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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 Transportation Preschool Study | Complete Pre-K Thematic Unit

Transportation Preschool Study | Complete Pre-K Thematic Unit

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Lauren Ely
Build Big Connections with This Engaging Pre-K Transportation Study! Bring vocabulary, literacy, science exploration, math, and real-world connections into your Pre-K classroom with this comprehensive Transportation Study designed for play-based early childhood classrooms. Through real photos, hands-on investigations, dramatic play, sensory centers, and meaningful discussions, students explore how people and things move from place to place — on land, through water, and through the air. With rich
Preview of Pre-K Weather Study Bundle | Weather Unit with Dramatic Play Weather Station

Pre-K Weather Study Bundle | Weather Unit with Dramatic Play Weather Station

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Lauren Ely
Build Big Connections with This Engaging Pre-K Weather Study Bundle! Bring observation, prediction, science exploration, and real-world connections into your Pre-K classroom with this comprehensive Weather Study bundle designed for play-based early childhood classrooms. Through real photos, interactive investigations, dramatic play, hands-on centers, and meaningful discussions, students explore what weather is, how it changes, how it affects people and clothing, and how meteorologists help us un
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Roads Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Roads Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Build Big Connections with This Engaging Pre-K Roads Study Bundle! Bring movement, mapping, construction, and real-world exploration into your Pre-K classroom with this comprehensive Roads Study bundle, thoughtfully designed to support and extend the Creative Curriculum® Roads Study. Through real photos, interactive investigations, dramatic play, engineering challenges, and meaningful discussions, students explore what roads are, how they are built, how they connect communities, and how they hel
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Boxes Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Boxes Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Build Big Learning with This Engaging Pre-K Boxes Study Bundle! Bring curiosity, creativity, and hands-on discovery into your Pre-K classroom with this comprehensive Boxes Study bundle, thoughtfully designed to support and extend the Creative Curriculum® Boxes Study. Through real photos, interactive activities, playful investigations, and meaningful discussions, students explore what boxes are, how they’re made, how they’re used, and what they can become. With rich visuals and developmentally
Preview of Community Helpers Pre-K Study Bundle | Posters, Activities, Bingo Game, & MORE

Community Helpers Pre-K Study Bundle | Posters, Activities, Bingo Game, & MORE

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Lauren Ely
Bring meaningful social studies learning to your Pre-K classroom with this engaging Community Helpers Study Bundle! Invite your little learners to explore the people who help our neighborhoods thrive through real photos, hands-on sorting activities, dramatic play extensions, vocabulary development, and interactive literacy experiences. This comprehensive resource helps students build understanding of jobs in their community while strengthening language, early literacy, social-emotional skills,
Preview of Snow Study Bundle For Pre-K | Real Photos, Hands-On Winter Activities & Centers

Snow Study Bundle For Pre-K | Real Photos, Hands-On Winter Activities & Centers

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Lauren Ely
Bring Meaningful Winter Learning to Your Pre-K Classroom with This Engaging Snow Study Bundle! Invite your little learners to explore the wonders of snow, winter weather, and cold-weather clothing through real photos, hands-on investigations, visual vocabulary, fine-motor activities, and playful math and literacy connections. This thoughtfully designed Snow Study resource is perfect for any Pre-K classroom and supports science, language development, early literacy, and number sense through concr
Preview of FREE Pet-Themed Play Dough Mats | Pre-K Fine Motor & Sensory Activity

FREE Pet-Themed Play Dough Mats | Pre-K Fine Motor & Sensory Activity

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Lauren Ely
Looking for an easy, engaging fine motor activity for your Pre-K or preschool classroom? These FREE Pet-Themed Play Dough Mats are a perfect low-prep addition to your centers, morning tubs, or small group instruction. This printable set invites young learners to build animals using play dough while strengthening hand muscles, developing motor control, and practicing following simple visual directions. Each mat includes an “I can build…” sentence paired with a clear, student-friendly outline
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Music Making Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Music Making Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Bring Big Music Learning to Your Pre-K Classroom with This Engaging Music Making Study Bundle! Invite your little learners to explore the joyful world of music through real photos, hands-on activities, instrument investigations, and playful sound exploration with this thoughtfully designed resource aligned with the Creative Curriculum® Music Making Study. With rich visuals, interactive materials, and meaningful opportunities to shake, tap, scrape, sing, build, and perform, this comprehensive pa
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Bread Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Bread Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Bake big learning into your Pre-K classroom with this engaging Bread Study bundle! Invite your little learners to explore the world of bread through real photos, hands-on activities, and playful investigations with this thoughtfully designed resource aligned with the Creative Curriculum® Bread Study. With rich visuals, interactive materials, and meaningful opportunities to talk, sort, build, and taste, this comprehensive pack helps students connect science, literacy, and social studies concepts
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Tubes and Tunnels Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Tubes and Tunnels Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Dig into Discovery with This Engaging Tubes & Tunnels Study Bundle for Pre-K! Invite your little learners to crawl, build, sort, and explore the fascinating world of tubes and tunnels with this hands-on, thoughtfully crafted bundle aligned with the Creative Curriculum® Tubes & Tunnels Study. With real-world visuals, interactive activities, and developmentally appropriate tools, this resource sparks curiosity and supports play-based learning across the curriculum. What’s Included: Posters with R
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Simple Machines Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Simple Machines Study | Pre-K Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Build big learning with this engaging simple machines study bundle for pre-k! Inspire hands-on exploration and critical thinking as your little learners dive into the world of simple machines with this thoughtfully designed bundle aligned with the Creative Curriculum® Simple Machines Study. With real-world visuals, interactive materials, and playful learning opportunities, this comprehensive resource helps students connect science concepts to everyday life—through building, observing, sorting,
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study | Pre-K Earth Day Activities

