Pool Time Rhyme

Pool Time Rhyme

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

Community Association for Lasting Success (CALS) offered their second session of the Pool Time Rhyme program which 10 families with children from two months old to six at Vegreville Aquatic and Fitness Centre on February 9.

Jennifer Dixon, CALS Family Literacy Facilitator, said, “This program gives parents and children an opportunity to socialize with each other. Parents get to connect with other parents and children get to play with each other.”

Children and parents engage in the activities.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

She explained by saying, “This program starts with songs, stories, and rhymes. Then children go to different centers where there are different activities which help children develop their fine and gross motor skills, literacy and numeracy skills.

There are also craft activities for the kids to do and there are educational toys at all of the centers. Then the families get back on the carpet to hear another story and sing more songs. After this, the kids go back to swim in the pool and we do songs and rhymes in the pool as well.

Swimming is great exercise where children work their entire bodies when they engage in water play.”