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This morning, I subbed for a PE teacher. I like subbing for him. He is usually very well prepared and his kids have their routine down so they practically run themselves. (These two things are signs of a great teacher my friends.)

When I reported for duty, the secretary mentioned that I was not going to be in the gym that day because it was set up for a concert. Neither of us were worried because this teacher is usually so well prepared. I started reading my lesson plans. They involved using the gym. (Hmmm... this might be a problem.) So I stepped into the gym just to get my barrings. The music teacher walks up to me. The conversation was as follows.

Music Teacher (MT): You are not going to be able to use the gym today.
Me: Were there any mats on the floor before you started setting up?
MT: WHAT?! You are not allowed to use the gym! I will have students in here through out the day practicing for tonight. You are not allowed to use the gym!
Me: I wasn't planning on using the gym. I am just trying to figure out what my plans mean. I need to go. (I have just realized that he really does mean for me to use the gym. I now have 10 minutes to create a new PE lesson and figure out where I will be taking my students since it is raining and the playground is a puddle of mud.)

I head to the poor secretary and ask her advice. She informed me that he usually watches movies with the kids in the music room. (Ok! Now to find a TV/VCR and a movie to watch. Let's hope the music teacher will not yell at me any more.) Making it back to his office, I begin to rummage through his things. The only movie I found was "How to Run Faster in All Sports." (No thank you!) Then as I have 5 minutes before the kids enter the school, I noticed a box with the words "Healthy Bingo." I peak in and found a PE Bingo game! GOOOOOAAAALLL!! I check in with the secretary. Not only is she down with my plan but she gives me the idea to have the kids play in the lunch room so they can have their healthy PE snack while playing. (I would have had to bring them over from whatever room I was in for the last 10 minutes of class. This woman is a genius!) I ran to the 1st grade classroom to barrow some markers (I didn't see any in the box.) Best of all, my sub kit is always supplied with prizes for situations just like this. Can you say Bingo?! I have made it with enough time to fill up my water bottle as the kids file into the lunch room.

After my morning rush, I had a wonderful day. (Even if I had to have a little talk with the sixth graders about why they might have to write an apology letter to their regular PE teacher. They sobered up quick. Guess they didn't know PE teachers can assign homework as well.)

Now off to some much earned coffee. Fair well dear followers!