Are you looking for swimming lesson plans for beginners? Look no further. Here I give you some sample lesson plans that cover getting used to the water, confidence building and front paddle.
They are written for children, but can be used across a wide range of age groups.
These swimming lesson plans for beginners are taken from my best-selling book '101 Swiming Lesson Plans For Swimming Teachers'.
Starting from first entering the pool, my lesson plans move through the basics of moving through the water, floating, submerging and breathing. All of which build confidence in beginners learning how to swim.
Building water confidence in beginners is essential to making progress, and confidence-building can be broken down into these key areas and included when teaching swimming lessons to beginners:
The first sample swimming lesson plan below aims to get the beginner used to the water. This will be one of the first swimming lessons that a swimming teacher will teach a complete beginner.
Aim: to get used to wetting the face and moving around in the water
Equipment: buoyancy aids, floating toys and watering cans
Exercise/Activity Entry: swivel or steps entry Warm up: Holding the poolside, bouncing up and down 1. Walking to collect a toy and return it 2. Jumping through the water to collect a toy 3. Splashing water into the air 4. Pretending to wash the face 5. Blowing a toy across the water surface 6. blowing bubbles at the water surface Contrasting activity: Washing hair with a watering can Holding the poolside and kicking the legs Exit: using the pool steps |
Teaching Point take your time slowly at first take your time Small jumps catch the water wet your hands and wet your face deep breath and blow blow gently close your eyes splash your feet take your time |
The full lesson plan including timings is in the image below.
For a full set of 101 swimming lesson plans, click here.
The next sample swimming lesson plan for beginners below, aims to develop confidence by introducing breathing and submerging.
Aim: develop confidence by introducing breathing and submerging
Equipment: buoyancy aids, floating toys and sinkers
Exercise/Activity Entry: swivel or steps entry Warm up: Holding the poolside and kicking the legs 1. Holding the poolside blowing bubbles 2. Cupping water in the hands and pretending to wash the face 3. Breath holding and submerging the mouth and nose 4. kicking legs and blowing bubbles (holding the poolside, assisted or with buoyancy aids) 5. Kicking with buoyancy aids to collect a toy (with assistance) 6. kicking and blowing a toy across the water surface Contrasting activity: Assisted sitting dive, face up (with buoyancy aids and/or assistance from teacher or assistant) Submerging to collect an object Exit: using the pool steps |
Teaching Point take your time slash your feet blow gently wash your face deep breath and hold it all in kick and blow floppy feet kick and blow gently lay your chin on the water eyes open take your time |
The full lesson plan including timings is in the image below.
For a full set of 101 swimming lesson plans, click here.
The next sample lesson plan for beginners aims to learn the basic movements needed to swim front paddle.
Aim: to learn the basic movements needed for front paddle
Equipment: buoyancy aids and sinkers
Exercise/Activity Entry: swivel or steps entry Warm up: 2 widths with buoyancy aids (assisted if necessary) 1. Push and glide with a woggle 2. Sitting on the poolsdie edge kicking 3. Kicking using a float under each arm 4. standing on the poolside practicing arm movements 5. walking through the water using arm actions 6. walking through the water using arm and blowing bubbles Contrasting activity: Supine star float Submerging to collect a toy or object Exit: using the pool steps |
Teaching Point take your time slash your feet push off like a rocket point your toes floppy feet reach and pull fingers together blow gently as you pull relax and stretch out deep breath and stretch down take your time |
The full lesson plan including timings is in the image below.
For a full set of 101 swimming lesson plans, click here.
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