Pre - school - South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

3-4-years

To cope with a pool hall environment
Be part of a class
Take part without a carer or 1-1 help being required (carer help may be gradually phased out as child becomes less dependent)

To become water confident and develop core aquatic skills (without adult help but with buoyancy aids as required)

Introduce complete non-swimmers to the aquatic environment and establish an understanding of safety in and around water
Develop and progress water confidence
Establish an understanding of basic core aquatic skills
Encourage independent movement
Develop skills through enjoyment, fun and self-discovery

Entries & exits – introduce a variety of entries and exits
a. Steps entry and exit
b. Sit and roll entry
c. Jump entry
d. Climb out exit
Orientation – move through water in a variety of ways
a. Walk, run and jump in shallow water, including changing direction
b. Rotation around the longitudinal axis (360 degrees)
c. Regain standing from a floating position front and back
Submerging & aquatic breathing – develop breathing control through both mouth and nose
a. Blow ripples or egg flip along surface
b. Submerge face completely
c. Bob – consecutive bobs showing complete head submersion and bubbles
d. Collect objects from the bottom of the pool/steps
Floatation – introduce floating in a range of positions to develop body awareness
a. A variety of floating position e.g. star float, mushroom float, pencil float, arms by side
b. Front and back floats
Streamlining – develop streamlining positions and introduce push and glide which is fundamental for travelling efficiently through the water
a. Vertical standing in streamlined position for 5 seconds
b. Vertical jumping while holding streamlined position
c. Introduce push and glide in streamlined position front and back
Propulsion – introduce the basics of kicking/pulling/swimming, covering exercises on front and back
a. Variety of kicks on front and back
b. Variety of pulling on front and back
c. Swim with or without buoyancy aids on front and back for 5 metres

Enter and exit the pool safely without help
Display aquatic breathing with full submersion (blow bubbles through mouth and nose)
Fully submerge body
Demonstrate floatation on front and back with or without a buoyancy aid
Demonstrate streamlining on front and back with or without a buoyancy aid
Travel 5 metres on front or back with or without a buoyancy aid
Jump in without assistance
Demonstrate three different movements across the pool