1. Course title: Swimming Year: 1
Term:
Teacher: Katie and Marc
Lesson no. 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 from side 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 swim or do they walk, can
they form a stroke.
Develop games by playing’ ring a ring a
roses’. Can the pupils put their face in the
water, their head or completely 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 flutter kick. Practice holding onto
the side of the pool.. Then pupils to
perform a 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. Pupils have 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/ games ๗
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
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
perform a width using a kickboard
correctly and on their back. Movement
should be fluid. Same action as previously,
knees down in water, head right back.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games ๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats
3. up.
‘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 for effective 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
from the 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.
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 arm
movement with one arm at 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/ games ๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats
4. Face in the water focus with
blowing air bubbles out.
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 their body 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 form the
previous lesson.
Teach pupils the leg action and arm
action 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 themselves forward.
Teach pupils how to glide. Correct body
position holding it for 3 seconds and
breath out through nose.
Recap breaststroke arm and 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/ games ๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats
6 ‘Turtles’ Warm up to raise body temperature and Q and A English Safety belts
5. WALT:
Continue to work on
breaststroke focusing on both
arms and legs. Look at sitting
on the bottom of the pool.
WILF:
Looking for students to
coordinate both arms and legs
the best they can. Be able to
sink to the bottom of the pool
and stay there for 10 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 the basic safety entry into the pool.
Recap with pupils the work form the
previous lesson.
Teach pupils the leg action and arm
action 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 themselves forward.
Teach pupils how to sink. Breath out
through their nose and scull to get them to
the floor.
Recap breaststroke arm and leg action
and teaching points.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
(speaking/key
words/ games ๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
floats
7 ‘Turtles’
WALT:
Recap skills learn 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
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Recap with pupils the work form the
previous lesson.
Teach pupils the leg action and arm
action for breaststroke and re demonstrate
to the class. Pupils to hold onto a float and
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games ๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats
6. coordinate both arms and legs
the best they can. Be able to
sink to the bottom of the pool
and stay there for 10 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.
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 themselves forward.
Teach pupils how to sink. Breathe out
through their nose and scull to get them to
the floor.
Recap breaststroke arm and 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.
Warm up to raise body temperature and
recap the basic safety entry into the pool.
Assess pupils against the criteria in the
handbook. Allow all pupils to achieve
something even just a participation award.
Recap all work coved in this unit.
Cool down to return body to pre exercise
state.
Q and A
Observation
Peer assessment
Summary Q
English
(speaking/key
words/ games ๗
Maths
(counting,
numbers)
Safety belts
floats
