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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 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 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® 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 Play Dough Mats for the Year - Seasonal Bundle for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Play Dough Mats for the Year - Seasonal Bundle for Pre-K and Kindergarten

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Lauren Ely
Engage your students with these season themed play dough mats that are perfect for centers! This bundle features 162 creative and interactive mats designed to enhance fine motor skills and vocabulary development in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms. Product Features:162 Themed Mats: Each mat provides a different season themed object for students to build with play dough, fostering creativity and learning.Two Versions: Includes both color and black and white mats. The black and white versions al
Preview of Spring Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Spring Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

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Lauren Ely
Engage your students with these spring themed play dough mats that are perfect for centers! This set features 20 creative and interactive mats designed to enhance fine motor skills and vocabulary development in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms. Product Features:20 Themed Mats: Each mat provides a different spring themed object for students to build with play dough, fostering creativity and learning.Two Versions: Includes both color and black and white mats. The black and white versions allow st
Preview of Winter Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Winter Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Created by
Lauren Ely
Engage your students with these winter themed play dough mats that are perfect for centers! This set features 20 creative and interactive mats designed to enhance fine motor skills and vocabulary development in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms. Product Features:20 Themed Mats: Each mat provides a different winter themed object for students to build with play dough, fostering creativity and learning.Two Versions: Includes both color and black and white mats. The black and white versions allow st
Preview of Fall Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Fall Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Created by
Lauren Ely
Engage your students with these fall themed play dough mats that are perfect for centers! This set features 20 creative and interactive mats designed to enhance fine motor skills and vocabulary development in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms. Product Features:20 Themed Mats: Each mat provides a different fall themed object for students to build with play dough, fostering creativity and learning.Two Versions: Includes both color and black and white mats. The black and white versions allow studen
Preview of Back to School Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Back to School Themed Play Dough Mats for Pre-K and Kindergarten

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Lauren Ely
Get your students excited for the new school year with these back to school themed play dough mats! This set features 20 creative and interactive mats designed to enhance fine motor skills and vocabulary development in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms. Product Features:20 Themed Mats: Each mat provides a different back to school themed item for students to build with play dough, fostering creativity and learning.Two Versions: Includes both color and black and white mats. The black and white ve
Preview of STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

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Lauren Ely
It’s time to bust out the STEM challenges this year and get your students engaged by building! Your students will love the seasonal STEM activities included in these roll and build challenges. In these challenges, students will roll one die, and that will tell them what to build. This is the year long bundle, which includes 30 challenges for each season! These print-and-go challenges make implementing STEM challenges in your room a BREEZE!  A great partner or group collaborative activity! STEM a
Preview of Spring STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

Spring STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

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Lauren Ely
It’s time to bust out the STEM challenges this spring and get your students engaged by building! Your students will love the spring STEM activities included in these roll and build challenges. In these challenges, students will roll one die, and that will tell them what to build. These print-and-go challenges make implementing STEM challenges in your room a BREEZE!  A great partner or group collaborative activity! STEM activities are so important to include in all classrooms and make a great add
Preview of Winter STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

Winter STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

Created by
Lauren Ely
It’s time to bust out the STEM challenges this winter and get your students engaged by building! Your students will love the winter STEM activities included in these roll and build challenges. In these challenges, students will roll one die, and that will tell them what to build. These print-and-go challenges make implementing STEM challenges in your room a BREEZE!  A great partner or group collaborative activity! STEM activities are so important to include in all classrooms and make a great add
Preview of Christmas STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

Christmas STEM Challenges - Building with Bricks Activities - Roll & Build

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Lauren Ely
It’s time to bust out the STEM challenges this holiday season and get your students engaged by building! Your students will love the Christmas STEM activities included in these roll and build challenges. In these challenges, students will roll one die, and that will tell them what to build. These print-and-go challenges make implementing STEM challenges in your room a BREEZE!  A great partner or group collaborative activity! STEM activities are so important to include in all classrooms and make
Preview of Early Finishers Activities - STEM Choice Boards - Building with Bricks

Early Finishers Activities - STEM Choice Boards - Building with Bricks

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Lauren Ely
Looking for engaging activities for your early finishers that are FUN for students and save you a ton of time? Children LOVE building things, and your students will love these monthly choice boards that give them NEW ideas every month. These choice boards give students a little autonomy in the classroom by allowing them to decide which challenges they'd like to complete, and having a new one each month keeps things new and exciting. What's Included?A choice board for each month of the year9
Preview of STEM Building Brick Challenges: 48 Roll‑and‑Build STEM Task Cards

STEM Building Brick Challenges: 48 Roll‑and‑Build STEM Task Cards

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Lauren Ely
Looking for hands-on, high-engagement STEM challenges using building bricks? These Roll & Build STEM Challenge Cards are the perfect way to get your students thinking creatively, problem-solving, and building collaboratively — with zero prep! Each printable page includes 6 unique STEM tasks that students complete by rolling one die and building what the number lands on using any type of building bricks (LEGO®, DUPLO®, blocks, etc.). It’s a simple yet powerful way to bring STEM into your clas
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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.