1. Course title: Swimming Year: 1
Term:
Teacher: Katie and Marc
Lessonno. Learning Activities and Assessment Cross curr. Resources
Topic objective differentiation opportunities links
1
WALT:
Safe entry into the pool. Safety
round the pool and expectations
in lessons.
WILF:
Students swimming ability and
water confidence.Are they
listening to instructions.
Warm up to raise body temperature and
introduce the basic safety entry into the
pool.
 Pupils to kick legs fromside of
pool and soak Mr d.
 Demonstrate safe entry and play
the bouncing game!
Teach the students the car game looking to
see how confident they are with being
splashed in the pool.Make note for
groups.
Assess Pupils ability at swimming one
length. Can they swimor do they walk, can
they forma stroke.
Develop games by playing’ ring a ring a
roses’. Can the pupils put their face in the
water, their head orcompletely submerge.
Recap safety and entry to the pool.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
Q and A
Observation
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games)
Safety belts
floats
St. Stephen’s International School
Scheme of Work

2. 2 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Flutter kick in freestyle. Back
floatation with an aid.
WILF:
Correct kicking technique.
Effective propulsion through the
water. Confident and body
position when floating.
‘Sea Horses’
WALT:
Water confidence. Fun games to
develop confidence in the water.
WILF:
Improving confidence and trying
new things that may be scary.
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Teach students the correct technique for
freestyle flutterkick.Practice holding onto
the side of the pool.. Then pupils to
performa width using a kickboard
correctly. Movement should be fluid.
Develop for more able students by
performing the task with the float fully
extended and their face in the water..
Teach pupils about floatation, how to hold
the float and body position for effective
floating.Pupilshave a go.
Recap flutter kick technique and teaching
points.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats
3 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Flutter kick on their back using
a float. Floatation on their back
without a flotation aid.
WILF:
Pupils to gain in confidence on
their back. Consistent kicking
action trying to active a whole
width without stopping.Hips up.
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Recap with students the correct technique
for freestyle flutter kick. Practice holding
onto the side of the pool. Then pupils to
performa width using a kickboard
correctly and on theirback. Movement
should be fluid. Same action aspreviously,
knees down in water, head right back.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats

3. ‘Sea Horses’
WALT:
Water confidence. Fun games to
develop confidence in the water.
Face in the water focus.
WILF:
Improving confidence and trying
new things that may be scary.
Develop for more able students by
performing the task with the float fully
extended above their head or without a
float at all.
Teach pupils about floatation, the correct
body position foreffective floating. Pupils
have a go.
Recap flutter kick technique and teaching
points.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
4 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Backstroke arms. And full
backstroke.Picking up sinkers
fromthe floor of pool.
WILF:
Looking for more able students
to try full backstroke and less
confident to use a floatation aid
to assist.
‘Sea Horses’
WALT:
Water confidence. Fun games to
develop confidence in the water.
Face in the water focus with
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Recap with students the correct technique
for freestyle flutter kick. Holding their float
correctly student practice armmovement
with one armat a time.
Develop for more able students by
performing the task with the float fully
extended above their head or without a
float at all.
Teach pupils how to dive down and collect
item, breathing out all the air and
reaching for object. Pupils practice.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats

4. blowing air bubblesout.
WILF:
Improving confidence and trying
new things that may be scary.
Recap flutter kick technique and arm
action and teaching points.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
5 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Breaststroke focusing on both
arms and legs. Look at push and
glide.
WILF:
Looking for students to
coordinate both arms and legs
the best they can. Push and
glide hold theirbody position.
‘Sea Horses’
WALT:
Water confidence. Fun games to
develop confidence in the water.
Focus on leg kicking holding
onto the side.
WILF:
Improving confidence and trying
new things that may be scary.
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Recap with pupils the work formthe
previous lesson.
Teach pupils the leg action and armaction
for breaststroke and demonstrate to the
class. Pupils to hold onto a float and
practice the leg kick across the pool.
Develop this activity to the full stroke and
see if pupils are able to coordinate timing
and effectively propel themselvesforward.
Teach pupils how to glide. Correct body
position holding it for3 seconds and
breath out through nose.
Recap breaststroke armand leg action and
teaching points.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats
6 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Continue to work on
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
English
(speaking/key
words/ games๗
Safety belts
floats

5. breaststroke focusing on both
arms and legs. Look at sitting on
the bottomof the pool.
WILF:
Looking for students to
coordinate both arms and legs
the best they can. Be able to sink
to the bottomof the pool and
stay there for10 seconds.
‘Sea Horses’
WALT:
Water confidence. Fun games to
develop confidence in the water.
Try to get pupils to completely
submerge under the water.
WILF:
Improving confidence and trying
new things that may be scary.
Recap with pupils the work formthe
previous lesson.
Teach pupils the leg action and armaction
for breaststroke and re demonstrate to the
class. Pupils to hold onto a float and
practice the leg kick across the pool.
Develop this activity to the full stroke and
see if pupils are able to coordinate timing
and effectively propel themselvesforward.
Teach pupils how to sink.Breath out
through their nose and scull to get themto
the floor.
Recap breaststroke armand leg action and
teaching points.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
Summary Q Maths
(counting,
numbers)
7 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Recap skillslearn so far,
freestyle legs, backstroke and
breaststroke.Look at pool
rescue and being dragged to the
side by a stick.
WILF:
Looking for students to
coordinate both arms and legs
the best they can. Be able to sink
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Recap with pupils the work formthe
previous lesson.
Teach pupils the leg action and armaction
for breaststroke and re demonstrate to the
class. Pupils to hold onto a float and
practice the leg kick across the pool.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats

6. to the bottomof the pool and
stay there for10 seconds.
‘Sea Horses’
WALT:
Water confidence. Fun games to
develop confidence in the water.
Try to get pupils to completely
submerge under the water.
WILF:
Improving confidence and trying
new things that may be scary.
Develop this activity to the full stroke and
see if pupils are able to coordinate timing
and effectively propel themselvesforward.
Teach pupils how to sink. Breathe out
through their nose and scull to get themto
the floor.
Recap breaststroke armand leg action and
teaching points.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
8 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Pupils are going to be assessed
to see if they can achieve their
Turtle certificate.
WILF:
Looking for students to be
confident in the activities and do
there best to achieve the reward.
‘Sea Horses’
WALT:
Pupils are going to be assessed
to see if they can achieve their
Sea horse certificate.
WILF:
To have a go at all activities and
do their best.
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Assess pupils against the criteria in the
handbook. Allowall pupils to achieve
something even just a participation award.
Recap all work coved in thisunit.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats