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Students stand on the edge of the pool.
The instructors makes statements about water activities; eg. going swimming by yourself, going swimming when a lifeguard is watching.
When the statement is something safe to do, the students jump into the water. When the statement is something unsafe to do, the students shake their heads no.
All the students are on the edge of the pool pretending to be little seeds (curled up in a ball, sitting on the edge) after watering and giving the students sunshine, the students grow up to be tall trees (standing up tall with their arms in the air).
The instructor then goes and “cuts” all of trees down (students jump into the water one at a time)
This game is played by having all of the swimmers stand on the pool edge.
When the caller says “1-2-3 Go” all of the swimmers jump in.
Enough space must be given to ensure students do not jump onto or into one another.
If the caller says any other phrase, the swimmers must stay on the edge. Last one to jump in at the right time only, wins.
All of the students but one line up on one side of the pool with the instructor. The one student is the wolf at the other end of the pool. The students say “What time is it Mr. Wolf” who answers with a number. All of the students take that many steps. If the wolf says “lunchtime”, the students have to run back and touch the edge of the pool or else they can be caught and turned into wolves.
Note: To make sure the instructor keeps sight of all students, a student should be a wolf. The instructor can play along but must always be able to see all of the students.
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear wiggle your nose.
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch your toes.
Teddy bear, teddy bear reach up high.
Teddy bear, teddy bear wave bye, bye.
Going on a lion hunt (put your hand by your eyes)
But I’m not afraid (hands pretending to hold suspenders)
I’ve got my trusty teddy (put your hand by your side)
And my buddy by my side (put your other hand on your other side)
Oh, no (put your hands on your cheeks)
We’ve come to a ____________
Can’t go over it (Push the water down)
Can’t go under it (Push the water up)
Can’t go around it (Push the water together)
We’re going to have to _______through it (Perform that action across the pool)
eg. swamp – swim through it, mountain – climb over it, forest – swing through it, cave – go in it (When you get to the cave, you find a lion and have to perform all of the actions in reverse as quickly as possible.)
3 little monkeys (hold up three fingers)
Jumping on the bed (jump up and down)
One fell off and hit his head (put part of your head in the water)
Mommy called the doctor and the doctor said (pretend to use a phone)
No more monkeys jumping on the bed (shake your finger no)
Continue with 2 and 1 monkeys
3 little monkeys (hold up three fingers)
Swinging in a tree (shake your fingers side to side)
Teasing Mr. Alligator, Tee hee hee (make funny faces)
Along comes the alligator (put your hands together under the water and move them around)
Jaws open wide (open your hands)
Snap goes the monkey, deep inside (snap your hands together and go under the water to hide from the alligator)
Continue with 2 and 1 monkeys
Purpose: Introduce stride entries
Description:
Purpose: Introduce an out-of-water recovery for the front swim
Description:
1. Demonstrate a front swim with on out-of-water arm recovery.
2. Have student try the front swim.
3. To emphasize the recovery, explain to students that they are hungry sharks, but to eat, they need to catch the fish in the water. Since sharks can’t bend very well, they sneak up on the fish. Emphasize placement of arms.
4. Have students do their shark swim as quietly as they can for a minimum of 5 m.
5. Explain that if they want even more food, they must reach their arms out of the water and dive their hands down to grab more fish. Have students practice the swim again.