Primary School Sports Court Markings

first4playgrounds install sports court markings including a range of multi-sports courts for schools, recreational areas, play parks and local authorities throughout the uk. Our multi-sports courts can be chosen in different colours, green, orange, red, blue, white and purple and sports include football, basketball and netball and short tennis.

Short Tennis and Netball

Three Short tennis courts can fit inside a standard Netball court. Netball courts measure 30mx15m, Short tennis courts measure 10m x 5m. Its a great way to utilise space and maximise PE lessons and sports training.

Multi sports court-Basketball, Short Tennis and Netball

Mini football pitch with goal ends

first4playgrounds offer a bespoke design service  and design and install bespoke sports court markings to suit your needs.

We installed these markings, transforming the area into a football pitch which had goal ends and painted lines installed five years ago.The Painted lines had  completely worn away. Our thermoplastic lines and markings are durable, weatherproof  and last up to ten years so a great choice for playgrounds and sports areas.

Mini football with goal ends

first4playgrounds have a range of literacy playground markings designed to develop literacy and alphabet learning through play. Our colourful a-z snakes, caterpillars and dragons are ideal for nursery key stage 1 upwards and develop  letter recognition and alphabet learning. Alphabet games can be played at playtimes and also part of school outdoor teaching programme.

a-z snake

a-z snail

We also have alphabet markings that help children with understanding the way letters are written on the page and handwriting skills. The different letters are colour coded to show the letters in the alphabet that are written above the line, on the line and above and below the line.The vowels are also shown.

Handwriting playground markings

Our phonemes playground markings supports the current literacy curriculum for primary ks1 upwards. Learning phonemes helps children understand  the way words sound in language and how they  are constructed. A phoneme is a "single unit of sound ", There are 44 in the english language, each one representing a different sound a person can make. Our phonemes table is aimed at ks1 primary school upwards.

Phonomes playground markings 

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Please visit our website for more information on all our literacy markings at www.first4playgrounds.co.uk

first4playgrounds Update

first4playgrounds have had a busy summer and autum installing playground markings, trim trails and playground equipment throughout the uk. We are very please to be supplying and installing a new range of trim trail equipment designed for all ages and abilities. Our latest trim trail installations were up in the North West of Scotland and at Hillcrest special educational school in Cramlington. The play area was transformed by installing a large Orbitor climbing frame, Burma Bridge, Scamble net, balance beams and log weavers.first4playgrounds have also been busy installing a wide range of playground markings ranging from roman numeral hopscotches, ideal for ks2 mathematics learning, numeracy and literacy markings , a-z caterpillars and 1-25 dragons in Peterburgh, colourful playground markings and activity trails which develop fitness and support schools and physical exercise curriculums. We also installed geography based markings, line compasses and rose compasses and a large uk ks2 world map with continents in Bristol.

Orbitor Climbing Frame

Scramble Net 

Rope Weaver, Burma Bridge, Balance Beam Trim Trail.

KS2 World Map Installaed in Bristol

Traditional Hopscotch, Roman Numeral Hopscotch, Line Hopscotch

Playground Bullseye Target Game

Snakes and Ladders Playground Game

Dance Class Move, English Martyr's Sunderland

We have also installed a number of Cycle tracks at Feversham Nursery School, Bradford, Benton Primary School, Walton Primary School in Northumberland. Spire infants school in Derbyshire, Grange park primary school, Sunderland, Holytown Primary school in Motherwell.

Each cycle track is individually designed to suit each playground, and zebra crossings, traffic lights, cars, trees and houses can be added to the design.

We have recently introduced a  bespoke playground markings design service. We work closely with you to design markings that suit your playground, play park and school curriculum requirements.

Amble play park are enjoying our bespoke  designs which have a   seaside theme with  seals, dolphins and puffins.

