primary school teacher
Primary school teachers instruct students on a primary school level. They develop lesson plans in line with curriculum objectives for the variety of subjects they teach, including mathematics, languages, nature studies and music. They monitor the students' learning development and evaluate their knowledge and skills on the subjects taught through tests. They build their course content on the students' knowledge of previous learnings and encourage them to deepen their understanding on the subjects they are interested in. They use class resources and teaching methods to create an inspiring learning environment. Primary school teachers also contribute to school events and communicate with parents and administrative staff.
Also called: educator in primary education, elementary school teacher, music teacher primary school, primary education teacher, primary school music teacher, primary school educator, educator in primary school, teacher in a primary school
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- essential skills
- 42
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- Steiner school teacherWhat changes?27 skills in common
- special educational needs teacher primary schoolWhat changes?25 skills in common
- Freinet school teacherWhat changes?24 skills in common
- Montessori school teacher23 skills in common
- teacher of talented and gifted students23 skills in common
- early years teacher22 skills in common
- early years special educational needs teacher21 skills in common
- electronics and automation vocational teacher19 skills in common
Essential skills
29- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assign homework
- assist students in their learning
- assist students with equipment
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- facilitate teamwork between students
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- handle children's problems
- implement care programmes for children
- instructional strategies
- learning difficulties
- maintain relations with children's parents
- maintain students' discipline
- manage student relationships
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- prepare youths for adulthood
- primary school procedures
- support the positiveness of youths
- teach primary education class content
- teamwork principles
- use pedagogic strategies for creativity
Optional skills
42- advise on lesson plans
- arrange parent teacher meeting
- assess the development of youth
- assist children in developing personal skills
- assist in the organisation of school events
- attend to children's basic physical needs
- behavioural disorders
- bring out performers’ artistic potential
- common children's diseases
- consult students on learning content
- create craft prototypes
- define creative components
- develop course outline
- developmental psychology
- disability types
- escort students on a field trip
- improvise music
- keep records of attendance
- liaise with educational support staff
- maintain musical instruments
- manage resources for educational purposes
- monitor children's physical development
- musical genres
- musical instruments
- musical notation
- musical theory
- organise creative performance
- oversee extra-curricular activities
- perform playground surveillance
- play musical instruments
- provide after school care
- provide lesson materials
- recognise indicators of gifted student
- select artistic materials to create artworks
- social development
- special needs education
- supervise craft production
- support gifted students
- teach arts principles
- teach music principles
- work with virtual learning environments
- workplace sanitation
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