State the Objective
Tell the children that they will exercise with the letter E as they recognize and name the letters E and e.

Literacy Activities
Exercise with the letter E

• Put an envelope on the other side of the room.
• Write and name the letter E and e.
• Have the children write the E and e in the air with their fingers while saying the letter sound and name: /e/, /e/, /e/-E!
• Have the children write E and e on small pieces of paper.
• Invite the children to exercise by hopping, jumping, or skipping across the room to put an E in the envelope.
• Comment:
  • “Exercise with E!”
  • “Every E enters the envelope!”
  • “Help your E exercise!”

Exercise for each E

• Write several letters, mostly E and e.
• Direct the children to point to every letter E. 
• Every time the children find an E or e, have them say the short-e sound and do an exercise (e.g., spin, run in place, jumping jacks, jump).

Exciting E exercises

• Tell the children that they will do some exciting E exercises while holding an E.
• Have the children say the letter sound each time they do an exercise.
• Show the children how to do various exercises:
  • Elbow-to-knee marches: March in place and lift your knee to touch your opposite elbow
  • Elephant walks: bend forward and swing your arms like an elephant trunk
  • Egg rolls: lie on your back and curl into a ball while gently rolling