The Kindergarten Teacher teaches elemental and social science, personal hygiene, music, art, and literature to children from 4 to 6 years old. The Kindergarten Teacher is required to have State Certification to do their job performance.
Tasks for the Kindergarten Teacher
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The Kindergarten Teacher teaches basic skills such as color, shapes, numbers and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
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The Kindergarten Teacher establishes and enforces rules for behavior, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
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The Kindergarten Teacher observes and evaluates children’s performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
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The Kindergarten Teacher instructs students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students’ varying needs and interests.
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The Kindergarten Teacher reads books to entire classes or to small groups.
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The Kindergarten Teacher demonstrates how activities are done to the class or to individuals.
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The Kindergarten Teacher provides a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
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The Kindergarten Teacher plans and conducts activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
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The Kindergarten Teacher confers with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students’ behavioral and academic problems.
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The Kindergarten Teacher prepares children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Knowledge requirements for Kindergarten Teacher
The Kindergarten Teacher needs knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. The Kindergarten Teacher needs knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. The Kindergarten Teacher needs knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests, learning motivation, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. The Kindergarten Teacher needs knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. The Kindergarten Teacher needs knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. The Kindergarten Teacher needs knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal and human life.
Skill requirements for Kindergarten Teachers
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The Kindergarten Teacher teaches small children how to do something.
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The Kindergarten Teacher must understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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The Kindergarten Teacher monitors performance in children and the classroom as a whole.
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The Kindergarten Teacher must be able to talk to the children in a manner to convey information effectively to their age level.
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The Kindergarten Teacher selects training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
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The Kindergarten Teacher gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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The Kindergarten Teacher must be able to communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
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The Kindergarten Teacher must be aware of others’ reactions and understand why the react as they do. Since small children are involved often the Kindergarten Teacher needs patience and understanding towards their class.
Work Activities for Kindergarten Teachers
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The Kindergarten Teacher identifies the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes and teaching or instructing others.
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The Kindergarten Teacher establishes long range objectives and specifies the strategies and actions to achieve them.
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The Kindergarten Teacher analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
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The Kindergarten Teacher develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish their work.
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The Kindergarten Teacher uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations or standards.
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The Kindergarten Teacher must keep up to date technically and apply new knowledge to their job function.
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The Kindergarten Teacher must observe, receive or otherwise obtain information from relevant sources in order to help the students in their class.