Lesson Plans
Jordan
1 x 50 Freestyle kick with FINS and a Board 3 x Streamline to the flags. 1) Lock your thumb2) Squeeze your ears3) Look down. Challenge #1:Push off the wall in AIRPLANE on surface with no kicking and get to the flags.Do it again, underwater 3 x Streamline to the flags then 3 free strokes …
Parent Tot #3
Notes: – Focus on kissing the water and building up to a gradual “going underwater.” Scooping:
Parent Tot #2
Throw a Toy and Get it Have the child or a parent throw a toy into the water. The parent does their cueing, “1, 2, 3, Go!” and then pulls the child into their arms in the water, and into a front float. Do a front float to the toy and get it Return to …
Parent Tot 11/14/2020
Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Child seated on the wall. Parent in the water. Sing while touching your head and shoulders while you match lyrics. Touch child’s “head,” and “shoulders” with hands or splashes in tune to the lyrics. Parent Tot – Song – If you’re happy and you know it Can do this …
Parent Tot 10/24/2020
Motorboat Song The child sits on the sides with feet in the water. The parent stands in front of them. Holding their feet. Move feet like kicking while singing the song: “Motorboat, motorboat, go so slow,Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast,Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas!!!!” At each line, move the feet kicking faster. Humpty Dumpty …
Parent and Infant 10/17/2020
Parent Tot – Seated Entry How to hold video: Focus on the “saddle” and keeping three points of contact on the ladder when you enter slowly. Watch at about the third or fourth pass where the parent does NOT submerge their child. Begin there. Start with catching and passing. Game – Buckethead: Get a bucket. …
Lesson 1 10/9/2020
Swimming In the Lane: 6 x Walk around the benches. In a square motion. Challenge:Put one foot above the water so that all 5 toes are in the air. Can only use one hand to help stand. Move Benches a little apart. Do a front glide to go across. At the Corners of the bench, …
Parent and Infant 10/10/2020
Demonstrate getting in.
Lessons 1/16/2020
Activity 1: Activity 2: Challenge: Activity 1: 6 x Back Glide Begin underwater. Lay on back, hands on head, grow into streamline. Push off in straight line. – Turn Around– Tilt your head back– Push off on the surface– Kick in soldier. Activity 2: Challenge: Activity 1: 3 x SL + 5 FREE + 1 …
Lesson 12/12/2019
Activity 1: Activity 2: Challenge: Activity 1: Activity 2: Challenge: Activity 1: 1 x 25 FREE with side breaths1 x 25 BK K Activity 2: Swim FREE to 1/2 way working on side breathing and looking down with face. Challenge: Swim instructor’s choice!
Lessons 12/5/2019
Activity 1: Activity 2: Challenge: Activity 1: 3 x Back Glide Glide on back to the flags, then do anything on the way back. Activity 2: Challenge: 1 x 25 FREE with side breathing1 x 25 BK with body flat, feet kicking, arms moving, chin slightly tucked in.
Lessons 11/21/2019
Activity 1: Activity 2: 3 x SL + 3 FREE Strong freestyle kick throughout.Focus on arms reaching to 11, head aiming straight down, and power with each stroke. If possible NO breath. Challenge: Activity 1: Activity 2: Challenge: 1 x 25 FREE Kick with board1 x 25 BACK Kick with board Activity 1: 3 x …
Lesson 11/14/2019
Activity 1: 3 x Streamline with FREE kicks. Goal to get to the yellow.Start on right hand side of the lane, push off underwater, and stay in streamline at surface for a little bit. Activity 2: 3 x SL + 3 FREE Strong freestyle kick throughout.Focus on arms reaching to 11, head aiming straight down, …