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Lauren Ely

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About the store
I've been teaching little ones for nine years across Alabama, Oregon, Texas, and DC, and I'm a PK4 teacher with a serious passion for early childhood education. I'm a resource-creator whenever I can steal a few minutes from teaching and mom life, and with an M.S. in Curriculum and Teacher Education and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, I bring both classroom heart and research backbone to everything I make!
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Preview of 2D Shapes Worksheets - Shape Identification Dot Marker Pages

2D Shapes Worksheets - Shape Identification Dot Marker Pages

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Lauren Ely
Are you looking for an engaging way for students to practice shape identification? These dot marker pages are FUN, engaging worksheets for practicing 2D shapes, and are perfect for math centers, morning work, early finishers, independent work, the list goes on! Students use dot markers to "spot & dot" each shape. These are ZERO prep! Print & go! All your students need are dot markers (or they can use regular markers)!⭐What’s Included: 8 worksheets2D shapesClipart of real objectsCirclesSquaresT
Preview of Retro Classroom Decor - 2D Shapes Posters

Retro Classroom Decor - 2D Shapes Posters

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Lauren Ely
These retro 2D shapes posters are the perfect addition to your retro classroom decor, and would be great as a bulletin board display or on a math wall! These posters are a great tool for supporting students' shape recognition, and your students will enjoy referencing them during math centers and independent work! ⭐ What's Included?circlesquarerectangletrianglediamondovalhexagonoctagonpentagonheartstartrapezoid⭐ Why These?Visually pleasing, FUN retro theme! Perfect for your classroom decor!Vibra
Preview of 2D Shapes Activities for Fall - Kindergarten Math Centers

2D Shapes Activities for Fall - Kindergarten Math Centers

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Lauren Ely
The perfect fall collection of 2D shapes activities for kindergarten math centers! These hands-on kindergarten math centers contain everything you need to review 2D shapes, and are the perfect addition to your kindergarten math curriculum! It’s time to take planning for math groups off of your plate!These fun math activities will revive your math block, and math instruction will become your students’ favorite time of the day! Play and hands-on learning are so important for young learners, and th
Preview of 2D Shapes Mini Book Activity for Math Centers - Shape Tracing Sheets

2D Shapes Mini Book Activity for Math Centers - Shape Tracing Sheets

Created by
Lauren Ely
A 2D shapes tracing mini book that will keep your little learners engaged! Are you looking for fun and engaging shape tracing sheets to practice 2D shapes in math centers? This mini book is a low prep activity that allows students to practice tracing two-dimensional shapes and shape identification using pictures of real-life objects. Your students will love completing their book, and will be able to refer to it throughout the year! ⭐ What’s Included: Mini Book PDFHalf Page Format These mini
Preview of 2D Shapes - Summer Math Center Activities for Kindergarten

2D Shapes - Summer Math Center Activities for Kindergarten

Created by
Lauren Ely
The perfect summer collection of 2D shapes activities for kindergarten math centers! These hands-on kindergarten math centers contain everything you need to review 2D shapes, and are the perfect addition to your kindergarten math curriculum! It’s time to take planning for math groups off of your plate!These fun math activities will revive your math block, and math instruction will become your students’ favorite time of the day! Play and hands-on learning are so important for young learners, and
Preview of 2D Shapes Activities for Spring - Kindergarten Math Centers

2D Shapes Activities for Spring - Kindergarten Math Centers

Created by
Lauren Ely
The perfect spring collection of 2D shapes activities for kindergarten math centers! These hands-on kindergarten math centers contain everything you need to review shape identification, and are the perfect addition to your kindergarten math curriculum! It’s time to take planning for math groups off of your plate!These fun math activities will revive your math block, and math instruction will become your students’ favorite time of the day! Play and hands-on learning are so important for young lea
Preview of Winter Shape Math Centers for Pre-K, TK & Kindergarten | 2D Shapes Activities

