Plan your day with our STEM resources
The ELSA Resource Pack is full of fun educational games and STEM books.

ELSA Resource Pack
Picture books
The ELSA picture books complement each of the four children’s apps, introducing and reinforcing STEM concepts to children.
The books are:
- Pattern Sniffers (complements App 1: Patterns and Relationships)
- Map Makers (complements App 2: Location and Arrangement)
- The Treehouse (complements App 3: Representations)
- The Puddle Puzzle (complements App4: Investigations)

Zoo board game
In the ELSA Zoo board game, children roll the die and choose different paths as they navigate their way around a map of a zoo. When they land on a square with a special symbol, they have to follow the instructions that tell them which location or animal to visit.

Positional language cards
The ELSA positional language cards are a great activity to teach children about the meaning and application of these words. These cards complement App 2: Location and Arrangement.






Australian bird game – guess who it is
In the ELSA bird game, children have to work out which bird card their opponent is holding. In a similar fashion to the ‘Guess Who’ game, players ask each other questions and rule out different birds as they gather information.

Decoding card game
The ELSA decoding card game features two sets of cards—symbol cards and picture cards—that children can use to play Snap, Fish or Memory. Before playing a game, educators can discuss why we use symbols and ask children where they have seen symbols before.





Augmented reality (AR) cards
Children can play ‘hide and seek’ in app 2: Location and Arrangement with the ELSA augmented reality (AR) cards. These cards feature six Australian animals, including a kangaroo. Once they have found the card, they can use the tablet to scan the card and see the animated animal!


ELSA character plush toys
For a limited time, our resource pack includes plush toys (‘Budsies’) of each of the ELSA characters that lead children through the apps: Amy, Elliot, Remy and Piper.
Children can use these toys to play off-app ELSA activities in the classroom.
Here they are with Playschool regular, Luke Carroll!
