Water confidence in the pool

Kowhai kids love swimming every day after lunch. It is so hot we can't wait to get in and cool off! It is important to learn to swim because in New Zealand we go to the beach or the pool or the river to swim in summer. If you can't swim you might drown. Always swim with a grown up.

We are learning to:

• be brave and get in.
• get into the pool safely, feet first.
• have water showered on our head.
• challenge ourselves to go under.
• blowing bubbles with our noses instead of holding them.
• float with noodles or flutter boards to help us.
• float on our front and back by ourselves.
• glide across the width of the pool.
• glide and kick across the width of the pool.
• use our arms for freestyle swimming.