SWIMMING LESSONS Do it at home! ACTIVITY BOOK YMCA SWIMMING LESSONS
CONTINUED LEARNING WITH THE Y
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Edition 3.
Hello Parents, At the Y, we are passionate about providing our swimmers with opportunities to enhance their aquatic skills and knowledge in and out of the pool! This activity booklet enables students to continue their learning with us when they may be away from lessons in the pool for holidays, illness or just taking a well-earned break! It is designed with activities to work alone, with a friend, sibling or with a parent. We have also included a number of links for your child to participate in some fun and interactive online learning opportunities.
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Hey Kids, We’re so glad you’re back with us for some more learning away from the pool in our “do it from home” activity book! You’re going to have fun helping Philbert, the superhero, tackle many challenges in our latest edition. Keep your eye out for that tricky shark, Jet. He can be a bit sneaky and loves to play the villain.
Contents Page What is your superpower? 2 Jet plays the villain! 3 - 6 Draw your superhero 7 Help Philbert find Jet 8-9 Time to visit the beach! 10 - 11 Your own superhero story 12 - 13 The answers! 11
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WHAT IS YOUR SUPERPOWER? Meet Philbert, the superhero! Name: Philbert Superpowers: Flying cape, spotting hazards, expandable tongue with super stick power, self-duplication. Superhero slogan: “Speak up if it’s not safe”
Name: Jet Superpowers: Underwater turbo diving, high bounce tail, invisible cloak. Superhero slogan: “Swim hard, dream big”
Name: Superpowers:
Superhero slogan: Draw a picture of yourself here.
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JET PLAYS THE VILLAIN! Philbert has received a call from a worried friend. Something has gone terribly wrong at her house and she needs Philbert’s help immediately. When Philbert arrives, he can see problems everywhere! Philbert’s friend does not know how this happened, but tells Philbert she thought she saw a flash of blue speed through the swimming pool. Hmm…… Help Philbert fix this fast and CIRCLE THE DANGERS before someone gets hurt. Lucky you can use your super hazard-spotting powers!
Check out THIS VIDEO from Philbert’s alien buddy Boo, who had some help learning about water safety at home.
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JET PLAYS THE VILLAIN! Another call comes in! A nearby beach has been littered with rubbish! With the tide coming in, all of this could end up in the ocean, polluting the water for swimmers and endangering wildlife. The lifeguard on duty has no idea how this happened, however, reported that he saw a blue fin that seemed to be floating in mid-air! Hmm‌‌ Lucky Philbert can use his self-duplication powers and get this job done FAST!
1 How many pieces of rubbish are there on the beach? 2 How many times will Philbert need to duplicate himself to pick up all of the rubbish?
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JET PLAYS THE VILLAIN! Another call for help! Someone has played a trick on the lifeguards at the local YMCA pool, they are locked outside of the gate! There are swimmers in the pool and no one to watch them and keep them safe. This is serious. Philbert must use his flying cape to get there as quick as possible. When he arrives, a swimmer is in trouble. Philbert finds a floating object and throws it to the swimmer so he can float with it, and kick back to safety.
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JET PLAYS THE VILLAIN Philbert unlocks the gate and lets the lifeguards in. They call for an ambulance so the swimmer can be checked over to make sure she is ok. What number did Philbert and the lifeguards call to contact the ambulance?
Luckily, the ambulance arrives and the boy is ok. The YMCA lifeguards don’t know how this happened. They thank Philbert and tell him they are certain they saw a flash of blue bouncing over the pool fences. Hmm…… Philbert and the lifeguards knew to call the ambulance after the boy was rescued from the pool. You can hear more about what our emergency services do to keep our community safe and have a practice yourself by downloading the TRIPE ZERO CHALLENGE APP.
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DRAW YOUR SUPERHERO
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HELP PHILBERT FIND JET Philbert thinks he knows who has been causing all of this trouble: • the reported blue flash in the pool at the house... • the blue fin spotted floating above the littered beach... • the blue flash seen bouncing over the pool fence at the Y… • it has to be Jet, the shark! Philbert needs to find Jet and let him know that water safety is no game. He has put people’s lives in danger and Philbert must stop him. Can you help Philbert find Jet by completing the crossword puzzle below and finding the clue to Jet’s whereabouts?
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Name:
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Hidden Word HELP PHILBERT FIND JET
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Find that Superhero! Find that villan! Find the hidden word in the bold rectangles by filling the answers of the clues in the puzzle. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
hidden word is:is: The hidden word .............................................................................................. The clues: The clues: 1. An important job at the beach or pool to watch over swimmers 1. An important job at the beach or pool to watch over swimmers. 2. Having great physical power and ability 2. Having great physical power and ability. 3. sequence forBreaststroke a great breaststroke is,...... breathe, kick and ...... 3. The the sequence for a great is, Breathe, Kick and 4. position which makes through water easier 4. AA body body position which makes motion throughmotion water easier. 5. To To push push forward in a particular direction. 5. forward in a particular direction 6. A piece of cloth used for drying yourself. 6. A piece of cloth used for drying yourself 7. Not in danger or likely to be harmed. 7. in on danger oroflikely to not besink. harmed 8. Not To stay the surface water and 9. To Something thatthe needs great mental physicaland effort in order to be done successfully 8. stay on surface oforwater not sink 10. Something A source of danger. 9. that needs great mental or physical effort in order to 11. be An area covered with sand that is next to an ocean or lake. done successfully 12. A number of people who do something together as a group. 10. A source of danger 13. Ready to face danger. showing courage. 11. area covered with sand that is next to an ocean or lake 14. An A swimming stroke with side breathing. 12. A number of people who do something together as a group 13. Ready to face danger, showing courage hidden word www.edu-games.org 14. A swimming stroke with side breathing
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TIME TO VISIT THE BEACH! Friends again! Thanks to your help, Philbert has tracked down Jet. Philbert has told Jet his tricks have put many people in danger and he needs to change his ways, or else! Jet feels terrible. He just wanted to play some tricks on Philbert but he didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt. He promises to be better and use his super powers for good from now on. Philbert and Jet decide to head to the beach to celebrate Jet’s great decision. They know they need to find a patrolled beach so they can enjoy a swim safely and check the conditions before they go, so they open up their beach safe app! Do you know about the beaches nearest to you? Find your local patrolled beach on the BEACHSAFE APP and see what you can find out. What is your closest patrolled beach? (Hint: look for the red & yellow flags).
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TIME TO VISIT THE BEACH! What are some of the hazards you need to be aware of at your local beach? Can you draw a safety sign to warn other swimmers of the danger?
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YOUR OWN SUPERHERO STORY It is time to have some fun and create your own superhero story. You can write the story out or just draw a picture of the best scene from your story! Story title Who are your characters? What are their superpowers? Where is the story set?
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YOUR OWN SUPERHERO STORY
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THE ANSWERS Home water safety (page 3) 1. Close the pool gate
2. Parent supervising child in bath
3. Empty water from bucket
4. Remove floating toys from pool
5. Children playing near water without supervision
Litter on the beach (page 4) • 19 Rubbish items
• 18 more Philbert’s needed
A swimmer in trouble (page 6) Call 000 for ambulance, police, fire brigade
Help Philbert find Jet (page 9) Crossword answers: 1.
Lifeguard
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Strong
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Glide
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Streamline
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Propel
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Towel
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Safe
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Float
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Challenge
10. Hazard 11. Beach 12. Team 13. Brave 14. Freestyle The hidden clue: underwater cave
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YMCA Swimming Lessons would like to thank the following organisations for their contribution to this booklet.
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