Free standing Switch to supported back hold parents hand under neck or back of head and under lower back Stand in circle around teacher Follow actions to lyrics Child participates Parent observes
Add different more challenging lyrics to the song e.g. the elbows on the swimmer go in and out, the ears of the swimmer slip under the water Try moving one arm while the other remains stationary Alternatively one leg and one shoulder or one shoulder and one leg at the same time
Child standing unsupported with parent close by
Needs to be able to maintain an independent standing position while moving different parts of body at same time
Needs to be able to stand on bottom of pool without support