KS2 · Physical education · Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Aquatic breathing, rotations
Swimming: pre-swimming familiarisation, activation and water safety
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Your learning goal
I can perform aquatic breathing by blowing steady bubbles with a straw and use balance and control to perform a range of rotations.
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Aquatic breathing, rotations: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can perform aquatic breathing by blowing steady bubbles with a straw and use balance and control to perform a range of rotations.
Key learning points
- Move: aquatic breathing involves blowing bubbles.
- Move: a log roll requires balance and precision and can be used to rotate from front to back and back to front.
- Think: it is important to be able to rotate in water in order to change stroke or direction.
- Feel: determination is required to keep trying to master a challenging skill.
Words to know
- blowing bubbles
- created by blowing out through your mouth or nose in a controlled manner
- streamlined
- making your body long and straight like a rocket when you swim
- log roll
- turning from your front to back or back to front in a streamline position
Common mistakes
Pupils think that you need to wear a nose clip to prevent water from going up your nose when swimming or rotating in the water.
Blowing out when performing rolls in the water stops water from going up your nose.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Many of the activities can be repeated in groups using unison and canon if tasks are mastered quickly.