Creative Curriculum® Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study | Pre-K Earth Day Activities

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Inspire Earth-Friendly Habits with This Engaging Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study Bundle for Pre-K! Help your students become thoughtful caretakers of the Earth with this hands-on, thoughtfully designed bundle aligned with the Creative Curriculum® Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Study. This comprehensive resource is packed with real-world visuals, interactive activities, and developmentally appropriate tools to spark curiosity, encourage responsibility, and promote meaningful, play-based learning. What’s
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Wheels Study | Pre-K Transportation Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Wheels Study | Pre-K Transportation Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Roll into Learning with This Engaging Wheels Study Bundle for Pre-K! Spark excitement and curiosity as your little learners explore the world of wheels with this hands-on, thoughtfully designed bundle aligned with the Creative Curriculum® Wheels Study. This comprehensive collection supports meaningful learning through real-life visuals, interactive activities, and developmentally appropriate tools that encourage play-based exploration and discovery. What’s Included:Posters with Real-Life Images
Preview of Pre-K Creative Curriculum Studies MEGA Bundle | 19 Thematic Units | Real Photos

Pre-K Creative Curriculum Studies MEGA Bundle | 19 Thematic Units | Real Photos

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Lauren Ely
The Complete Pre-K Studies Library — Built to Last for Years. Whether you're a curriculum coordinator looking to equip your whole Pre-K team, a coach supporting multiple classrooms, or a teacher building a permanent resource library, this MEGA Bundle gives you everything you need — all in one place, at a fraction of the cost of buying separately. 19 complete Creative Curriculum®–aligned thematic units = ~$7.37 per unit (individual studies sell for $10–15 each). That's an $80+ savings, and enoug
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Insects Study | Pre-K Bug Activities Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Insects Study | Pre-K Bug Activities Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Designed to align with the Creative Curriculum, this bundle offers a variety of hands-on activities and real-world resources that bring the captivating world of insects to life in your Pre-K classroom. Perfect for building curiosity, critical thinking, and meaningful connections, this resource-packed bundle provides everything you need for a successful insect study! What’s Included:Real-Photo Insect Posters: High-quality images of insects to foster discussions and help children identify and cla
Preview of Creative Curriculum® Signs Study | Pre-K Community Signs Bundle

Creative Curriculum® Signs Study | Pre-K Community Signs Bundle

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Lauren Ely
Explore the Fascinating World of Signs with this Comprehensive Signs Study Bundle for Pre-K! Designed to align with the Creative Curriculum, this bundle offers a variety of engaging, hands-on materials that help young learners explore the purpose, importance, and creation of signs and signals in our world. Perfect for your Pre-K classroom, this bundle provides opportunities to build real-world connections while fostering curiosity and critical thinking about how signs keep us safe, guide us, and
Preview of Alphabet Play Dough Mats | Letters & Sounds | Uppercase & Lowercase A-Z

Alphabet Play Dough Mats | Letters & Sounds | Uppercase & Lowercase A-Z

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Lauren Ely
Hands-on, multi-sensory letter learning for early readers! These Alphabet Play Dough Mats give students the opportunity to build, trace, and identify each letter while connecting it to its sound. Each mat features a mouth formation photo to model correct articulation, along with a real-life image representing the letter sound — perfect for boosting phonemic awareness and letter-sound recognition. Designed with Science of Reading–aligned practices, these mats combine tactile play with visua
Preview of Heggerty Hero of the Day Certificate | Phonemic Awareness Award

Heggerty Hero of the Day Certificate | Phonemic Awareness Award

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Lauren Ely
Celebrate your students' phonemic awareness success with this Heggerty Hero of the Day Certificate! Perfect for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten classrooms, this colorful and engaging certificate helps you recognize and reward students who excel in your daily Heggerty phonemic awareness lessons. ⭐ Product Features: Bright and cheerful Heggerty Hero of the Day OR Heggerty Hero of the Week certificateLine for student namesColor and B&W versionsFun and encouraging design, perfect for little lea
Preview of Visual Schedule Cards with Real Photos -  Daily Schedule Chart

Visual Schedule Cards with Real Photos - Daily Schedule Chart

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Lauren Ely
Make your classroom routine smooth and engaging with these Visual Daily Schedule Cards designed for Pre-K through 2nd Grade. These 108 schedule cards feature real photos, making them ideal for little learners who benefit from visual cues. Perfect for use in pocket charts, with ribbon, or with adhesive magnets, these versatile cards help students understand and follow the daily schedule with ease. Key Features:108 schedule cards with real photos for clear visual representation.Versatile use
Preview of First Day of School Poem & Handprint Craft | Editable Year | Preschool, Pre-K, K

First Day of School Poem & Handprint Craft | Editable Year | Preschool, Pre-K, K

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Lauren Ely
A keepsake parents will treasure forever! Celebrate the first day of school with this sweet First Day Poem & Handprint Craft, perfect for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten. Students add their handprints to the poem, creating a heartfelt memory of their very first day. The editable year makes it easy to use year after year! What’s Included: First Day Poem – Written in kid-friendly rhyme to capture the excitement of the first day. Handprint Craft Template – Space for students to add their paint
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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.