Description
PRESCHOOL LEVEL 1 SWIM LESSON
For children new to the water, or potentially apprehensive in water, course orients children to the aquatic environment and basic aquatic skills.
• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps or side
• Blowing bubbles through mouth and nose
• Submerging mouth, nose and eyes
• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
• Front glide and recover to a vertical position
• Back float and recover to a vertical position
• Back glide
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Treading with arm and hand actions
• Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back
• Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back
• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back
• Staying safe around aquatic environments
• Recognizing the lifeguards
• Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket
• Recognizing an emergency
• How to call for help
• Too much sun is no fun
Exit Skills Assessment*
1. Enter independently, using either the ramp, steps or side, travel at least 5 yards, submerge to mouth and blow bubbles for at least 3 seconds, then safely exit the water. (Children can walk, move along the gutter or “swim.”)
2. While in shallow water, glide on front for at least 2 body lengths, then roll to back and float on back for 3 seconds, then recover to a vertical position.
* All Preschool Aquatics Level 1 skills can be performed with support.
PLEASE NO GOGGLES FOR ANY OF THE PRE-K LEVELS.