Kindergarten Teachers

Summary

Teach elemental natural and social science, personal hygiene, music, art, and literature to kindergarten students. Promote physical, mental, and social development. May be required to hold State certification.

Duties

• Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
• Demonstrate activities to children.
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
• Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
• Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs.
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.
• Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
• Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
• Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of kindergarten programs.
• Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate children's progress.
• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
• Organize and label materials and display children's work in a manner appropriate for their sizes and perceptual skills.
• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
• Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
• Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine children's developmental levels and needs.
• Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Involve parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement in focused, complex play.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

Requirements

• Teach life skills.
• Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
• Monitor student performance.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Evaluate student work.
• Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
• Read to students.
• Apply multiple teaching methods.
• Set up classroom materials or equipment.
• Plan educational activities.
• Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
• Encourage students.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
• Plan educational activities.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Advise students on academic or career matters.
• Monitor student performance.
• Teach others to use technology or equipment.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
• Provide for basic needs of children.
• Maintain student records.
• Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
• Set up classroom materials or equipment.
• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
• Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
• Prepare tests.
• Evaluate student work.
• Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
• Display student work.
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
• Evaluate performance of educational staff.
• Supervise student research or internship work.
• Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
• Plan educational activities.
• Document lesson plans.
• Create technology-based learning materials.
• Plan experiential learning activities.
• Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
• Supervise school or student activities.
• Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
• Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
• Distribute instructional or library materials.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching the Abeka Curriculum