Demonstration of the most important phases of adapting children to water

1. Entering water

2. Submerging in water/putting face in the water

Steps:

• Mouth
• Nose
• Face/head

3. Front float by the wall

• Holding on to the side of the pool
• Raising hands

• Without assistance

 

• Teaching how to stand on feet: pulling up the knee towards the chest, shoulder in a vertical position, putting feet down on the floor. 

4. Gliding

• • Push off  the side of the pool, shaping a ball, standing on feet.
  • Push-off, back to the wall, ball shape, stand up

• Gliding along the wall without assistance

             Back float:

• • Learner’s head is on the instructor’s shoulder. While being supported by the instructor learner performs a float on the back.Video6
  • Using a swim float: press the float to the stomach, lying on the water. 
  • Back float

 5. Jump into the water

• From the side of the pool

 

6. Diving

• Bouncing up and down

• • Bringing up objects from the floor.

 

When teaching children how to adapt to water the games and exercises of physical education classes are very useful. It is of utmost importance to learn and practice in a playful way because in this case children will not even notice that they are not on the ground they are familiar with, but they are in water instead. This way water may become a natural environment for them and they can explore its characteristics by performing natural movements including

 walking

• running
• bouncing
• free exercises