Ken,

I taught PE in the elementary for nine years and jsut accepted a middle school position in the same district. While in the elementary i had the same students once every day for 50 minutes for 9 weeks. After that, they went to art for nine weeks, then music and so on. I can't imagine teaching like you are. I have many PE teachers i know in the area who have the same schedule as you do. Hang in there and talk to the principal, school board about changing this. It is the only wey to go!

Hi
I teach elementary on Long Island, NY. We do not have PE everyday, we at the elementary level teach our students 2x a week for 40mins per class. Our students do not have to change clothes so we can every minute in. Our schedules vary as some teach single classes and others teach double classes. Sometimes the schedules work out so that the same two classes come together as doubles which makes planning easier but there are times when they don't and one class will be ahead or behind the other in the unit. Our students do get 20 minutes of recess everyday (unless bad weather. We try to incorporate physical activity movements in their classrooms by providing the classroom teachers websites and activities.