Project
Race of the survivors
By Susana Soares, Bárbara Inês Cunha Baptista, Carolina Lobo Maia, Inês do Carmo Silva Oliveira, Nuno Artur Casal Paiva, Tomás Alcides Pinto Marante Sampaio
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Teaching style:
Related aquatic skills:
Duration (min.):
Group size:
Task design:
Goal
I CAN move in the water with control and safety, even with clothes on, adapting my movements to unexpected situations.
Success criteria
Moves independently and unaided in the water;
Adapts movements to the increased resistance caused by clothing;
Maintains body control and balance while swimming with clothes on;
Demonstrates confidence and safety in the aquatic environment with clothes on.
Environment/Space/Equipment
Deep or shallow water pool.
Group management
Groups of 4 children per lane.
Concerning safety, at an early stage, the instructor can be in the pool with the children while they get used to the challenge of “swimming in clothes”.
And if there are no children who have had difficulty completing the tasks, the instructor can leave the pool. If there are any children with difficulties, the instructor can stay in the pool with them or monitor them closely. If there are a large number of children having difficulty with the topic, we can provide floats to make them feel safer.
Time/Duration/Schedule
15-30min. Main part of the lesson.
Pre-requisite
Can get in and out of the pool independently;
Floats in ventral and dorsal positions;
Can move around in the water;
Breathing control.
Description
“A team of adventurers falls off a boat during a storm - WITH CLOTHES! The aim is to survive, swim to the shore (edge of the pool), collect supplies (objects), and save their colleagues who were left behind (swim together with a colleague).”
The children will be divided into groups of 4, each group in a lane (or half of a lane), and will have to complete a course.
During the course, they will have to:
- 2 pupils swim with their clothes on to the first island (arch/tappet). The other 2 are “shipwrecked” on the other side of the island.
- Collect “supplies” (object);
- Carry the “supply” safely to the shore (edge of the pool);
- Return to rescue a colleague;
- Bring it back to the shore safely.
The group that completes the mission with all the “supplies” collected and the colleague rescued safely, in the shortest possible time, wins.