Winter Shape Math Centers for Pre-K, TK & Kindergarten | 2D Shapes Activities

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Lauren Ely
Make shape learning engaging with these winter 2D shape math centers designed for Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten. Students identify, sort, match, and explore shapes through hands-on center activities that support visual learning and differentiation. Perfect for center rotations, small groups, and independent work, these play-based activities help students build shape recognition while interacting with materials instead of completing worksheets alone. ⭐ WHAT’S INCLUDED • What Shape Am I? matching
Preview of Kindergarten Math Worksheets - 2D Shapes

Kindergarten Math Worksheets - 2D Shapes

Created by
Lauren Ely
These kindergarten math worksheets are perfect for students practicing 2D shapes! They're perfect for math centers, early finishers, or math exit tickets! ⭐️ What's Included5 worksheets2D shapesTracingShape search & colorCounting shapes⭐️ Teaching TipLaminate or slide these in plastic sleeves for a reusable math center activity! ⭐️ Click here for the BUNDLE of kindergarten math worksheets! Check out the preview to see what's included!Connect With MeFollow me on Teachers Pay TeachersLauren Ely
Preview of 2D and 3D Shapes - Math Games for Kindergarten Math Centers

2D and 3D Shapes - Math Games for Kindergarten Math Centers

Created by
Lauren Ely
These math games are perfect for kindergarten math centers! Your students will have a blast practicing identifying 2D and 3D shapes with real world images. Included are 6 game boards. Each game board comes with its own set of cards which include pictures of the shapes (and their names) that match the real-world images on the game boards. Students work in pairs & take turns drawing a card, and then finding the real-world object on their board that matches the shape they drew. The first one to
Preview of Shape Search Worksheets | 2D & 3D Shapes | Color, Trace & Count

Shape Search Worksheets | 2D & 3D Shapes | Color, Trace & Count

Created by
Lauren Ely
Make learning shapes hands-on and fun! These Shape Search Worksheets give students an engaging way to practice identifying, coloring, tracing, and counting 2D and 3D shapes. Each page focuses on one shape, so students strengthen recognition while also practicing fine motor skills, color identification, and counting — all in a single activity! Perfect for math centers, morning work, or small group practice. What’s Included: 10 Shape Search Worksheets featuring: Square Circle Triangle Rectangle
Preview of Numbers 1-20 - Work Mats for Kindergarten Math Centers

Numbers 1-20 - Work Mats for Kindergarten Math Centers

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Lauren Ely
These work mats are perfect for practicing numbers 1-20, and are great for math centers or early finishers! Students practice writing each number, counting, and building using ten frames! I've incorporated 2D shapes for some added math practice. An engaging, low-prep activity! These are designed to be used throughout the year in plastic sleeves or laminated! Students can use dry erase markers and simply erase when done so you don’t have to make copies throughout the year! Print each number so
Preview of Geometry Math Centers for 2nd Grade - 2D & 3D Shapes

Geometry Math Centers for 2nd Grade - 2D & 3D Shapes

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Lauren Ely
The perfect collection of 2D and 3D shapes activities for 2nd grade geometry math centers! These hands-on centers include partner activities and games for counting angles and sides, identifying and sorting shapes through real-life images, and splitting shapes into halves, thirds, and fourths. ⭐What’s Included: 2D Shapes3D ShapesCount 'Em UpSplit 'Em UpRoll & Find ShapesShapes Sorts⭐How to PrepPrintLaminateSupply 2-sided counters or colored counters for the 2 player activitiesCut out shape sortin
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About the store

Experience

I've been teaching little ones for nine years across Alabama, Oregon, Texas, and DC, and I'm a PK4 teacher with a serious passion for early childhood education. I'm a resource-creator whenever I can steal a few minutes from teaching and mom life, and with an M.S. in Curriculum and Teacher Education and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, I bring both classroom heart and research backbone to everything I make!

Awards & shining teacher moments

I earned my Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston, specializing in Language Arts and Literacy. My work has been published in journals including English Journal, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, and Applied Psycholinguistics. I have also presented research at the AERA conference in Chicago. My passion for learning and research continues to inspire me to create engaging, high-quality resources for our future learners.

My own education history

I hold a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Kentucky, a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teacher Education from the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston.