Curriculum Level 01 to Bronze Star SwimAndSurvive.com.au

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NATIONAL BENCHMARK NATIONAL BENCHMARK WORKING TOWARDS 6 YEARS 12 YEARS NATIONAL BENCHMARK 17 YEARS

Identify where water Identify dangers in Identify rules for safe Identify aquatic Identify and describe Understand and follow Explain water Explore how to Understand and assess Understand personal Understand survival, HAZARDS & can be found around aquatic environments behaviour in and environments hazards in aquatic safety rules for aquatic safety signage participate safely in a range of aquatic risks abilities and limitations rescue, resuscitation, PERSONAL SAFETY the home around the home around home aquatic H4 environments environments a range of aquatic H8 that affect safety in and and emergency H1 H2 environments H5 H6 activities around water care theory H3 H7 Identify safe areas Slide in entry and exit Fall in entry and recover Step in entry Compact jump Stride in entry Dive in entry Entries and exits for entering and E3 E5 E4 E4 E4 E5 for rescue exiting water E1 ENTRY & EXIT Enter and exit the water Enter and exit the E2 water in a range of environments wearing light clothing E6 Float on front and back Float on front and back Float on back for 30 Float on front and Head-first and using a buoyant aid and recover seconds back in deep water feet-first sculling F2 F3 and recover FLOTATION Orientate the body Tread water using a Tread water for Orientate the body Float, scull or Float, scull or tread Float, scull or tread Fit a lifejacket whilst in Perform the HELP Perform the huddle Float, scull or tread using rotation with a buoyant aid 30 seconds using rotation skills tread water wearing water for 1 minute water for 2 minutes and the water technique for 2 minutes technique for 2 minutes water for 5 minutes and buoyant aid a lifejacket F5 signal for help F7 F8 signal for help Fit a lifejacket and float F4 F6 F9 Kick on front and back Swim 5 metres Swim 10 metres Swim 15 metres Swim 25 metres Swim 50 metres Swim 75 metres Swim 100 metres Swim 150 metres Swim 200 metres Be introduced to using a buoyant aid basic freestyle freestyle with breathing freestyle freestyle freestyle freestyle freestyle freestyle freestyle timed swims S1 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 Glide on front and back Glide on front and back, Swim 5 metres Swim 15 metres Swim 25 metres Swim 50 metres Swim 75 metres Swim 100 metres Swim 200 metres Swim 250 metres Swim 300 metres kick and recover backstroke backstroke backstroke backstroke backstroke backstroke continuously using 1 continuously using 2 in a target time of S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 swimming stroke and 2 swimming strokes and 2 12 minutes survival strokes survival strokes S8 Move 3 metres Swim 5 metres survival Swim 10 metres Swim 15 metres Swim 25 metres Swim 50 metres Swim 75 metres Swim 100 metres continuously using backstroke kick survival backstroke survival backstroke survival backstroke survival backstroke survival backstroke survival backstroke SWIMMING arms and legs S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S3 Swim 10 metres Swim 15 metres basic Swim 25 metres Swim 50 metres Swim 75 metres Swim 100 metres breaststroke kick breaststroke breaststroke breaststroke breaststroke breaststroke S4 S5 S6 S7

Swim 10 metres Swim 10 metres basic Swim 10 metres Swim 15 - 25 metres dolphin kick butterfly butterfly butterfly Swim 15 metres Swim 25 metres Swim 50 metres Swim 100 metres sidestroke sidestroke sidestroke sidestroke S4 S5 S6 S7 Submerge the body and Submerge to recover Swim through a Surface dive and Surface dive, swim Surface dive, swim Tumble turn Search in Search in Head-first and feet-first exhale in the water an object from chest submerged obstacle recover an object from underwater for at least underwater for up to shallow water deep water surface dive UNDERWATER U1 deep water U3 shoulder deep water 1 metre and recover an 3 metres and search U7 U8 U2 U4 object from shoulder to recover an object in Search pattern in deep water deep water deep water U5 U6 Identify people who can Identify different ways Identify people and Recognise an Recognise and support Respond to an Resuscitation LIFESAVING help in an emergency to get help actions to help in an emergency and call an emergency emergency and perform awareness L1 L2 aquatic emergency for help L5 a primary assessment L3 L4 L6 Be pulled to safety Be rescued with a Talk rescue Reach rescue using a Throw rescue 5 metres Throw rescue 10 metres Rescue initiative Wade rescue Accompanied rescue Rescue initiative Rescue competencies RESCUE with an aid buoyant aid R5 rigid and non-rigid aid using a buoyant aid using weighted and scenario no more than 15 metres 15 metres scenario no more than and initiative scenarios R4 R5 unweighted rope 10 metres R7 15 metres R6 Float with a buoyant Perform a survival Perform a survival Perform a survival Perform a survival Perform a survival Perform a survival Perform a survival Perform a survival SEQUENCING & aid for 30 seconds sequence to simulate sequence with a sequence without a sequence wearing light sequence wearing sequence in a group sequence wearing sequence scenario SURVIVAL and kick to safety an accidental entry buoyant aid buoyant aid clothing a lifejacket Q8 heavy clothing Q3 Q4 Q6 Q7 Q9 Curriculum Little Wonders Levels 01 to 04 SwimAndSurvive.com.au

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SKILL OUTCOMES PROGRESSIONS SKILL OUTCOMES PROGRESSIONS

Understand their role Parental education on Discuss dangers associated Promote awareness of Keep Understand their role Encourage independent Promote awareness of Keep PARENT & CARER PARENT & CARER in aquatic education techniques for holds and with water and measures Watch actions: in aquatic education participation and recognise Watch actions: EDUCATION EDUCATION and safety in aquatic support, floating, movement to prevent emergency Supervise, Restrict, and safety in aquatic achievements Supervise, Restrict, environments and preparation for incidents Teach, Respond environments Teach, Respond submersion Transition to independence P1 P2 Enter and exit the water P1 P2 P3 P4 without parent/carer Willing to demonstrate Demonstrate active listening Parent/carer uses secure Parent/carer assists child to Enter the water on request Enter and exit the water skills without parent/carer and follow instructions and hold to enter and exit the enter and exit the water TRANSITION assistance cues from the teacher water with child P3 Participate with parent/ Enter the water, return to P1 P2 P3 P4 carer supervising from out the edge and exit Assisted, seated entry, turn Seated entry, turn back Assisted, step/jump entry, Step/jump entry, turn back of the water ENTRY & EXIT child back towards the edge towards the edge and exit turn child back towards the towards the edge and exit and exit edge and exit Enter and exit the water P1 P2 Assisted (by teacher), enter Enter and exit water Hand walk along the edge P1 P2 and exit water Assisted, hand over hand Hand over hand action, action, head above water, head above water, ENTRY & EXIT Hand walk along the edge P1 P2 encourage use of feet encourage use of feet Assisted, (by teacher) hand Hand walk along the edge on wall on wall walk along the edge moving moving towards an exit Float on back P1 P2 P3 towards an exit Assisted, float on back with Using buoyant aid, float Float on back with ears in Float on back and recover P1 P2 support under shoulders on back and recover to a water for 5 seconds and Hold buoyant aid, float Float on back secure position recover to a secure position on back Float on front P1 P2 P3 Assisted, float on front with Using buoyant aid, float on Float on front with face Float on front and recover P1 P2 upper body support and front with face in water and in water and recover to a FLOTATION Hold buoyant aid, float Float on front FLOTATION recover to a secure position recover to a secure position secure position on front

Orientate the body using P1 P2 P3 P4 Orientate the body using P1 P2 rotation skills Assisted, parent/carer Assisted, parent/carer Rotate using buoyant aid Rotate from one position rotation skills Assisted (by teacher) or Assisted (by teacher) or rotates child from front to rotates child clockwise and to another using buoyant aid, rotate using buoyant aid, rotate back float, back to front anti-clockwise with head horizontally vertically float and to an upright above water Glide on front P1 P2 position Assisted (by teacher), push Push and glide on front Glide P1 P2 and glide on front Assisted, parent/carer Assisted, parent/carer Glide on back P1 P2 glides child on front and glides child towards a Assisted (by teacher), push Push and glide on back back secure position and glide on back Move arms P1 P2 Kick on front and back P1 P2 Assisted, demonstrate Assisted, paddle arms SWIMMING Hold buoyant aid, kick on Kick on front and back, and extended reach for objects front and back, and recover recover to a secure position in the water SWIMMING to a secure position Move legs P1 P2 P3 Move continuously through P1 P2 Assisted, kick in seated Assisted, kick on front and Assisted, kick on front and the water Assisted (by teacher) or Combine arm and leg action position back with voluntary leg back with buoyant aid using aid, combine arm and to move through the water movements leg action to move through Move arms and legs P1 P2 P3 the water through the water Splash arms and legs Assisted, combine arm and With buoyant aid, combine Submerge P1 P2 leg movement arm and leg movement Open eyes underwater Submerge underwater to retrieve object Experience water on the P1 P2 UNDERWATER head and face Assisted, parent/carer Pour water over head Blow bubbles P1 P2 to pour water over head and face Experience blowing bubbles Submerge face underwater and face and blow bubbles Submerge P1 P2 P3 P4 UNDERWATER Assisted, submerge child Assisted, submerge child Submerge underwater to a Submerge underwater to underwater and resurface underwater to a secure secure position retrieve an object to parent/carer position Blow bubbles Teacher and carer Informal introduction to No focus on exhalation modelling blowing bubbles blowing bubbles through technique activities