We
all relate to toys in some way or another whether they are whole or not.
Mostly, the toys we use in water are colourful, soft, pliable and safe. They
are big enough to see yet small enough to hold in our hand/s
They have shapes like the toys we see outside of water, animals that live in water (fresh or the ocean). May be a doll, a ball, tiny cars, a fire engine, a train carriage, a plane or various surface and under water animals like ducks, fish, dolphins, octopus, whales or diving bags, sticks and rings
Our
purpose for using sinkable play toys during learning / teaching swimming is to motivate
the intention of picking them up without
goggles on the eyes. We set a short term goal. We praise for an attempt
and/or for the achievement. The reward of a sucker / lollipop at the end of a
lesson will greatly stimulate motivation to achieve
The
ultimate purpose is to use the ‘big
breath’ skills that we have been practicing regularly
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To learn to ‘hold the breath’ to feel comfortable holding
the breath for as long as it takes to pick up a toy or toys without panic
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To learn to open
and keep the eyes open under water while looking for toys
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To learn to pick
up toys under water without goggles on
the eyes as part of swimming freely
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To think about
and remember the challenge set for picking up the toys
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To enjoy being
under water
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This is a method
to teach swimming and life skills ‘without
teaching the obvious’
Picking up toys are not
just learning and teaching swimming skills. These are games which we learn to
share and play with all ages ....
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