spatial play. spatial literacy. spatial thinking.
SPLAT-maths
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SPLAT-maths Programs
Educational programs featuring award-winning digital apps, real-world activities, and innovative pedagogical frameworks—all created by trusted early learning experts—for children in preschool, kindergarten, Foundation year and early primary.
Curriculum Tool
Use our Curriculum Tool to see how our program maps to national curricula and state-based syllabi.
Why SPLAT-maths is DIFFERENT
Our Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) Program has demonstrated a strong evidence-based curriculum over a 3-year period. It increases children’s engagement and interest in STEM and improves their spatial reasoning skills.
STEM Learning and Transfer to numeracy
In 2020, a randomised control trial (RCT), with more than 1200 children across Australia, revealed significant and substantial performance gains in both STEM learning and numeracy for those children participating in the intervention.
Results of the randomised control trial
The chart shows a relative growth in STEM learning of approximately 12% (BAU) compared to 38% (ELSA); and a relative increase in numeracy of approximately 28% (BAU) and 56% (ELSA) during the RCT.
Spatial Play. Spatial Literacy. Spatial Thinking.
SPLAT-maths is made for the modern classroom
Our ELSA Program has been designed to compliment and enhance the modern classroom experience. ELSA is loved by educators, teachers, children and parents alike. Check out all the benefits of ELSA below.
World-class digital apps
Our digital apps for children, educators, teachers and families have been created by world-leading Australian app development companies for iPad and Android tablets.
Play-Based Programs
Children can play, experiment, question, make predictions, and reflect on what happened and why—to help make sense of the world around them.
Trusted early learning experts
The SPLAT-maths team comprises award-winning early learning researchers and educators with decades of combined experience in the field.
Professional Learning and Support
Educators and teachers will receive comprehensive professional learning from our team of experts, as well as access to our help desk for any support needs.
Innovative Pedagogical Frameworks
Our programs are founded on strong pedagogical frameworks—crafted from 20+ years of research and practice—that are innovative, practical and results-driven.
Research Evidence Base
Our ELSA Program has proven its effectiveness during pilots in 2018 & 2019, and a research project in 2020—with hundreds of educators and thousands of children taking part.
Mapped to Curriculum
We have mapped our programs to national curriculum—including the EYLF and Australian Curriculum for Foundation—as well as all state-based syllabi.
Children As Content Creators
Our ELSA Program empowers children to be ‘creators’ not ‘consumers’ of digital content, using built-in affordances of tablet devices such as the camera and microphone.
STEM Games and Picture Books
Classroom resources, such as board games and picture books, accompany our digital apps to help reinforce key STEM concepts for children.
100+ Classroom Activities
We’ve packed our programs with more than 100 ‘off-app’ activities that educators and teachers can use in their classroom to extend children’s STEM learning.
Data Driven
We have a comprehensive data analytics backend capable of providing rich insights into children’s usage on an individual, class and school level.
Children’s Learning Progressions
Educators and teachers have access to a dashboard for each child in the program which outlines their progress and learnng progressions.
Educator Leadership Opportunities
Educators who participate in ELSA are subsequently recognised as leaders in their field, with many receiving promotions and educational awards.
Balance of Physical and Digital
Our ELSA Program blends digital play and physical play, cycling children through on-device and off-device usage, ensuring screen-time is productive and well-regulated.
Family Engagement in STEM
Parents and carers begin to recognise the STEM Practices they already engage with on a daily basis and see STEM subjects as more accessible for their children.