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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

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This source lists 34 tasks, including 32 marked Core and 2 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2019.

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34 tasks shown

Core · Task 6466 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.

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Core · Task 6467 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.

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Core · Task 6478 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

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Core · Task 6464 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.

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Core · Task 6476 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.

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Core · Task 6465 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.

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Core · Task 6472 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.

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Core · Task 6469 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.

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Core · Task 6471 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.

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Core · Task 6482 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

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Core · Task 6477 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.

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Core · Task 6470 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

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Core · Task 6474 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.

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Core · Task 6468 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Read books to entire classes or to small groups.

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Core · Task 6479 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.

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Core · Task 6481 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.

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Core · Task 6475 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.

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Core · Task 6480 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Demonstrate activities to children.

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Core · Task 6484 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

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Core · Task 6473 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.

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Core · Task 6497 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.

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Core · Task 6487 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

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Core · Task 6486 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

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Core · Task 6485 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.

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Core · Task 6483 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.

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Core · Task 6489 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.

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Core · Task 6492 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.

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Core · Task 6491 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.

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Core · Task 6493 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

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Core · Task 6488 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.

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Core · Task 6496 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.

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Core · Task 6490 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.

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Supplemental · Task 6494 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

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Supplemental · Task 6495 · 08/2019 · Incumbent

Perform administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading.

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