Episode 12.
Join Aaron French (Elsternwick Primary School) as he shares fantastic 'dry swimming' activities to teach swimming and water safety in your classroom or gymnasium.
1:56 - School swimming and water safety program
2:42 - How to teach swimming and water safety... without water!
5:47 - Benefits of 'dry swimming' programs
7:50 - Resources needed to teach 'dry swimming' activities
9:07 - Examples of 'dry swimming' activities
11:29 - Target each year level
12:57 - When to teach dry swimming programs
14:12 - Connecting to the Victorian Water Safety Certificate
15:48 - Reporting on student abilities
16:55 - Utilising the School Swimming and Water Safety Online Toolkit
18:20 - Great tips for schools
Links:
School Swimming and Water Safety Toolkit: https://lsv.com.au/toolkit
Dry Swimming lesson plans: https://lsv.com.au/toolkit/dry_swimming_programs_more.php#tab-1
Victorian Water Safety Certificate: https://lsv.com.au/toolkit/victorian_water_safety_certificate.php
The Public Water Safety Initiative is funded by the Victorian Government.