Free sitting Children lined up on side of pool Child extends arm across body to other arm placing hand on pool deck Child turns and slowly enters water on cue '1 2 3'
Child sits independently on side of pool, turns and enters pool independently
From standing Arms outstretched holding aid Small fast kicks When breath needed lift head or roll to back Teacher supports as needed
Eyes looking straight down
Lifting head or rolling to back for breath
On front arms outstretched with aid Small fast kicks moving through hoops to wall (or target distance)
Leg action to propel
Streamline position Using one arm (with floatation aid) Quiet, finger tip entry Eyes down Child strokes to target distance Small fast kicks Change arms Repeat
Fingertips in - control
Combining stroke and kick action
Streamline position Using one arm (without aid) Quiet, finger tip entry Eyes down Child strokes to target distance Small fast kicks Change arms Repeat
Combining stroke and kick action and fingertip entry
Streamline position Small fast kicks Child attempts stroking arms to target distance
Body and head position
Free standing Discuss gentle blowing from nose Child hugs knees and curls up into a ball Child attempts somersault in water with teacher Teacher fully supporting
Teacher assisting child to somersault
Free standing Discuss gently blowing from nose Teacher circulating Child somersaults independently and regains stand
Independent somersault
Child floating on front Eyes looking down Arms at side Feet and knees together Hips down as feet come up Hips up as feet come down Undulating action Repeat to target distance
Undulating moving through water on front
Dive sticks submerged on bottom of pool Arms outstretched Arms moving to "V" thumbs down Thumbs up moving back to centre Small fast freestyle kicks to submerge and stroke along bottom of pool to retrieve aids
Feeling water and moving under water
Child sitting poolside Arms in streamline On cue child guides self with hands first into and under water kicking through hoops (held by Teacher) Child maintains streamline and kicks to target distance
Head and arm postioning to submerge below water
Free standing One child at a time Child holds onto side of pool and pulls themselves up and onto the side using own strength
Child climbs up out of pool independently