The document outlines a lesson plan to teach teenage beginner swimmers how to perform the front crawl stroke. The plan includes showing video examples of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps performing the technique. Students will then practice the stroke on desks with peer critique and feedback from the teacher to help them demonstrate and describe the proper technique.

1. Learn to Swim Front Crawl “ I wanna be like Mike”

2. Learner Description Teenager beginners. Learners have one year prior experience with swimming instruction.

3. Delivery System Assigned Classroom with books, computers, internet, and projectors

4. Pre-Instructional Activities View video montage of Michael Phelps Describe objective: Students will be able to demonstrate and describe the technique of the front crawl given a desk similar to the technique in the video. Toss pair of goggles around-discuss what students already know about front crawl. Prerequisite skills: floating face down in water, alternating arm strokes

5. Content Presentation Front Crawl demonstration 1- includes push off Front crawl demonstration 2- Ian Thorpe- breathing Ian Thorpe- underwater side view Ian Thorpe- front view Examples and non examples? Other coach comes in at this point instead of at the end

6. Learner Participation Give each student the opportunity to practice the stroke using a desk, and allow other students to critique their performance in groups of two as teacher circulates. Allow time for students to rehearse their descriptions of stroke. Teacher observes practice and descriptions and provides feedback as necessary.

7. Assessment Summative: Students demonstrate and describe technique.

8. Follow Through Students will meet …