Alphabet Box Letter E: Ideas of things starting with E

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Here are ideas to inspire your ‘Letter E’ alphabet box. Alphabet Boxes can be a fun part of a toy rotation, sensory exploration, and language learning. Check out the main alphabet box article for how they work.

Letter E

e.g., letters that can be felt from an alphabet puzzle, sandpaper letters, etc.

2-piece jigsaw puzzle (one side is the letter, the other is a picture of something that starts with the letter)

People starting with E

Also, people in the child’s life that have a name starting with E (such as Eden or Edmund).

Animals starting with E

e.g., eagle, elephant, earthworm, eel, elk, earwig, echidna, egret, emu, ermine, … ^{1, 5}

Also, if you have a dog (or somebody in the child’s environment does) whose breed has an E (such as English Shepherd, Eskimo Dog or Entlebucher Mountain Dog¹), you can use a photo of the dog and introduce the idea of different breeds. The same goes for other animals, e.g., pets, animals that you see frequently in your neighborhood, animals in books that are often read, or animals that your child has a special interest in.

Transportation starting with E

e.g., electric car, elevator, escalator, expressway, exit (sign), engine, …^{5, 10}

Exhaust or emissions are other transportation-related words with E.⁵

Plants and food starting with E

(These are often more to show/ point out under supervision or use as part of a meal, e.g. because some are small and thus a choking hazard in their natural form, or because they make a mess; but sometimes there are toy versions).

e.g., eclair, edamame, eggs, eggplant, elderberries, enchiladas, endive, English muffin, echinacea, edelweiss, estragon, eucalyptus, elm, …^{2,3,5, 10}

Egg carton and enzyme are food-related words starting with E. ⁵

Numbers starting with E

e.g., eight, eleven, eighteen, eighty, etc.

Clothes starting with E

e.g., earmuffs, earrings, evening gown, equestrian boots, embroidered or elastic anything…^{4, 5, 7}

Shapes starting with E

e.g., ellipsoid, …⁹

Toy tools starting with E

e.g., elastic, electrical tape, exacto knife, egg slicer, electric anything (like a saw), elbow wrench, extractor, etching tools, …^{6, 10}

Musical instruments starting with E

e.g., electric anything, such as an electric guitar, ⁵ e-piano, electric violin, etc.

Body parts starting with E

e.g., elbow, ears, earwax, esophagus, eyes, eyebrow, eyelid, eyelashes, … ⁵

Things from around the house starting with E

(Not all of them are suitable/safe to be put into a box. Some are just to point out.)

e.g., easy chair, earphones, envelope, emergency kit, emery board, eraser, extension cord, electrical or exercise anything, encyclopedia, ebook, … ^{5, 6},

Colors starting with E

e.g., ebony, ecru, espresso, …⁸

Other toys with E

e.g., easel, elf…⁵.

Other ideas for E

e.g., emerald, embryo (e.g., ultrasound image), emoji, EpiPen, experiment, ^{5, 10} also anything that has ‘education’ or ‘educational’ in the label, …

Using a picture or pointing it out outside: e.g., earth, evergreen trees, exhibit, eddy, entrance, echo, event, …^{5, 6, 10}. And environment starts with e, too!

If you have a globe, you can also point out the equator as well as the continent of Europe.⁵

References
1 Animals that start with E https://a-z-animals.com/animals/animals-that-start-with-e/ (last checked Dec 15, 2023)
2 The Spruce. Plants A to Z. https://www.thespruce.com/plants-a-to-z-5116344 (last checked Nov 17, 2023)
3 The Food Coach. Healthy Food Database. https://www.thefoodcoach.com.au/food/?Alpha=E(last checked Dec 15, 2023)
4 Desment, L. (2022) Clothing That Starts With Each Letter: 291 Garments from A to Z https://wisforwebsite.com/clothing-that-starts-with/ (last checked Nov 17, 2023)
5 Inspire the mom. 100+ objects that start with E. https://www.inspirethemom.com/100-objects-that-start-with-e/ (last checked Dec 15, 2023)
6 Word Schools. List Of Tools That Start With A To Z – Tools Vocabulary https://wordschools.com/tools-that-start-with-a-to-z/(last checked Nov 17, 2023)
7 Enchanted Learning. Clothes vocabulary list https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/clothes.shtml (last checked Nov 17, 2023)
8 Colors starting with e https://colorful.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_colors_starting_with_E (last checked Dec 15, 2023)
9 Category. Geometric shapes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Geometric_shapes (last checked Dec 15, 2023)
10 Osmo. List of E words for kids https://www.playosmo.com/kids-learning/e-words-for-kids/ (last checked Dec 15, 2023)

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