Laurie Wittich HWS 320 Learn-to-Swim Level 4 Block Plan
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 1
Safety Talk:
Be Cool, Follow the Rules!
Review Skills:
Exit skill assessment Level 3
Front Crawl
Back Crawl
New Skills:
Treading water
Modified scissor kick
Breaststroke kick
Breaststroke
Equipment:
Learn-to-Swim booklet levels 3 & 4
Skills checklist
Fins
Kickboards
Soft foam balls
Game:
Octopus
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 2
Safety Talk:
Swim With a Buddy in a Supervised Area.
Review Skills:
Treading Water
Modified scissor kick
Breaststroke kick
Breaststroke
New Skills:
Elementary backstroke
Diving
Equipment:
Skills checklist
Fins
Kickboards
Hoops
Diving rings
Game:
Pigeon Cross-Over
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 3
Safety Talk:
Look Before You Leap!
Review Skills:
Treading Water - choice of kicks
Breaststroke
Elementary Backstroke
Diving
New Skills:
Swim on side - scissor kick
Equipment:
Skills checklist
Fins
Kickboards
Hoops
Diving rings
Game:
Sharks and Minnows
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 4
Safety Talk:
Don’t Just Pack It, Wear Your Jacket.
Review Skills:
Treading water - choice of kick
Breaststroke
Elementary Backstroke
Diving
Swimming on side - scissor kick
New Skills:
Compact jump wearing life jacket
Butterfly
Equipment:
Skills checklist
Progress logs
Life jackets
Kickboards
Hoops
Play ball
Game:
Marco Polo
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 5:
Safety Talk:
Think! So You Don’t Sink!
Review Skills:
Treading water - choice of kick
Breaststroke
Elementary Backstroke
Diving
Swimming on side - scissor kick
Butterfly
New Skills:
Caring for conscious choking victim
Back float
Survival float
Equipment:
Skills checklist
Fins
Kickboards
Hoops
Play ball
Diving rings
Games:
Water Spud
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 6
Safety Talk:
Reach, Throw, Don’t Go!
Review Skills:
Treading water - choice of kick
Breaststroke
Elementary Backstroke
Diving
Swimming on side - scissor kick
Butterfly
Back float
Survival float
New Skills:
Open turn on front - streamline off
Open turn on back - streamline off
Feet-first surface dive
Throwing assist
Equipment:
Skills checklist
Fins
Kickboards
Hoops
Play ball
Diving rings
Ring Buoy
Game:
Water Polo
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 7
Safety Talk:
Cold Can Kill!
Review Skills:
Treading water - choice of kick
Breaststroke
Elementary backstroke
Diving
Swimming on side - scissor kick
Butterfly
Back float
Survival float
Open turn on front & back - streamline off
Feet-first surface dive
New Skills:
Exit skills
Equipment:
Skills checklist
Fins
Kickboards
Hoops
Play ball
Diving rings
Games:
Push or Cage Ball
Learn-to-Swim Level 4
Day 8:
Safety Talk:
Review previous safety talks
Review Skills:
Review all previous skills
New Skills:
Exit skills assessment
Equipment:
Skills checklist
Progress logs
Certificates
Rewards for students
Games:
Tube races
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Comments
I liked the set up and plans in your lesson. I really wish that I could teach some of my school kids to swim. A pool is not something that we have locally (public) for the children. I used to be a lifeguard and teach swim lessons. I think that those kids would have liked those activities.
Ike
Hi Laurie,
I like the set up of your lesson, but I think that it could use a little more detail. I think that you could go into detail about each game. List the rules and the cues so that if someone had to fill in for your lesson he/she would know what the games were and how they would run. You could also add a little more detail for each of your new skills. list a few of the things you are going to cover for each added skill or at least add in a few cues, this way it keeps you focused as an instructor. Other than that I think that this is a good plan and I feel your students will learn well.
Thanks
Kayla,
Thanks for your feedback. This is actually only a block plan which is designed as a general overview of the entire unit. I will be submitting a lesson plan for each day which will do exactly what you are saying. It will take each lesson and break down exactly what we will be doing along with how long it will take for each thing and what equipment will be needed as well as how the class will be performing the task. So, you are right that this is not as detailed but it is because it is not designed to be, the lesson plan will take care of the details.
Again, thanks for your insightful comments.
Laurie