 We have also been designing colourful school logos , adding  individuality for the schools. Alderman Jacobs primary school in Peterburgh were very please with their logo and commented 

"We are very impressed with the school logo and is a really great visual point for all parents, school children and the visitors that come into school."

We are now looking forward to installing playgrounds over the christmas holidays, giving school an exciting and colourful  playground for the new year.

Please visit our website for more news and information on our playground markings, trim trails and playground equipment. We offer a free playground markings site survey and quotation service.

Hopscotch with Roman Numerals for ks2 curriculum learning

first4playgrounds have a new Hopscotch playground markings game which aims to teach children  through play. Children can enjoy playing hopscotch whilst learning to count in numerals this can help mathematics learning in the classroom. The mathematics curriculum requires ks2 primary children to 

learn to write the time in Roman Numerals. In year 4 children learn to  read numbers up to 100 and in 

year 5 children learn Roman Numerals up to 1000 and recognise years.

Roman Numeral Hopscotch by first4playgrounds

Please visit our website for more details on our range of  educational playground games.

Playground marking compasses

Compasses are one of first4playgrounds most popular markings. They come in different designs and sizes and are a great educational tool for the school playground. We have simple line compasses, Rose compasses , World compasses. Children can play whilst developing an understanding of direction, and geographical understanding. please visit our website for more details at www.first4playgrounds.co.uk 

Rose Compass 

World Compass

Smiley Face Compass

Trim Trails for educational special needs.

first4playgrounds are now installing trim trails for schools with educational special needs. We can design trim trails to suit your schools individual requirements and pupil ability. Our latest trim trail installation was for Hillcrest school in Cramlington, Northumberland. The school wanted a trim trail that would suit the different abilities of the children. All the apparatus was carefully chosen and is designed to develop fine motor skills, balance, coordination and strength as well as positive social skills and child confidence.We installed a Burma bridge, Orbitor climbing frame, Scramble net,  Rope Weaver and Twin Balance Beams.

Trim Trail with Scamble net installed at Hillcrest primary school Cramlington.

 

Playground Markings , Seaside and Nautical Themes

first4playgrounds design and installed a range of nautical and seaside themed playground markings.We have just recently installed and designed bespoke markings at children's play area in Amble, Northumberland. We included seals, dolphins, puffins, sharks and sea creatures, adding to the seaside feel of the play area. We also have a range of sea themed shark adventure trails and treasure islands which go well with playground equipment such as boats, bridges and pirates climbing frames. You can see more of our playground markings on our website at www.first4playgrounds.co.uk

Seaside theme with compass and seaside creatures at Amble children's play area

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Puffin playground markings, Amble children's play area, Northumberland

Sammy the sealant Amble Children's play area

Palm Tree Playground markings on treasure island

Treasure Island being installed by first4playgrounds

Playground Board Games -Ludo

first4playgrounds can design and adapt traditional board games to be played in the playground. Our latest game was a colourful Ludo game, installed in Scotland.
Ludo can be played by two or more people and is a game of strategy and chance. The aim of the game is to race up the squares by throwing a die and moving one's pieces accordingly. The winner is the one who has managed to move the most counters  all the way round the board back to their home starting point first. Please visit our website for more of our playground board games, including Snakes and Ladders, Chess and Ludo.

Colourful Ludo Playground Game

School Logos for the playground

first4playgrounds have just installed playground markings at Clepington Primary School. The schools logo was installed and adding a special, unique touch to the school yard . first4playgrounds offer a free bespoke design service to help you design your school logos and playground markings to suit your school needs and curriculum requirements. Our thermoplastic markings last up to 10 years and add colour and excitement to the school playground

School logo installed by first4playgrounds at Clepington Primary School.

