Early Years Teacher
Early Years Teacher
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Job Description
Early years teachers instruct students, primarily young children, in basic subjects and creative play with the aim of developing their social and intellectual skills in an informal way in preparation for future formal learning. They create lesson plans, possibly in accordance with a fixed curriculum, for an entire class or smaller groups and test the students on the content. These lesson plans, based on basic subjects, can include the instruction of number, letter, and colour recognition, days of the week, categorisation of animals and transport vehicles etc. Early years teachers also supervise students outside the classroom on school grounds and enforce rules of behaviour there as well..
Top 3 specific things you need to know
As an Early Years Teacher, you will need to master following:
Top 24 general things you need to know
More generally, an early years teacher is also versed in:
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assist children in developing personal skills
- assist students in their learning
- assist students with equipment
- children's physical development
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- handle children's problems
- implement care programmes for children
- kindergarten school procedures
- learning difficulties
- maintain students' discipline
- manage student relationships
- observe student's progress
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- support children's wellbeing
- support the positiveness of youths
- teamwork principles
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent early years teacher
It also helps to know the following:
- manage resources for educational purposes
- provide after school care
- assess students
- assessment processes
- attend to children's basic physical needs
- common children's diseases
- consult students on learning content
- escort students on a field trip
- first aid
- language teaching methods
- liaise with educational support staff
- maintain relations with children's parents
- organise creative performance
- perform playground surveillance
- promote the safeguarding of young people
- provide lesson materials
- special needs education
- use learning strategies
- workplace sanitation
Top employers for this job
Early Years Teacher (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
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