How do they match: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

  • Early Childhood Teacher

  • Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine children's developmental levels and needs.
  • Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
  • Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of kindergarten programs.
  • Demonstrate activities to children.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
  • Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
  • Involve parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement in focused, complex play.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
  • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs.
  • Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Organize and label materials and display children's work in a manner appropriate for their sizes and perceptual skills.
  • Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.
  • Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate children's progress.
  • Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.

  • Develop instructional objectives.
  • Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
  • Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
  • Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
  • Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
  • Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
  • Provide for basic needs of children.