Letter E Beginning Sound Sort

Help students hear the beginning sound of E. They name picture cards and sort them onto mats for words that do or do not begin with that sound.
Grades
Pre-K–K
Pages
6
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Mar 15, 2023

Subject
ELA, Phonics
Topic
Letter E, Beginning sounds
Resource types
Activities
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
RF.K.3.b

Product description

From the author

This beginning sound sort for the letter E is a great hands on activity for recognizing the beginning sound of the letter E. This is an easy and fun activity to give students who need practice with recognizing the letter E sound from amongst other letter sounds or for those students who need extra practice distinguishing between the initial sounds in words.

To complete this sorting activity, students will look at an egg to determine if the picture begins with the letter E or does not begin with the letter E, and then the students will place the egg on the correct nest.

This sorting activity includes 3 pages that contains

  • * One nest mat for pictures that begin with the letter E

  • * One nest mat for pictures that do not begin with the letter E

  • * Egg pictures that begin with E: eggplant, envelope, elevator, egg, elephant, elf

  • * Egg pictures that do not begin with E: mail, night, bucket, socks, paw, red


    • This beginning sound sort can be used in the following ways

    • * Literacy centers

    • * Fine motor centers

    • * File folder activity

    • * Add magnets to the eggs for a baking tray activity

    • * Small group activities

    • * Morning work

    • * Emergency sub plans


  • Skills assessed with these letter E initial sound sort

  • * Initial Sound of the letter E

  • * Distinguishing between words that begin with E and do not begin with E

  • * Ability to sort the eggs on to the correct mat


  • This beginning sounds sorting activity is a low prep activity. All a teacher needs to do is to print the three pages, cut out the eggs, and laminate the pages and cards if desired. The activity is easy to set up and to put away and store.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify whether a pictured item's name begins with the letter E's beginning sound

  • Sort picture cards into the 'Begins With E' and 'Does Not Begin With E' categories based on a shared beginning sound

Teaching tips

  • Cut the picture cards apart ahead of time for younger students, or have students practice scissor skills by cutting their own set

  • Say each picture's name aloud together before sorting, since the letter E activity checks listening for the sound rather than reading ability

  • Use the two mats as a partner or small-group station activity, since sorting activities like this work well for repeated, independent practice once introduced as a whole group

Skills covered

  • Beginning-sound phonemic awareness — students listen for whether a pictured item's name starts with the letter E's sound.

  • Categorization — students sort picture cards onto the 'Begins With E' or 'Does Not Begin With E' mat based on that shared sound.

  • Fine-motor cutting practice — students cut apart the letter E picture cards from the provided sheet before sorting them.

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What are the two sorting groups?

Begins With E and Does Not Begin With E.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RF.K.3.b

Core concepts

  • Beginning sounds

  • Letter E

  • Picture sorting

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