Activity | Practices | Teaching Points | Organisation |
WARM UP SONG | HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT | Splash hands, splash toes, have a shower, bubbles, jump up and down and then swim around pool. | Anywhere |
Back / Front swim | Swim and collect the Christmas bauble and stick it onto the tree. | Front – Paddle, paddle and kick, kick Back – Ears in the water and kick, kick. | Anywhere |
Conditioning | Rudolph the red nose reindeer with watering can | Rudolph the red nose reindeer had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw it you would even say it glows NAME READY GO X2 | In a circle |
Jump | Jingle bells – jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh HEY! NAME, READY, GO! | Child hold wall for 5 seconds. Elbow, elbow tummy, knees, turn around and face me. | Jumping side. |
Front swim / Bubbles | Collecting toys (presents) swimming to toys and blow bubbles to the Santa sleigh. (big float) | Paddle, paddle, kick, kick Encourage child to blow bubbles. | Anywhere |
Extra stuff | Feeding the reindeer- teacher sits on a woggle at one end of the pool. children collect hoops from the side and swim them over to teacher and puts them on the woggle. | Paddle, paddle, kick, kick. | Anywhere |
Play time | 8 minutes | ||
Goodbye song | TEDDY BEAR | On the spot. |