Alderman Jacobs Primary School


 English Martyrs Primary School Logo

playground markings Burton primary school Barnsley

first4playgrounds have just installed playground markings at Burton Primary school in leeds. The markings look fantastic on the new tarmac.
We installed a Dinosaur Hopscotch, Cycle track with trafic lights, Parking Bays, 1-36 Snake and Ladders a colourful Target Throw and 1-25 Caterpillar. All the playground games help develop numeracy and literacy recognition and counting skills as well as encourage physical movement such as jumping, running, hopping, throwing which all develop vital fine motor skills, balance and coordination.
The cycle track is a great way to utilise playground space that is not normally used. Children can park their bikes in the parking bays and practice their cycle  and road safety awareness.
 first4playgrounds can custom make cycle tracks to suit any size and shape of playground and can add traffic lights, zebra crossings, cars, lolly pop men , houses and trees to make a colourful and imaginative experience for children.

Target Throw

1-36 Snakes and Ladders

Cycle Track

Target throw and Dinosaur Hopscotch

first4playgrounds new range of MUGA (multi use games areas)

first4playgrounds are now installing and supplying MUGA (muti use games areas)  for your school playground sports area/ recreational sports areas. Multi sports games areas are ideal to encourage children of all areas to play sports and interact socially through playing sports. Some sports that can be played include Basketball, Netball, Football, and Tennis. Please visit our website www.first4playgrounds.co.uk for more information.

 

first4playgrounds new wall panels for imaginative play and educational learning.

first4playground are introducing a new line of educational tools for the school playground. You can find our new range on our website at www.first4playgrounds.co.uk. Our new range include durable wall panels and bespoke chalk boards that encourage imaginative and creative play and learning. Role play games encourage creative thinking and develop decision making and social skills and a way to make sense of the world they live in. We also have wall panels that encourage numeracy and literacy skills such as counting and spelling, word and number and phonics  recognition.

NEW WORLD MAPS AND UK MAPS FOR NEW GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM

first4playgrounds have designed a new range of UK and World Maps for outdoor learning and teaching of the new Geography curriculum. The school playground can be a great place for teaching children in an exciting and engaging way. Thermoplastic playground markings are environmentally friendly and  durable, lasting upto 10 years and we can design bespoke playground markings to suit your school playground area.

first4playgrounds are introducing a new range of fitness equipment and updating their website with the full range available The fitness equipment can be installed in the school play areas or in parks and recreational areas. The fitness help exercise specific muscle groups whilst also being fun to use. One popular  piece is  the Children's Double health walker . This is designed to exercise the lower body but also encourage social interaction  of the children .




Please visit our website for more information and new range of products available at www.first4playgrounds.co.uk

first4playgrounds new maps for geography curriculum

first4playgrounds has just introduced new playground markings that help teachers implement the new Geography curriculum, the new curriculum requires ks1 children to learn about Uk capital cities, main rivers, world continents north and south  poles, ks2 are required to learn  the uk capital cities , counties and rivers, world contents and hemispheres, equator and north and south poles .Our colourful thermoplastic playground maps help lean through play. To  see our new range of maps visit  our website at www.first4playgrounds.co.uk .  We have had a positive response to our new markings from schools  which now see this as a great way to support geography learning.

first4playgrounds solar system with dwarf planets

In the recent months we have been anticipating the rare Solar Eclipse which happened on March  20th. This was a fantastic opportunity for schools to introduce astrology teaching into the curriculum and learn more about the solar system and our planets. first4playgrounds have introduced  solar system playground markings  which can be a fun way for children to familiarise themselves with planets,  learn about their sizes in relation to one another and their order and distance from the earth. Scientists controversially   changed pluto to a dwarf planet in 2006. Dwarf planets have a direct orbit with the sun but are not big enough to  have cleared  its path of other masses around its orbit . Scientists believe with exploration of the Kuiper belt,  many more dwarf planets will be found.
At present time 5  Dwarf planets are recognised in our solar system. Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris .
first4playgrounds are now offering schools the choice of adding these dwarf planets to the solar system playground markings design, giving children a greater knowledge of how are solar system works.

Solar system playground markings

The planets in the solar system