What You'll Do

  • 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.

Essential Skills

Social Perceptiveness 4.12/5
Instructing 4.12/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Learning Strategies 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Reading Comprehension 3.88/5
Coordination 3.88/5
Time Management 3.75/5
Service Orientation 3.62/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.5/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.38/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Integrity, Dependability, Adaptability/Flexibility, Concern for Others, Persistence

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Expression 4.12/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Expression 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Speech Clarity 3.88/5
Fluency of Ideas 3.75/5
Speech Recognition 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Bloomz Children's educational software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Padlet Seesaw

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.81/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.8/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Concern for Others (High importance: 4.7/5)
  • Persistence (High importance: 4.69/5)

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How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Art Teacher Bilingual Education Teacher Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher Classroom Teacher Early Childhood Teacher Educator Instructor Kinder Teacher Kindergarten Classroom Teacher Long Term Substitute Kindergarten Teacher Montessori Teacher Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher) Physical Fitness Teacher Private Kindergarten Teacher Teacher Title One Kindergarten Teacher Transitional Kindergarten Teacher