According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. | 94% |
| Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. | 93% |
| Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests. | 92% |
| Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. | 91% |
| Demonstrate activities to children. | 91% |
| Read books to entire classes or to small groups. | 89% |
| Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests. | 89% |
| Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. | 89% |
| Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. | 89% |
| Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. | 89% |
| Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists. | 88% |
| Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. | 87% |
| Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children. | 86% |
| Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. | 86% |
| Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. | 85% |
| Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling. | 85% |
| Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs. | 85% |
| Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms. | 85% |
| Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. | 84% |
| Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. | 84% |
| Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. | 83% |
| Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. | 83% |
| Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them. | 82% |
| Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of kindergarten programs. | 82% |
| Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety. | 81% |
| Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate children's progress. | 81% |
| Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. | 81% |
| Organize and label materials and display children's work in a manner appropriate for their sizes and perceptual skills. | 80% |
| Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors. | 80% |
| Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities. | 75% |
| Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers. | 74% |
| Involve parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement in focused, complex play. | 73% |
| Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine children's developmental levels and needs. | 73% |
| Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. | 72% |
| Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required. | 72% |
| Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. | 70% |
| Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading. | 70% |
