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Children will study water safety as they identify things a lifeguard does.

Vocabulary: tread water, rescue

Health and Safety Focus: water safety

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• With gorgeous illustrations and evocative text, this book gives kids the experience of taking a trip to the city pool.

• With this adorable skill sheet, kids express what they like to do in the water.

• Use pages 2-3 of the issue to do this scavenger hunt as a group.

1. Find the heading. Underline it.
2. Find the picture where the lifeguard is blowing a whistle. Put a ✔ on it.
3. In the yellow box, find the word that means "save." Circle it.
4. Look for the box that tells about lifeguard chairs. What color is the box?

Skill: listening

Materials: bedsheet, water/bath toys (e.g., balls, plastic buckets)

• Listening skills are extremely important for pool safety. This fun twist on freeze dance preps children for a safe swimming experience.
• Spread a bedsheet on the floor as the “pool.” Put water or bath toys in the “pool.”
• Remind children of the importance of listening to the lifeguard. The lifeguard keeps them safe in the water. Sometimes the lifeguard uses a whistle to get people’s attention.
• Tell children that when the lifeguard blows the whistle, they should stop whatever they are doing and listen for directions.
• Let children play in the pool. When you whistle or say “whistle,” they should stop whatever they are doing and freeze. They should stay frozen until you tell them to unfreeze.