NPPS PRODUCTS — EDUCATIONAL BOOKS AND GUIDES
Hey! Let's Play! A Book on Playground Safety
Cost: $12.00
A children's book filled with great illustrations helps kids learn the basics and importance of playground safety. It also includes some tips for teachers and playground supervisors.
S.A.F.E. Play Areas: Creation, Maintenance, and Renovation
COST: $30.00
An all-in-one guide that helps you provide safe and fun-filled days for children in play areas. This book is full of practical tips and information for the implementation of supervision, best practices of age appropriate design, and decisions about the best fall surfacing and appropriate maintenance.
S.A.F.E. Play Areas Order Form
The National Action Plan for Playground Safety
COST: $5
The National Action Plan provides a blueprint for playground safety at the national, state, and local levels. The plan is divided into four sections describing each element of the S.A.F.E. model. Resource guides are provided at the end of each section.
24 pages
Playground Safety Lesson Plans
COST: $17.50
This curriculum guide introduces children to the topic of playground safety. Lessons are based on the S.A.F.E. principle encompassing the four major areas of playground safety: Supervision, Age-Appropriate Design, Falls Surfacing, and Equipment Maintenance.
11 pages
S.A.F.E. Playground Handbook
COST: $35
An easy-to-read book outlining important points concerning playground hazards, Supervision, Age-appropriate design, Fall surfacing, and Equipment maintenance.
112 pages
Selecting Playground Surface Materials: Guidelines for Selecting the Best Surface Material for Your Playground
COST: $25 / 50 copies
This guide will help you in planning your playground surface. Find out why playground surfacing is so important, what types of surfacing are safe and more!
8 pages
Building Playgrounds: A Guide to the Planning Process
Cost $25
This book is an easy to follow manual on how to plan a safe playground. It will take you through four steps: Pre-Design, Design, Development, and Implementation/ Evaluation. It was written by our directors of National Program for Playground Safety.
