Child holds railing as necessary Parent walks down stairs and turns to face child Child walks down stairs to parent

Circle - children and parents in pairs around teacher Follow actions in lyrics Parent and child facing teacher (Modification: parent and child face to face)

Parent can demonstrate actions if child is not ready to do on their own.

Parent and child face to face or facing teacher. Have children stand on island and do actions.

Child holding onto turtle board Push-off wall & kick Line - children and parents in pairs lined up across pool

Ready swim from edge to turtle board, then kick.

Child in side hold Lined up across pool Child pushes off from wall Glide/kick on front Get toy Parent holds child while child participates

Child sitting on mat facing parent Parents walk around in circle while turning mat Sing each song Child tip forward and swim at end of each song Circle - child on mat facing parent "Row Your Boat", "Ring Around The Rosie", "Speckled Frogs"

Turn-around swim back to mat.

Parent and child face to face Child tips forward into water and submerges Parent assists with recovery

Help parent find an appropriate distance away from child - close enough so child feels confident to tip forward and far enough so child does not land on parent's chest.

Teacher creates tunnel with 1 holey mat at one end of stairs Child walks across stairs to tunnel Swim through tunnel One at a time

Teacher designs obstacle(s) with mat and/or island Child swims and climbs over obstacle(s) to parent One at a time

Adjust distance of swims according to child's ability.

Child lying on mat moving forward, parent walking backward Parents and children move around in a circle Child kicks on front Parent helps child to spin around at end of song

Child lying on mat Push-off wall & kick Teacher makes waves behind child Circle - children and parents in pairs move around in a circle One at a time

Ready swim from edge to mat, then kick through waves.

Unassisted front glide initiated by parent One at a time

Children blow bubbles Balls pop out from bucket underwater Teacher pours some water over each child's head to get face wet With song, children glide around pool to collect balls and put back in bucket Circle - children and parents in pairs around teacher, Free movement (in shallow end) "Pick Up The Balls"

One child at a time An exaggerated jump: teacher/parent holds child's feet and pushes child up out of water to jump forward Parent supports child while child participates

Allow child to glide & kick to parent instead of catching right away.

Circle - children and parents in pairs around teacher "Kids On The Boat" (tune of "Wheels On The Bus")

Variation: Have children stand on island and do actions together.

Child holds railing as necessary Child walks up stairs Parent supervises and walks up behind child