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Letter E Games: Roll and Cover Board Game

Short E roll-and-cover game with two gameboards: children roll a die, move around the edge and cover a short E picture in the center, rolling again when they land on a Roll Again space.
Grades
Preschool–K
File type
PDF
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, Phonics
Topic
Letter E, Letter E Activities
Resource types
Activities, Games
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This letter E beginning sound game is an interactive way for students to work on words that begin with the letter E. This alphabet game provides students with a fun way to practice on the initial sound of the letter E. The game focuses on the short sound of the letter E.


What do you need to play:

  • * One of the gameboards

  • * A die

  • * Something to mark the inner spaces with

  • * A player piece to move around the edge of the board

This game can be a single player or a two player game. To play, students will need one gameboard, one die, 20 objects to mark the inner part of the game board, and a game piece for each student playing. First, a student will roll the die and move his game piece around the outside of the board. The student will then cover the corresponding picture in the middle of the game board. The winner or end of game can be determined by one of the following rules below, depending on if the student is playing alone or with a partner.

This can be a single player game using the following rules:

  • * Player tries to connect 4 to win

  • * Player tries to cover all the spaces in a set time limit

  • This can be a two player game by using the following rules:

  • * Who can cover the most spaces in a specific time limit

  • * Who can cover half (10 spaces) of the board first


When to Use:

  • * Literacy Center

  • * Small Group Activity

  • * Individual Activity

  • * Early Finisher Game

  • * File Folder Game

  • * Partner Activity


Skills Assessed:

  • * Beginning Sound of the Letter E

  • * Counting

  • * Following Directions

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify pictures whose names begin with short E

Teaching tips

  • Each game needs a die, a player piece and small counters to cover the picture spaces.

Skills covered

  • Counting — moving a game piece the number of spaces shown on the die

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