Letter E | Play-Based Alphabet Learning Pack

Little Letters:E is a low-preparation early years literacy resource designed to introduce and reinforce the letter E/e through short, engaging activities using familiar words, pictures, stories, matching, mark-making and play.

Created by a trained primary school teacher with over a decade of experience in education, the pack is designed to give young children repeated opportunities to see the letter E, hear its initial sound and make connections between the letter, its sound and familiar everyday vocabulary.

Activities are designed to take approximately 5 minutes at a time and can be selected according to each child’s age, confidence and stage of development. There is no requirement to complete the activities in order or to complete the entire pack.

What’s included?

The resource contains 6 activities plus a Grown-Up/Practitioner Guide:

Explore
Short activities covering uppercase and lowercase recognition, early pencil control, tracing, listening to initial sounds and mark-making.

Match
Illustrated E-word picture cards for matching, pairs and simple recognition games. Cards can be cut out and reused for different activities.

Make
Large uppercase and lowercase templates for dot markers, stickers, fingerprints, crayons and other creative or fine-motor activities.

A Little Story
A short picture-supported story featuring familiar E words, with accompanying pictures for matching, discussion and simple story recall.

Hunt
A real-world letter hunt encouraging children to look for familiar objects beginning with d and connect their learning with their everyday environment.

Hide & Find
Printable E-word picture cards for an active hide-and-find game. Print two copies to create an additional independent matching or pairs activity.

Grown-Up/Practitioner Guide
Simple instructions for each activity, suggested ways to use the resources and information about the early learning skills each activity can support.

The activities can support:

Uppercase and lowercase recognition
Early phonics and phonological awareness
Awareness of initial sounds
Familiar E vocabulary
Speaking and listening
Visual matching and discrimination
Early mark-making and pencil control
Fine motor development
Story listening and recall
Learning through movement and play
Confidence and independent exploration

Design note: This resource was designed and assembled by Little Learning Day and includes some AI-assisted illustrations.