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Some Final Reminders Before Beginning - part
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The summary at the end of each lesson is to be removed from the
book and attached to a clip board for the convenience of the teacher. The lesson plan, plus a clock or
timer, is standard equipment. A timer is more fun, actually,
because when the bell rings, school is out. There will be
great shouts of joy as the children soon become conditioned
to the sound of the buzzer and learn to recognize that this
means the end of instruction and the beginning of playtime.
Perhaps you have had an unsatisfactory lesson and felt that
not much was accomplished. You may be tempted to use the
five minutes of playtime to make up for lost time. Don't. On
the other hand, if everything has gone unusually well you
may hate to stop, and be tempted to continue the work on
into the next lesson. Don't. Even if you have your own pool,
and all the time in the world, you will all benefit more from
doing only one lesson a day, with no more than twenty-five
minutes of formal instruction.
Another thing to check on the summary sheet is what special aids are needed for
the lesson. Any kind of bag or carrying case, large enough to carry a few good-sized rocks, will
also be large enough for the rest of the aids which are smaller,
like ping-pong balls, plastic toys and a piepan. Some of these
are used during the lesson and some during playtime. It is
important that the bag be handy, as it disrupts the lesson
unduly to have to search for what you need. This can be
called your Bag of Tricks, and there is an element of suspense
as the children wonder what you will pull out each day; so
this is fun.
Most beginners believe that if they do not kick their legs
and pull their arms most vigorously, they will sink. Because
of this it is important that your demonstrations of the floats
be effortless, and that you be able to hold your breath for a
good long time. Use slow motion for all demonstrations in
the water. When you bob, take an exaggerated breath, go
down slowly, blow air out slowly, and come up slowly. When
you show them the kick, it is much more effective to barely
break the water.
In teaching the new swimmer, you are almost sure to come
across some of the following situations. When the child does
put his head under water, he is likely to hold it high up and
outstretched, rather than with his chin down on his chest.
Or even though you remind him a number of times not to do
so, he will swim with his eyes shut tight. Then, in learning
the kick, some children will keep their knees well under
their stomachs and will be bunched up, looking like small
crabs instead of people. Also, they may kick and pull their
arms so strenuously that it exhausts you to watch them.
These things are all the earmarks of the beginner and you
must be somewhat tolerant of them. Don't harp too much on
these faults, because nothing but time and confidence will
eliminate them, no matter what you say. It's much wiser to
comment after a child has overcome one of these awkward
habits: "Do you remember when you used to hit the water as
if you were mad at it? Now your stroke is so nice and smooth."
Or, "It's lots more fun to see where you are going, don't you
think so?"
Related terms include swim techniques and learn how to swim.
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