Skill Drill Swimming Activities for KS1

Learn back floating and kicking technique using wall support and kickboard assistance

Students practice back kicking technique using kickboards for support and proper body position

Focused practice of backstroke kicking technique using wall push-off and kickboard support

Partner activity where students try to improve their own gliding distance with peer feedback

Progressive activity building confidence from mouth bubbles to full face submersion

Progressive back floating development using wall support and kickboard assistance

Progressive skill development for regaining standing position from various body positions in water

Students work in pairs with one gliding and one coaching to improve streamlined gliding distance and technique

Progressive kicking drill using kickboards to develop leg strength, technique and propulsion

Students learn to move floating objects using water displacement without direct contact

Students practice coordinated swimming movements using pool noodles for buoyancy support

Coordinated swimming practice using pool noodles for buoyancy support

Students use proper arm pulling technique to move floating objects in competitive pairs activity

Structured kicking practice holding pool edge to develop proper leg technique and breathing coordination

Students practice kicking action while holding pool edge and coordinate with breathing techniques

Systematic progression through underwater breathing techniques from mouth to full face submersion

Step-by-step progression from mouth to full face submersion with controlled breathing

A structured progression from wall-supported positions to independent floating on front and back

Progressive skill development for body position control and safe recovery to standing

Essential water safety skill practice focusing on proper ladder technique and poolside safety

Essential pool safety skill teaching correct ladder entry technique for safe water access

Teaching students the correct technique for safely entering a swimming pool using ladder method

Students explore arm pulling techniques while standing, discovering how hand shape affects water movement

Practice proper front crawl arm technique while standing in shallow water before attempting to swim