Learn-to-Swim
2017 Learn-to-Swim Sign Up
- New Customers: Enroll in the 2017 Program Now
- Existing Customers: Renew and Pay for the 2017 Program Now Program Now
- Water Safety Instructor Roster Update Form
- Reporting Courses without Student Fees Troubleshooting Tip Sheet
- Course Descriptions (PDF)
- Course Descriptions (DOC)
- Instructions for Ordering Achievement Booklets/Cards and Pricing Sheet
Instructor Bulletin
Instructor Trainer Resources
Recertification Assessment
Reporting Teaching Activity
Course Fact Sheets and Skills Charts
Additional Resources
- Blended Learning Request Form
- Blended Learning Operational Process for APs/LTPs
- Badges Chart
- Administrative Terms and Procedures
- Course Codes and AP Fees
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Resource Guide for Conducting and Administering Health and Safety Courses
- Circle of Drowning Prevention Poster
- Circle of Drowning Prevention Infographic
- Chain of Drowning Survival Poster
- Chain of Drowning Survival Infographic
- WSI Course Setup
- Email Template for WSI Candidates
- April 2015 Aquatic WEB Conference Q&A
Block and Lesson Plans
- Block Plan Template
- Lesson Plan Template
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Preschool Aquatics Level 1
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Preschool Aquatics Level 2
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Preschool Aquatics Level 3
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 1
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 2
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 3
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 4
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 5
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 6—Personal Water Safety
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 6— Fundamentals of Diving
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Learn-to-Swim Level 6— Fitness Swimmer
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Adult Swim—Learning the Basics
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Adult Swim—Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes
- Sample Block and Lesson Plan: Adult Swim—Swimming for Fitness
Evaluation Forms
Checklists
- Skills Checklist: Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1
- Skills Checklist: Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2
- Skills Checklist: Preschool Aquatics Level 1
- Skills Checklist: Preschool Aquatics Level 2
- Skills Checklist: Preschool Aquatics Level 3
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 1
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 2
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 3
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 4
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 5
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 6—Personal Water Safety
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 6—Fundamentals of Diving
- Skills Checklist: Learn-to-Swim Level 6—Fitness Swimmer
- Skills Checklist: Adult Swim--Learning the Basics
- Skills Checklist: Adult Swim--Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes
- Skills Checklist: Adult Swim—Swimming for Fitness
- Badges Checklist
Stroke Performance Charts
Parent Newsletters
- Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1 Newsletter
- Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2 Newsletter
- Preschool Aquatics Level 1 Newsletter
- Preschool Aquatics Level 2 Newsletter
- Preschool Aquatics Level 3 Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 3: Stroke Development Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 4: Stroke Improvement Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 5: Stroke Refinement Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 6: Swimming and Skill Proficiency–Personal Water Safety Skills Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 6: Swimming and Skill Proficiency— Fitness Swimmer Newsletter
- Learn to Swim Level 6: Swimming and Skill Proficiency— Fundamentals of Diving Newsletter
Teaching Resources
- Questionnaire for Participants With Disabilities or Health Conditions
- Parent and Child Aquatics and Preschool Aquatics Images, Games, Songs and Rhymes
- Teaching Activities, Drills and Games: Teaching Activities
- Teaching Activities, Drills and Games: Drills
- Teaching Activities, Drills and Games: Games
Fitness Swimming Worksheets
Instructor Trainer Information
Program Coordinator Resources
- In-Service Training: Records and Reports
- In-Service Training: Protecting Your Skin
- In-Service Training: The Professional Swim Instructor
- In-Service Training: Your Role in Emergency Action Plans (EAPs)
- In-Service Training: Communicating with Parents
- In-Service Training: Communicating with Teens and Adult Participants
- In-Service Training: Motivation as a Tool for Learning
- In-Service Training: Planning Lessons
- In-Service Training: Hydrodynamic Principles---Treading Water and Survival Floating
- In-Service Training: The Importance of Fun and Games
- In-Service Training: Setting SMART Goals for Professionalism
- In-Service Training: The Benefits of Being a Water Safety Instructor
Customizable Learn-to-Swim Collateral
Course Materials
Instructor Materials
Access Digital Materials
Water Safety Instructor's Manual
Swimming and Water Safety
Red Cross Swim mobile app
Purchase Print Materials
Water Safety Instructor Candidate Kit
Water Safety Instructor's Manual
Swimming and Water Safety
Swimming and Water Safety Program DVD Set
Swimming and Diving Skills DVD
Swimming and Water Safety Stroke Posters
Longfellow’s WHALE Tales DVD
Longfellow’s WHALE Tales Stickers
Longfellow’s WHALE Tales K-6 Educational Packet
video: swimming and diving skills
Stroke Mechanics
Front Crawl
Back Crawl
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Elementary Backstroke
Sidestroke
Entries for Swimming
Racing Starts for Competitive Swimming
Turns
Diving from a Diving Board
video: teaching swimming and water safety
Effective Class Management
Basic Aquatic Skills and Common Progressions
Teaching Strategies
Holding and Support Positions
Level 3 – Stroke Development
Level 4 – Stroke Improvement
Observation and Assessment
Level 5 – Stroke Refinement
Effective Class Management – Parent and Child Aquatics
video: longfellow's whale tales
Introduction and Swim as a Pair Near a Lifeguard’s Chair
Look Before You Leap
Think So You Don’t Sink
Reach or Throw, Don’t Go
Don’t Just Pack It, Wear Your Jacket
Too Much Sun Is No Fun
In Your House and In Your Yard, Watch for Water, Be on Guard
Wave, Tide or Ride, Follow the Guide and Closing
Participant Materials
Access Digital Materials
Swimming and Water Safety
Purchase Print Materials
Swimming and Water Safety
Swimming and Diving Skills DVD
Last Edition
Access Digital Materials
Water Safety Instructor’s Manual [2009]
Swimming and Water Safety Manual [2009]
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