Learn to swim Step-by-step water confidence and safety skills for babies and young children
Book - 2005
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- Published
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New York, N.Y. :
DK Pub
2005.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- First American edition
- Physical Description
- 128 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9780756609559
- Introduction
- Introducing Baby Swimming
- The Benefits of Baby Swimming
- Positive Teaching Methods
- How Children Develop
- Signs to Stop
- Choosing a Suitable Pool
- Safety
- What You Need-The Basics
- Toys and Learning Aids
- Questions and Answers
- Water Confidence
- Teaching Beginners
- Bathtime Fun
- First Trip to the Pool
- Water Adjustment
- Water Pouring Station
- Games and Songs
- The Activity Circuit
- Beginners: Stage One
- Stage One Lesson Plan
- Kicking
- Above-water Pass
- Cheek Dip
- Cheek Roll
- The Breath-holding Cue
- Face-to-Face Dip
- Jump from the Wall
- First Held Underwater Swim
- First Unaided Underwater Swim
- Balance
- Time to Go
- Beginners: Stage Two
- Stage Two Lesson Plan
- Kicking Drills
- Blowing Bubbles
- Reaching for and Grabbing the Wall
- Learning to Wait
- Monkey Walk
- Adaptations for Three- to Four-year-old Beginners
- Adapted Lesson Plan
- Facial Submersions
- First Short Swim
- Standing Step Jump
- Alligator Walk
- Swimming Unaided
- Teaching Intermediates
- Intermediates: Stage One
- Stage One Lesson Plan
- Rob's Tai Chi Pass
- Fin Fun
- Guided Swim to the Wall
- Jump, Dip, and Swim
- Turning Around Underwater
- Intermediates: Stage Two
- Stage Two Lesson Plan
- Intermediate Swim to the Wall
- Jump, Swim, and Turn Back to the Wall
- Unaided Turn Underwater
- The Safety Sequence
- Intermediates: Stage Three
- Stage Three Lesson Plan
- Coming Up for Air-Assisted
- Coming Up for Air-Equipment
- Front and Back Floating
- Swimming on the Back
- 180[degree] Roll During a Swim
- Diving for Rings
- Resources
- Index
- Acknowledgements