A Catalogue of Play Equipment

A practical guide outlines principles and plans for creating stimulating play environments for preschool and early elementary children, stressing safety, adaptable design, durability, and imaginative potential. It presents separate discussions of outdoor and indoor laboratories and provides construction guidance and specifications for apparatus such as seesaws, slides, swings, and simple building materials, along with recommendations for surface treatments and yard layout. Additional sections cover indoor equipment, toys, criteria for selecting materials to encourage individual and group play, and a short list of suggested readings for teachers and parents.