What are some skills needed to be a Pre-K Teacher?
Creativity
Patience
Entertaining
What level of education is required to be a Kindergarten or 1st Grade Teacher?
A Bachelors Degree
What are some things taught in 2nd-3rd Grade?
Number logic
Basic Math
Essay Practice
Complex Reading Level's
55,480
what is around the age of the kids in each grade k thru 5th
kinder 5-6
1st 6-7
2nd 7-8
3rd 9-10
4th 10-11
5th 11- 12
What kind of equipment is needed in a Pre-K classroom?
Books
Play Area
Carpet
Blocks/Puzzles
What are some of the main responsibility's for being a Kindergarten or 1st Grade Teacher?
Making sure every student get's along
Planning every lessons
Being patient and calm with students
What are some activity's for 2nd-3rd Grade students to be a part of?
Field Day
Austin Museum
Clubs
Carnivals
what type of equipment is needed
computers/ technology
books
writing utensils
talk to them/ try to fiqure out if they are ok
less freedom in the classroom
email parents/ get principle
What is the average ages for this group of students?
3-5 years olds
What is the around the average amount of salary for a Kindergarten-1st Grade Teacher?
$44, 697
A student is having a hard time in math and starts to get angry and frustrated, what do you do?
Pull the student in a small group or help individually
Be encouraging to the student
Send home extra work for extra practice
let them go to the nurse/ walk around/ get a drink of water
make sure nothings going on at home
what grade do students take the STARR test for the first time
3rd grade
A student wants a different station but it is not there turn to go there yet. They start to throw a fit when you tell them not yet. What do you do?
Tell the student that we have to take turns
Tell the student they can go to the station later
Help the student enjoy there station
What are some of the positive aspects of being a Kindergarten-1st Grade Teacher?
Making a difference in the student's life
Working with little kids
Helping kids chase there dreams
What may be some positive aspects of doing read aloud's?
Help's students understand better
Get's them excited to read
They are more involved together
A student comes up to you and tells you he is being bullied online by some of his classmates, what do you do?
Pull the students who are doing the bullying and the student is being bullied. Sit down and have a conversation with them about bullying one another
about how many students are in a class
15 to 25
for public school
private schools are normally smaller
What level of education is required for being a Pre-K Teacher?
A Bachelors Degree
It's a students First Day Of School and first time to be away from there parents. They are crying and super nervous what do you do?
Talk to them
Distract them with a toy
Try to make them comfortable
Acknowledge how the feel and comfort them
What may be some negatives aspects of being a 2nd-3rd Teacher?
Low Pay
Lot's of pressure
Mean parent emails
you start teaching a new thing in math and a ton of studnets are confused you were planning on taking a test next class what do you do?
teach it a new way
post pone the test if possible
make sure students know that its ok
what are some diffrences between public and private schools
public- state funding, you have to be zoned or have a transfer, more classes to fit your desires
private- you have to pay you can live wherever, and less options in classes