Big E has a tall line and three arms. Little e has a line across and then curls around like a c. And the E sound at the start of “egg” is a third thing to learn all on its own. That is a lot for a preschooler, and the Letter E Game turns all three into a cozy mail-route adventure kids want to play again and again.
Meet Lexy, the mail carrier of a little watercolor town! Kids help her pick up the mail at the post office, deliver letters to the mailboxes on Mailbox Lane and bring boxes to the elk, the penguin, the pelican and the hedgehog in the park. Every stop opens when they find the letter E, and some stops drop a reward into Lexy’s backpack, like a rocket hoverboard, a gold key or a golden envelope.
Quick challenge before you scroll: draw a big E in the air. One tall line, then three arms: top, middle and bottom. Now try a little e: a line across, then around like a c. Lexy uses those exact words in the game!
Watch Lexy play the Letter E Game
How to play
- Listen to Lexy. She reads every direction out loud, and the sign at the top of the screen shows it too.
- Tap a mail sack, a box, a mailbox or a park friend. Lexy floats over to it, and a card pops up with three choices.
- Tap the right one: the big E at the post office, the little e on Mailbox Lane, and a picture that starts with E, like egg or elephant, in the park.
- Each right answer gets a mail job done. Some stops give Lexy a reward for her backpack, and on a phone or tablet kids can also hold and drag to steer her around town.
- Keep it going for 3, 5 and 10 in a Row! In round four, Bomzy grabs the mailbag, and kids find every kind of E on Snowy Hill to get it back.
- Finish with up to five stars, and go for a Perfect Game!
What kids learn with the Letter E Game
The Letter E Game practices recognizing and naming the uppercase and lowercase letter E (CCSS RF.K.1d) and hearing the short e sound at the start of words (CCSS RF.K.3a). Each round builds on the one before:
- Big E at the post office: one tall line and three arms.
- Little e on Mailbox Lane: a line across, then around like a c.
- Pictures that start with E in the park: egg, elephant, envelope and elk.
- Every kind of E together on Snowy Hill, to get the mailbag back from Bomzy.
Try this at home or in class: write a big E and a little e on a few paper envelopes, hide them around the room and play mail carrier. Each time a child finds one, they say “big E” or “little e” and name a word that starts with E, like egg, elbow or elephant.
More practice with letters and beginning sounds
- Letter E Song: sing along and hear the E sound in words.
- Letter E Tracing Worksheet: trace the big E and the little e.
- Letter E Handwriting Practice Worksheet: write E on your own.
- Letter D Game: pop the balloons with a D at Dino’s birthday party.
- Letter C Game and Letter B Game: more alphabet adventures.
Every game, worksheet and activity in one membership
With a Have Fun Teaching membership you get every game, worksheet and activity on the site, including the Letter E Game. Teachers can assign games with a Classroom link, so students can play on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
