What to do if you have non-swimmers in your group?
Introduction
You have to make beginners familiar with the water. Best way to do this are movements in the water and games where you can still stand in the water. Also you should not stay too long in the water. Who despite movement freezes should immediately get out.
Note: The water acclimatization should be a positive experience.
Possible games for non-swimmers
- Races in knee-, hip- and chest-deep water
- Lie-down races in water
- Running games in knee-deep water
Book reference
- Workbook - Gustav Frog dives off! Unterrichtsbausteine Wassergewöhnung
Water familiarization and learning to swim should be a positive experience for children and also provide confidence in dealing with the element of water. In this workbook, leaders of water familiarization and swimming courses, as well as kindergarten teachers, teachers, and parents will find sparkling ideas for learning the core elements (breathing, floating, gliding, propelling) and jumping. ISBN 978-3-7252-0913-2, Leseprobe
Source credits
- Cover photo: sassi / pixelio.de
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