Noodle hold Lined up across pool One child at a time Child arms over noodle with hands in water Arms outstretched Moving arms from "i" to "v" position and front (palms facing outwards thumbs down on out-sweep "i", palms facing inwards thumbs up on in-sweep "v") Parent poolside
Thumbs up thumbs down or build a sandcastle and knock it down To extend get child to do without noodle
Feeling water whilst moving and floating independently with noodle
Needs to be able to automate one movement before introducing another
Needs to be able to automatically maintain a lying position on front while performing a sculling