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Engaging swim lessons
Teaching through play
Sample swim lesson
This is a sample swim lesson for a 3-6 year old learn-to-swim lesson
Warm up
Animal walk- how many animals can you put into the pool? Hop, slither, slide, jump, crawl into the pool like your favorite animals.
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Safety
Play detective- can you identify where the deep end begins? Mark the deep end with a rubber duck inside and outside the pool
Upper body
Sun salutation- practice waving at the sun, then extending arms to the bottom of the pool
Lower body
World’s greatest splash- use straight leg kicks to splash your instructor
Breath work
Bubble break- catch your breath! Take a pause, sit on the steps and blow bubbles. Practice using bubble-blowing muscles
Closing activity
Aquaman/mermaid rescue- practice what you learned today and move around the pool to rescue hidden toys
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