Lead Pre-K Teacher

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Pre-K teachers instruct children three to five years of age. A main focus at this level is preparing students to be ready for kindergarten. Early learning foundations in basic subjects such as pre-reading readiness and early math experiences are practiced daily.

As a pre-K teacher, your typical activities may include:.

• Plan curriculum: Prepare daily lessons and exercises; follow age-appropriate curriculum guidelines for preschoolers, such as counting single-digit numbers, identifying colors, categorizing and grouping shapes, and memorizing the alphabet.
• Serve meals: Serve lunches and/or snacks to students in accordance with school and district nutritional policies, and assist students with cleaning up after mealtime.
• Personal hygiene: Help students understand the benefits of personal health habits, including eating nutritional snacks, washing hands, grooming, and dressing.
• Lead procedures: Arrange seating plans, take roll, keep attendance records, and implement school procedures.
• Fun activities: Organize and lead games, arts and crafts, and other activities designed to help students learn, expend energy and work in groups.
• Store supplies: Select supplies, such as arts and crafts, story books, and other learning tools; keep supplies organized; assist students in gathering and returning supplies before and after activities.
• Storytelling: Read stories from age-appropriate books and encourage students to interact through creative feedback in group discussions.
• Social development: Help students integrate with one another and interact in groups, whether they’re working on curriculum, completing tasks, or during play activities.
• Behavior issues: Identify emotional problems and address them with the child’s parents or guardians during parent-teacher conferences.
• Staff meetings: Attend staff meetings and work with colleagues to plan curriculum and discuss student progress.
• Professional support: Work with school staff, such as counselors, nurses, and psychologists, who specialize in early childhood development and behavior management issues.
• Teaching assistants: Supervise teaching assistants or volunteers as appropriate and in accordance with school procedures and policies as well as state and federal equal employment guidelines.
• Education plans: Identify children with potential special needs and develop Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) for remedial attention if necessary.
• Progress reports: Evaluate work; keep student records and provide parents or guardians with timely progress reports.
• Evaluate students: Administer tests and formal assessments; evaluate students’ grade-level performance in accordance with school and district policies; meet with parents to discuss performance.

pre-K teachers work a variety of hours, depending on whether they’re employed full time or part time. Some pre-K teachers work full time and are responsible for separate morning and afternoon classes. Preschool teachers who work full time for daycare centers typically work eight-hour shifts ranging from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Company DescriptionAt The Astounding Academy, we are preparing great leaders for tomorrow. We believe in the value and uniqueness of each child and family we serve. Our center experience is designed to promote each child’s own individual social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. With our rigorous curriculum and our work hard play harder motto always gets the job done. As caregivers and educators, our mission is to provide a safe and developmentally appropriate learning environment, which fosters a child’s natural instinct to explore, discover, create and become a lifelong learner.Company DescriptionAt The Astounding Academy, we are preparing great leaders for tomorrow. We believe in the value and uniqueness of each child and family we serve. Our center experience is designed to promote each child’s own individual social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. With our rigorous curriculum and our work hard play harder motto always gets the job done. As caregivers and educators, our mission is to provide a safe and developmentally appropriate learning environment, which fosters a child’s natural instinct to explore, discover, create and become a lifelong learner.

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