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PRESCHOOL LEVEL 1 SWIM LESSON
For children new to the water, or potentially apprehensive in water, course orients children to the aquatic environment and basic aquatic skills.
• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps or side• Blowing bubbles through mouth and nose• Submerging mouth, nose and eyes• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects• Front glide and recover to a vertical position• Back float and recover to a vertical position• Back glide• Roll from front to back and back to front• Treading with arm and hand actions• Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back• Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back• Staying safe around aquatic environments• Recognizing the lifeguards• Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket• Recognizing an emergency• How to call for help• Too much sun is no fun
Exit Skills Assessment*1. Enter independently, using either the ramp, steps or side, travel at least 5 yards, submerge to mouth and blow bubbles for at least 3 seconds, then safely exit the water. (Children can walk, move along the gutter or “swim.”)2. While in shallow water, glide on front for at least 2 body lengths, then roll to back and float on back for 3 seconds, then recover to a vertical position.* All Preschool Aquatics Level 1 skills can be performed with support.
Age Category
Preschool
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Inver Grove Heights Parks and Recreation
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8055 Barbara Ave
Inver Grove Heights, MN
55077
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