Once you’re in the water, the clock is ticking. You have a limited amount of time before your child gets tired, hungry, cold, or burned out. How can you make the most of it?
Take It out of the Water
Make the most of your time in the water by doing whatever you can to prepare when you’re out of the water. (More on how to do that later this week.) Don’t spend your valuable time in the water during your swimming lesson doing things you could do just as well on land.
Keep Yourself on Track
One way to keep yourself on track and keep from wasting time when you’re teaching your kids to swim is to write your lesson plan on an index card and put it into a waterproof plastic bag. Read your lesson plan before you get into the water and refer to it if you need to during the lesson. That way, you won’t keep your kids waiting (and shivering and getting bored) while you’re figuring out what comes next.