Survival Swimming Narrative

Learner: Kim, Tristan and Zeill                Learning Coach: Mr Hattie          Date: 1 June 2016

Learning Area: Learning Habitat 1 - Survival Swimming Session

Learning Observed

For our Community Swimming Sessions we get at Ormiston Primary School we go through two Survival Swimming Sessions. This is a way to teach those skills that they will need in the event of an emergency around water. For example, if the learners were on a boat knowing to correct way to put on a life jacket and how to enter the water while wearing on so that you do not fall out of it. These are important skills to have. The learners had to put on a life jacket and they learnt how to safely enter the water while wearing a life jacket. This was the first time that they had all learnt this skill and at first they were a bit worried about entering the water backwards but by the end of the session all of them had successfully entered the water and swam themselves to safety. Learners understanding of their learning: Kim: I was excited about falling in and I made sure I held my nose so that water wouldn’t get in it. Tristan: I had to fall into the water backwards and swim to the other side. Zeill: I learnt that I have to go in backwards to the water. It was fun.

Evidence of learning

Kim, Zeill and Tristan about to fall back into the water correctly.

Next Learning Steps

Kim, Tristan and Zeill’s next learning steps are: How to respond when caught in the rip. How to swim to safety while in a life jacket.