Kids learn by playing. The more you can make learning to swim fun for your kids, the more they’ll like it, the quicker they’ll learn, and the more fun you’ll have teaching them. One of the most important skills you can teach your child is how to get out of the pool. Here’s a way to use creativity and imagination to make practicing this critical skill fun.
Be like a monkey. Be like a crab. Be like a spider, an octopus, a sea star, a lemur. Be like a ladybug holding onto a blade of grass. How would all of these animals move along the wall? What other animals would use clinging and scooting as a way to move?