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 "Kids On The Boat" (tune of "Wheels On The Bus")

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

Parents hold children in back position with feet in middle Parents & children move away from centre & kick on back Turn onto front, kick back to middle

Ready swim with submersion back to middle.

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"

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 Teacher or parent holding hoop Child tips forward into water through hoop

Always have child start by reaching hands through hoop to encourage tipping forward. 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.

Shallow dive through hoop.

Child in side hold On stairs or island Parent cues child to submerge Parent slowly releases hold and child 'swims' through hoop Parent supports child to regain balance Child initiates 'swim' back through hoop with support as needed

Always have child start by reaching hands through hoop to encourage reaching forward.

Non-participating parent to hold hoop or mat Teacher/parent initiates swim Submerge child and release forward One at a time

On front Parent initiates submersion Parent initiates roll from front to back Glide on back Parent initiates roll from back to front Line - children and parents in pairs lined up across pool OR Line - staggered (every other pair) across pool

Jump in from edge One at a time

Climb up to top Sit & tip into water or jump in One at a time

Swim to tower from edge or stairs.

Teacher/parent initiates swim Child stretches arms in front & glides through tower to parent One at a time

Allow child to push off and initiate swim - must stay streamlined to get through all the way to other side.

Child stands in center of mat and balances while teacher turns mat in circle 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.

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