Positive Behaviour for Learning

Every child has the right to learn and every teacher has the right to teach. 

        Lesson Plan: Swimming Procedure

Step 1: List Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

We are learning to :

Get ready for our swimming lessons

Be safe on the walk to the pool 

Be a safe participant in the pool

Transition responsibly back to class

It will look like:

Students being organised with swimming items

Students listening to the swimming teachers and classroom teachers

Students moving back to the classroom ready to learn, in a responsible manner

Step 2:  List a rationale for teaching the behaviour 

Why is it important?

Holy Rosary School Values: Relationships, Respect, Resilience, Integrity, Kindness.

Holy Rosary School Expectations: Safety is our right. Learning is our responsibility. Respect is our way. 

Step 3:  Identify examples and non-examples of the desired behaviour What would the behaviour look/sound like?                      

Examples

Students being organised and packing their swimming items into a bag ready for swimming lessons

Wearing bathers under school uniform for quick change at the pool

Having names on all items students bring so as not to lose anything 

Walking quietly and calmly to the swimming pool in two lines

Getting ready for lessons efficiently once at the pool - putting school uniform and shoes in swimming bag and getting goggles and towel ready

Walking around the pool area 

Listening to the swimming teachers to ensure being safe in the pool and around others

Getting dry and dressed quickly after lessons to ensure a smooth transition back to school

What would the behaviour not look/sound like?

Non-examples

Forgetting swimming bag or bathers on swimming days

Losing clothing items or goggles because they are not labeled

Failing to stop at road crossings or listen to teachers instructions when walking to and from the pool

Leaving clothes and shoes on the floor at the pool rather than in your bag

Mucking around in the pool and talking to friends rather than listening to the teacher

Running around the pool

Talking too much when getting dry and changed and taking too long to get ready to walk back to school