Learn to SwimLearn to Swim

Front CrawlFront Crawl

““I wanna be like Mike”I wanna be like Mike”

Learner DescriptionLearner Description

Teenager beginners. Teenager beginners. Learners have one year prior experience Learners have one year prior experience

with swimming instruction. with swimming instruction.

Delivery SystemDelivery System

AssignedAssigned Classroom with books, computers, internet, Classroom with books, computers, internet,

and projectorsand projectors

Pre-Instructional Activities Pre-Instructional Activities

View video montage of View video montage of Michael Phelps Michael Phelps

Describe objective: Students will Describe objective: Students will be able to demonstrate and be able to demonstrate and describe the technique of the describe the technique of the front crawl given a desk similar front crawl given a desk similar to the technique in the video.to the technique in the video.

Toss pair of goggles around-Toss pair of goggles around-discuss what students already discuss what students already know about front crawl.know about front crawl.

Prerequisite skills: floating face Prerequisite skills: floating face down in water, alternating arm down in water, alternating arm strokesstrokes

Content PresentationContent Presentation

Front Crawl Front Crawl demonstration 1- includes push demonstration 1- includes push offoff

Front crawl demonstration 2- Front crawl demonstration 2- Ian Thorpe- breathingIan Thorpe- breathing Ian Thorpe- underwater side viewIan Thorpe- underwater side view Ian Thorpe- front viewIan Thorpe- front view Examples and non examples? Other coach Examples and non examples? Other coach

comes in at this point instead of at the endcomes in at this point instead of at the end

Learner ParticipationLearner Participation

Give each student the opportunity to Give each student the opportunity to practice the stroke using a desk, and allow practice the stroke using a desk, and allow other students to critique their performance other students to critique their performance in groups of two as teacher circulates.in groups of two as teacher circulates.

Allow time for students to rehearse their Allow time for students to rehearse their descriptions of stroke.descriptions of stroke.

Teacher observes practice and Teacher observes practice and descriptions and provides feedback as descriptions and provides feedback as necessary.necessary.

AssessmentAssessment

Summative: Students demonstrate and Summative: Students demonstrate and describe technique. describe technique.

Follow ThroughFollow Through

Students will meet …Students will meet …