Round 1:
-Sit child on the side. Splash and Kick feet; Motorboat song.
-Throw a toy from the side. Jump in together after your personal cueing.
— Front float to get toy.
— Back float back with the toy.
– Repeat
Song 1:
Parent Tot – Song – The Wheels on the Bus
Hold the swimmer in the “saddle” as pictured below.
The Wheels on the Bus go…
Splash splash splash.
The Wipers on the bus go, swish, swish, swish.
The People on the bus go, Up and down, up and down, up and down.
Round 2:
– Blast off the wall. Hold in back float, put feet on the wall, and push off.
– Twinkle Twinkle little Star song during a back float. Go to at least 1/2 way if you can.
– Do front float back to wall, sing Motorboat song and play moving in an “S” curve.
– Repeat
Parent Tot – Song – If you’re happy and you know it
Play 2 x
Can do this with child sitting on the side, or with the child in the parent’s arms.
Lyrics:
If you’re happy and you know it, splash your hands
If you’re happy and you know it, splash your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it, splash your hands
If you’re happy and you know it, splash your feet
If you’re happy and you know it, splash your feet
If you’re happy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it, splash your feet
If you’re happy and you know it, Kiss the water
If you’re happy and you know it, Kiss the water
If you’re happy and you know it
If you’re happy and you know it
If you’re happy and you know it, Kiss the water
If you’re happy and you know it, Kiss the water
Round 3:
– Jump in from the wall 3x.
– Itsy Bitsy Spider song with a bucket on the side of the pool.
– Front float passing to the wall, or parent.
– Celebrate and repeat.
Song: Five Little Monkeys
Hold child in the saddle position (resting on hip).
Move up and down in the water up to their level of comfort as the lyrics say.
Jumping, move up and down.
“hit her head” go underwater to the chin, nose, or whole head
“Five Little Monkeys” Lyrics
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped his head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped his head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped her head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped his head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
One little monkey jumping on the bed,
She fell down and bumped her head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
Put those monkeys back to bed!
Row Row Row your Boat
“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 water.
Walk backwards throughout and sway back and forth in a zig,zag motion during the “”merrily, merrily”” part.”
Hokey Pokey Song
