4-14 months - Lesson 03
Entry Down Stairs - P01
Parent carrying child on hip Parent holds railing and walks down stairs
Progression
Parent carrying child
This Is The Way - P01
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.
Progression
Parent and child participate
Parent and child face to face or facing teacher. Have children stand on island and do actions.
Lyrics
- This is the way we jump up high, jump up high, jump up high
- This is the way we jump up high
- In the swimming pool
- ... go swish swish
- ... turn around
- ... splash our hands
- ... make it rain
- ... kick our feet
- ... blow our bubbles
- ... wave bye bye
Front Glide - P01 face to face
Parent holding child face to face Glide across pool
Progression
Parent holding child face to face
Push off wall at start.
Humpty Dumpty - P01*
Parent and child face to face Hold child under arms Parent assists child to tip forward into water No submersion
Parent should always assist child by holding lightly under arms to most effectively control how body goes into the water, never by holding hands.
Progression
Full hold No submersion
Lyrics
- Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
- Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
- Ready, swim!
Big Mat Songs
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"
Progression
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
Turn-around swim back to mat.
Lyrics
- Row, row, row your boat
- Gently down the stream
- Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
- Life is but a dream
- Ready, swim!
- -----
- Ring around the rosie
- A pocket full of posies
- Hush-a, hush-a
- We all fall down
- Ready, swim!
- -----
- (# of kids) green and speckled frogs
- Sat on a speckled log
- Eating some most delicious bugs, yum yum!
- (# of kids) jumped into the pool
- Where it was nice and cool
- Then there were no more speckled frogs
- Ready, swim!
Back Glide - P01 "London Bridge"
Parent holds child on back Teacher holds 1 mat against wall to create tunnel and hold mirror up under tunnel Parent and child on back move through tunnel Encourage child to look at mirror Continue in circle to repeat
Parent should keep moving to create slipstream.
Progression
Child in back position with parent support going through tunnel
Back hold progressions: 1. cheek to cheek 2. parent hold under both arms, child's head at parent's chest 3. parents' hands under neck or back of head and lower back 4. parent's hand under neck or back of head, release support of lower back 5. parent's hand under neck or back of head, release support of lower back, then release completely
Lyrics
- London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down
- London bridge is falling down
- My fair lady
- Build it up with sticks and stones, sticks and stones, sticks and stones
- Build it up with sticks and stones
- My fair lady
Noodle Boats - P01
Child in noodle boat Lined up across pool Push off wall & kick Parents supports child while child participates
Instruct parent to keep moving and help child stretch their body and legs. Physically manipulate legs to practice kicking.
Progression
Push off wall & kick with parent
If child is able to kick propulsively, remind parent to assist as little as possible and manipulate legs as necessary.
Noodle Boats - P02 "Motor Boat"
Child in noodle boat Parent & child in pairs move around in circle while singing "Motor Boat" Child kicks on front Parent helps child to spin around at end of song
Instruct parent to keep moving and help child stretch their body and legs. Physically manipulate legs to practice kicking.
Progression
Parent with child kicking around in a circle
If child is able to kick propulsively, remind parent to assist as little as possible.
Lyrics
- Motor boat, motor boat, go so slow
- Motor boat, motor boat, go so fast
- Motor boat, motor boat, step on the gas!
Ball Game - P01
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"
Progression
Child moving around pool with parent holding
Lyrics
- Pick up the balls and put them in the basket
- Pick up the balls and put them in the basket
- Pick up the balls and put them in the basket
- Here at swimming class
Wheels On The Bus - P01
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.
Progression
Parent and child participate
Parent and child face to face or facing teacher. Have children stand on island and do actions.
Lyrics
- The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
- The wheels on the bus go round and round
- All through the town
- The kids on the bus go up and down
- The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
- The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep
- The hole in the roof it lets in rain
- The kids on the bus they kick their feet
- The motor on the bus goes vroom vroom vroom (blow bubbles)
- The driver on the bus waves bye bye bye
Exit Up Stairs - P01
Parent carrying child on hip Parent holds railing and walks up stairs
Progression
Parent carrying child