Swimming Lesson Plans For Beginners

Exercise/Activity                                                                                

Entry:  swivel or steps entry

Warm up:  

Holding the poolside, bouncing up and down

1. Walking to collect a toy and return it

2. Jumping through the water to collect a toy

3. Splashing water into the air 

4. Pretending to wash the face

5. Blowing a toy across the water surface

6. blowing bubbles at the water surface

Contrasting activity:

Washing hair with a watering can

Holding the poolside and kicking the legs

Exit:

using the pool steps

Teaching Point                         

take your time

slowly at first

take your time

Small jumps

catch the water

wet your hands and wet your face

deep breath and blow

blow gently

close your eyes

splash your feet

take your time

Exercise/Activity                                                                                

Entry:  swivel or steps entry

Warm up:  

Holding the poolside and kicking the legs

1. Holding the poolside blowing bubbles

2. Cupping water in the hands and pretending to wash the face

3. Breath holding and submerging the mouth and nose

4. kicking legs and blowing bubbles (holding the poolside, assisted or with buoyancy aids)

5. Kicking with buoyancy aids to collect a toy (with assistance)

6. kicking and blowing a toy across the water surface

Contrasting activity:

Assisted sitting dive, face up (with buoyancy aids and/or assistance from teacher or assistant)

Submerging to collect an object

Exit:

using the pool steps

Teaching Point                         

take your time

slash your feet

blow gently

wash your face

deep breath and hold it all in

kick and blow

floppy feet

kick and blow gently

lay your chin on the water

eyes open

take your time

Exercise/Activity                                                                                

Entry:  swivel or steps entry

Warm up:  

2 widths with buoyancy aids (assisted if necessary)

1. Push and glide with a woggle

2. Sitting on the poolsdie edge kicking

3. Kicking using a float under each arm

4. standing on the poolside practicing arm movements

5. walking through the water using arm actions

6. walking through the water using arm and blowing bubbles

Contrasting activity:

Supine star float

Submerging to collect a toy or object

Exit:

using the pool steps

Teaching Point                         

take your time

slash your feet

push off like a rocket

point your toes

floppy feet

reach and pull

fingers together

blow gently as you pull

relax and stretch out

deep breath and stretch down

take your time