• WELLNESS

    Course: Wellness

    Teachers:  Morton

    Unit Title:  Swimming

    Duration:  12 days / 3 Weeks

    Essential Questions:  

    Why are Lifetime activities important?

    What Aerobic / Anaerobic benefits does swimming offer? 

    Standards (local, state, or national)  

    10.4.9.A 10.5.9.B,E
     

    Content (“I know…”)  

     

    The concepts of:

    ·        treading water

    ·        freestyle / flutter kick

    ·        backstroke / inverted flutter kick

    ·        side stroke / scissor kick

    ·        breast stroke / frog kick

    ·        elementary backstroke / inverted frog kick

    ·        the benefits of aerobic / anaerobic activity in the water.

    ·        basic water emergency skills.
     
     
     
     

    Skills (“I can…”)

     

    Perform adequately the:

    ·        freestyle / flutter kick

    ·        backstroke / inverted flutter kick

    ·        side stroke / scissors kick

    ·        breast stroke / frog kick

    ·        elementary backstroke / inverted frog kick

     

    ·        rescue a distressed swimmer.

    ·        continuously tread water or swim laps for an extended period of time.
    freestyle
    breast stroke

     

    Assessments  

    Preparation / Participation

    Quiz / written work

    Resources  

    American Red Cross lifeguard manual

    American Red Cross basic water safety instruction

    American Red Cross wsi