Description
Teach academic foundations and social-emotional skills to kindergarten students as the lead classroom teacher, fostering a safe, engaging environment and readiness for later grades.
- • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
- • Teach foundational skills (color, shape, number and letter recognition), along with personal hygiene and social skills.
- • Establish and enforce classroom rules, procedures, and routines to maintain order.
- • Observe and assess students' performance, behavior, social development, and health.
- • Differentiate instruction for individuals and groups to meet diverse needs and interests.
- • Read aloud to the whole class and small groups to build literacy.
- • Model activities and learning tasks for children.
- • Provide varied materials and resources for exploration, manipulation, and imaginative play.
- • Plan and deliver a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that promotes inquiry.
- • Communicate with parents and guardians and school staff to address behavioral and academic concerns.
- • Build readiness for later grades by promoting persistence and curiosity.
- • Set clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects and share them with students.
- • Design and implement interventions for students needing extra support.
- • Hold conferences with parents and guardians to review progress and resource needs.
- • Lead games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling to support physical, mental, and social development.
- • Develop course objectives and pacing aligned to state and school curriculum.
- • Guide and counsel students on adjustment, academic challenges, and interests.
- • Teach and monitor safe use and care of classroom equipment and materials.
- • Identify signs of emotional, developmental, or health concerns and consult with families and specialists.
- • Welcome students daily, assist with arrival routines, and help select engaging activities.
- • Maintain accurate student records and prepare required reports.
- • Set up and maintain classrooms and play spaces for creative, motor, and safe learning activities.
- • Collaborate with teachers and administrators to develop, evaluate, and refine kindergarten programs.
- • Create, administer, and assess tests and assignments to monitor learning.
- • Meet with specialists and other professionals to discuss individual student needs and progress.
- • Organize, label, and display materials and student work appropriately.
- • Co-plan and schedule lessons with staff, following approved curricula.
- • Supervise, coach, and assign tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.
- • Administer and interpret standardized assessments to determine developmental levels and needs.
- • Prepare lesson plans and show documentation upon request from supervisors.
- • Integrate computers, audiovisual tools, and other materials to enhance instruction.
- • Plan and supervise projects, field trips, guest visits, and other experiential learning.
- • Engage parent volunteers and older students to support focused, complex play.
- • Attend professional meetings, conferences, and training to maintain competence.
- • Perform school duties such as library help, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus duty.
- • Select, order, store, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
- • Coordinate accommodations and assistive technology to support students with disabilities' access to learning and facilities.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
