Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher

Would You Describe Yourself as Both Creative and Nurturing?

Students will use creative and critical thinking skills to complete tasks that are comparable to tasks of a child care professional.

Students get to participate in the growth and development of children in our on-site preschool classroom. Students will spend an hour a week minimum working with the children and helping them with their daily tasks.

Consider a career if you are nurturing, patient, and have the ability to problem-solve. You must be a quick thinker and a multi-tasker. Talking to parents must not intimidate you. Being a child care professional is challenging, exciting, fun and entertaining. It is a new experience every day, some days may be a struggle so you definitely need to have a passion for it.

What You Will Do in the Class

Students develop activities for children, problem-solve situations that may come up between caregiver and parent, caregiver and child, or caregiver and coworkers. We also complete projects to raise awareness of developmental concerns related to child development.

Create bulletin boards and work on portfolios that showcase your best work. Work with the children for a minimum of an hour a week. Dance, paint, and play games outside!

Students have a say in how our learning experiences happen and brainstorm ideas on how to make education better for others. The group-work students do in class is very important, which follows the concept – “it takes a village to raise a child”.

Skills You Will Learn

Preparing and evaluating lesson plans, student engagement, classroom management, dealing with diversity

Tools You Will Use

Cricut/computer, glue, tape, paint, household materials like vinegar and baking soda for volcanos or cornstarch and water for goop, shaving cream, food coloring, kool-aid, and lesson plan resources like Mailbox Yearbooks and everythingpreschool.com.