Entry Song: Happy and you know it
Front Swim – Front swim position
Song: We’ll go swimming all together in the pool (Tune of: She’ll be coming round the mountain )
Replace ‘swimiming’ with– kicking (on back), paddling (on front), jumping (upright) blow bubbles (on the spot), hold on (at the edge)
Swimming game – Putall the biscuits in the pool. Game is to get all the biscuits stuck on a big float on the side.
Conditioning – Pour water with watering cans and cups.
Encourage Self pouring x1 or 2
Submersion – From Steps – ‘Swim to parent’ – with a countdown (5,4,3,2,1 Ready go!!) x1 or 2
Encourage baby/toddler to launch themselves in and swim to adult
Back floats and swim actions – In a circle – Song: I’m a Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
“When all the birds were sleeping
and the sun have gone to bed….(back float point to sun)
up jumped the scarecrow (jump up)
and this is what he said….
I’m a dingle dangle scarecrow with a flippy floppy hat (swishing side to side)
I can paddle my arms like this and kick my legs like that” (legs kicking on back)
Front Swim – Swim on one woggle. Chase a ball. Put ball on one end of the pool.
Monkey, Monkey and climb out– Around the pool doing monkey monkey and climb out.
Big Mat & Jumping in: Walk along the big mat jump in and swim to ball on the side.
Back Swims – Split group into two groups at the ends. One side kicks the ball to the other side and passes it to their friend to kick back.
Jumping in, Hold on and Climb out – Song: “I’m a little Penguin”
Back float – Song: I’m a little duck on my back
Play time – Surfboards, and toys, keep moving!
Exit Song: Teddy Bear