Letter of the Week A-Z Series: E is for Elephant

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This week we are starting our Letter E activities with Elmer the Elephant. We have a free letter E sight words printable, letter E elephant craft with printable (also free of course), and an art project inspired by Elmer the Elephant that will get your kiddo having fun creating freely (read here why I like process art). Elmer is an adorable elephant who teaches readers that what is unique about us, makes us special. If you haven’t read it, I totally recommend it. The book is not necessary to join in the fun today so stick around and keep reading. Also at the end of this post is the Click and Chat Social Media Link Up so bloggers can grow their social media followers. 🙂  Alright, now you know the plan so let’s get started 🙂

Letter E Sight Words
Free Printable: Letter E Sight Words 

Ideas for printable:

  • Place word and matching picture out when doing an activity that matches the word
  • Color the cards
  • Read the word together and match the word with the picture
  • Point and name the letters on the card
  • Write the letter of the week on each card
  • Write the word on each card

Find all our Letter of the Week A-Z Series here.

E is for Elephant

Suggested Books: Elmer by David McKee

Suggested SongElephant Steps You Tube video by Patty Shukla

 

E is for Elephant Craft

Simple craft for preschoolers that makes it easy to recognize the letter E is for elephant.
Free Printable: E is for Elephant Craft
Objectives: Letter E recognition, fine motor skills
Age Group: Preschool
Supplies:
Craft paper
Glue
Scissors
Directions:
1.  Cut out the elephant parts from the printable.
2.  Use the rectangles to glue the letter E together.
3.  Glue the elephants head at the top left corner of the letter E and the elephants feet at the end of the lower two lines of the letter E.


Elmer the Elephant Art

Inspired by the patchwork patterned Elmer the elephant, let kids create their own colorful artwork.

 

Objectives: Creativity, Fine motor skills, Process Art
Age Group: Preschool/ Tot School
Supplies:
Tissue Paper
Craft Paper
Glue
Directions:
1.  Cut craft paper into strips about 1 inch thick. Cut tissue paper in squares about 1 inch thick.

2.  Give kids craft paper strips, tissue paper, and glue and have them glue the tissue paper to the strips.

 

3.  Once they are done decorating their strips, have kids glue the strips to a piece of craft paper. If you wanted to, you could cut your artwork out in the shape of an elephant to look more like Elmer.

 

 

More Letter E is for Elephant Ideas:
Elephant Toothpaste by I Can Teach my Child
Milk Jug Elmer Elephant Craft by the Imagination Tree

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5 comments

  1. I am trying to get the letter E sight words as well and it still hasthe letter D words.

    1. Hi Lacey, I apologize for that. I just updated the link to access the Letter E sight words. Thanks so much for letting me know!

  2. Hello
    I was trying to download sight words for Letter E but the link is for Letter D. Would really love to have them. I love your website and appreciate the hard work that goes into your printables and the blog. Thanks Cathy

    1. Hi Cathy,

      I’m sorry about that, I just updated the link so now the letter E words are available. Thanks so much for the message!

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