Child help by parent or instructor. Parent holding child, or ready to receive child. Progression based on comfort: Hold child in front of body with child horizontal in the water. Have child facing the parent who is ready to receive child with a smile, arms outstretched. Count “1, 2, 3, GO!” gently scoop child forward …
Child in the water held by parent. Parent Holding child thumbs over collar bones with fingers and palm on chest, or like catching football (thumbs on chest, fingers on back) Progression based on comfort. Beginner: Count “1, 2, 3, GO!” Take a step backwards and scoop child down to water in a “U” shape, getting …
Child held by parent in BACK GLIDE. Parent holds child in BACK GLIDE. Sing: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. How I wonder what you are.” Can kick child’s …
Child in the water held in FRONT GLIDE or BACK GLIDE position. Parent holding child. While holding child in either FRONT or BACK Glide position, get close to the wall and push child’s feet against the wall so they are bent. Tell child on “3” they will “Blast off!” the wall and do a Front …
“Child in the water held by parent. Parent in the water holding child. Beginner: Parent hold child on their back. Child’s head is on the parent’s shoulder. Parent shoulder is underwater. Parent and child should be cheek to cheek. Child feet pointed away from parent’s chest. Advanced: Parent hold child on back. Child’s head is …
“Child in the water held by parent. Parent in the water holding child. Parent hold child like catching a football, if possible, child’s hands on parent shoulders. Child’s feet should be extending away from parent’s chest. Hold child horizontal as much as possible. Walk backwards and encourage child to put face in the water looking …
“Child sitting on edge of pool, or being held by parent. Parent in the water, either near or holding child. Parent should have 3 toys that float. Sing: “”Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, And who do you think they were? The butcher, the baker, The candlestick-maker, They all sailed out to sea, ‘Twas enough …
“Child in the water held by parent in BACK GLIDE position. Parent holding child in BACK GLIDE position. Sing: “”Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream.”” On the “”row, row”” part, take child’s hands and do a back stroke with them, emphasizing pushing the …
“Child in the water held by parent. Parent in the water holding child. Parent should hold child like catching a football (thumbs on chest, fingers wrapped around near back). Child should reach to the parent with hands on shoulders if possible. Hold child as close to the water surface as possible horizontal. Parent should lower …
“Child in the water. Parent in the water. If able, create a circle with other parents and children. Sing together: “”Ring-a-round the rosie,/ A pocket full of posies, / Ashes! Ashes! / We all fall down.”” On “”we all fall down”” go underwater with you child, or to their level of comfort. Alternate verse: “”Ring-a-round …
“Child in the water, sitting or being held. Parent in the water, next to, or holding child. Sing: “”The Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the waterspout. / Down came the rain, and washed the spider out. / Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain / And then Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up …
“Child in the water, sitting or held by parent. Parent in water next to child or holding child. Sing: “”It’s raining; it’s pouring. / The old man is snoring. / He went to bed and bumped his head, / And he wouldn’t get up in the morning.”” During song, dip hand underwater, and wiggle fingertips …
“Child in the water – ideally 0 depth, or where they can sit, or stand, if not then in the “”saddle”” being held by parent. Parent, in the water next to child or holding child. Fill a bucket with water. Pour bucket over child’s head and smile and shout, say, yell “”BUCKETHEAD!!”” Modify this by …
“Child begins sitting on the edge of the pool. Parent in the water with a toy, holding child’s hand. Stand next to child so they have a clear view of pool, give the child a toy and encourage them to throw it. Return in front of child, count to 3, grasp their hands and scoop …
“Child in the water. Parent in the water holding child in front glide position (feet away from parent’s chest, child’s hand on the parent’s shoulders. If too young, then child should grasp parent neck). Parent will hold child’s legs just above the knee to control kicks. Sing: “”Motorboat, Motorboat go so slow, / Motorboat, …
“Child in the water on top of a kickboard. Parent in the water holding child’s arms on top of kickboard. Parent’s chest should be facing same direction as child’s face. Parent’s right arm should be over the child’s body and holding child’s right arm on the kickboard. Child’s feet will be behind the parent. Sing: …
“Child sitting on edge of pool. Parent in the water holding child’s feet. Sing: “”Motorboat, Motorboat go so slow, / Motorboat, Motorboat, go so fast, / Motorboat, Motorboat, STEP ON THE GAS!”” Move the child’s legs slowly during the “”go so slow”” Increase speed when you get to “”go so FAST.”” Move as …
“Child sitting on the edge of the pool. Parent in the water holding child’s hands. Sing: “”Crocodile, Crocodile on the wall, / Crocodile, Crocodile, in you fall!”” When parent gets to “”Fall”” smile and gently pull child into the water up to their comfortable depth (chin, lips, nose, whole face). Scoop the child and take …
Child and parent sit side by side with feet in the water, butt on the edge. Parent puts their arm on top of child’s hands between the child’s legs. The parent should always enter the water first. Parent swings into the pool keeping hand on their child’s hands. Once in the water, grasp child’s body …