How the Free Lesson Plans Help You

Check out our free lesson plans hosted on Gumroad.com. Seriously. They're awesome and free. Download samples of our dailylesson plansfor level-specific instruction, a few pages of our visual skill sheets, and even pages from our Teaching Swimming and Lesson Coordinator workbooks.

At the bottom of every post, game, page, and tool on this site is a link to download the free preview. Get your documents for free now!

But how do they help?

You might look at the lesson plans and think, "I see a lot of text. People don't read." That's a fair concern. But here's the thing: the text is designed to be useful at a glance.

Visual Skill Sheets: Quick Reference for Complex Skills

The Streamline Visual Skill Sheet is part of the free download. It is an excellent tool to print onindestructible paperand then use in the water without fear of it dissolving or tearing.

We use the Streamline skill sheet for all of our Level 2, 3, 4, and Developmental swim teams. Coaches and swim instructors use the sheet to remind themselves of the 3 steps to a good streamline, and swimmers use the visual images and language as a reference between attempts.

You can see what a streamline is and then the three steps to doing one well in a matter of seconds! Now you can teach a complex, crucial, fundamental swimming skill without worrying about how you're going to teach it on your own.

Our swim lesson plans and visual skill sheets are designed to use images and predictable formulas to remove the mental barriers involved in creating your own documents and training. We want you and your swimmers to learn quickly, well, and with a focus on fun!

Why the Text Works

Yes, there is text. But it's condensed and concise, directed exactly at what the instructor needs to know in varying degrees. Here's how it works:

At first, we need to detail the exact steps to do each activity.
As mastery and familiarity grows, the reliance on the description decreases.
Instructors will eventually look at the title and know what to do.

Let's break down these lesson plans and give you a look at the different pieces inside each "box."

This is an activity block.

Note at the top the title and the number. This is the first thing an instructor should do once their class is collected and in the water.

Immediately under the title and number is the name of the activity: "Bubbles and Bobs."

If the instructor knows how to do bubbles and bobs, they don't need to go further. They can stop reading and do the activity.

For those that DON'T know what bubbles and bobs are, there are explicit direct instructions underneath to describe what to do.

This type of information makes the lesson plans useful for veteran and novice swim instructors!

Progress and Pictures

Notice how the activity changes to Activity 2; which means this is the second thing a swim instructor should do in the water with their swimmers.

We assume that you use benches or platforms for your smaller swimmers, but without those, or in lieu of them, you can still do the same activity in a shallow area.

The included picture is intended as a reminder to the swim instructor's training found in the Teaching Swimming workbook and the Lesson Coordinator Handbook: Training section.

This graphic illustrates two benches pushed together and the flow of swimmers moving around them in a circle — just like circle swimming!

Why Use Swimming Ideas Lesson Plans?

As an aquatic professional, you have many responsibilities and tasks to manage. You need to ensure the safety, quality, and efficiency of your aquatic programs, as well as the satisfaction of your customers and staff. One of the most challenging aspects of your job is to design and implement effective swim lesson plans that meet the needs and goals of your learners.

That's why using swimminglessonsideas.com as a reference can make your life easier. This website offers a variety of swim lesson plans, guides, and training materials that can help you save time, energy, and resources.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel or spend hours brainstorming and researching the best practices and methods for teaching swimming. You can simply use the ready-made lesson plans and adapt them to your specific context and objectives.

The lesson plans on swimminglessonsideas.com are designed to be clear, concise, and consistent. They provide you with the following benefits:

Offload the Work to swimminglessonsideas.com

By using the lesson plans and guides from swimminglessonsideas.com, you can offload the responsibility of creating and delivering effective swim lessons from yourself and let the website do the hard thinking and pre-planning work for you. This way, you can focus on other aspects of your job, such as managing your staff, promoting your programs, and communicating with your customers.

Train Your Instructors with Ready-Made Documents

You can also use the training documents from swimminglessonsideas.com to train and develop your swim instructors. The training documents serve as a resource for your instructors to reference and for you to point to in order to ensure standard lesson competency and compliance. The training documents cover topics such as:

By using the training documents from swimminglessonsideas.com, you can ensure that your instructors are well-prepared, confident, and consistent in delivering high-quality swim lessons that meet the expectations and standards of your organization and customers.

Conclusion: Simplify Your Workflow

In conclusion, using swimminglessonsideas.com as a reference can make your life as an aquatic professional easier by providing you with swim lesson plans, guides, and training materials that can help you save time, energy, and resources. You can use these resources to offload the responsibility of creating and delivering effective swim lessons from yourself and let the website do the hard thinking and pre-planning work for you. You can also use these resources to train and develop your swim instructors and ensure standard lesson competency and compliance. By doing so, you can focus on other aspects of your job and improve the quality and efficiency of your aquatic programs.

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