More Letter E Learning Ideas
You don’t have to stop with worksheets and crafts.
Try adding a few simple Letter E activities throughout the week.
Children could search through magazines for the letter E, build uppercase and lowercase E with play dough, form the letter using craft sticks, hunt for E on an alphabet chart, or make a list of words beginning with E.
You could also gather objects or pictures representing E words and create a Letter E discovery basket.
Possible words include:
egg, elephant, elbow, ear, eagle, envelope, engine, elf, and eraser.
Keep the activities simple. Repeated exposure to the same letter in different ways can help children become more comfortable recognizing it.
Get the Full Letter E Worksheet Pack
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My complete Letter E worksheet packet includes over 30 alphabet activities designed to give preschool and kindergarten children plenty of opportunities to practice the letter E in different ways.
The full Letter E packet includes activities for letter recognition, letter formation, uppercase and lowercase letters, handwriting, tracing, beginning sounds, vocabulary, coloring, sorting, cut-and-paste practice, fine motor skills, puzzles, and more.
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More Free Alphabet Printables
If you’re teaching the alphabet one letter at a time, be sure to grab my other free alphabet worksheets too.
You can use the Letter A, Letter B, Letter C, Letter D, and Letter E printables together as you begin building your alphabet collection.
I’ll continue adding more individual Letter of the Week resources so you can easily find activities for each letter.
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Free Printable Letter E Worksheets Make Alphabet Practice Easy
I created these free printable Letter E worksheets to give parents and teachers an easy, no-prep way to add letter recognition, beginning sounds, coloring, tracing, and vocabulary practice to their alphabet lessons.
With elephant, elf, eagle, elbow, and ear coloring pages, children get several opportunities to connect uppercase and lowercase E with familiar Letter E words.
Use the worksheets on their own for a quick alphabet activity, pair them with a picture book, add the paper plate elephant craft, or make them part of a complete Letter of the Week lesson.
However you use them, I hope they make teaching the letter E just a little easier.
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