Skills
Kindergarten Teacher Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in kindergarten teachers, and how to build and show them.
What skills do kindergarten teachers need?
Kindergarten Teachers need technical skills such as early literacy instruction, math instruction, and classroom management, plus people skills like patience and warmth. They also use tools such as Phonics programs and Manipulatives.
Technical (hard) skills
- Early literacy instruction
- Math instruction
- Classroom management
- Assessment
- Differentiation
- Family communication
People (soft) skills
- Patience
- Warmth
- Organization
- Creativity
Tools, equipment and technology
- Phonics programs
- Manipulatives
- Classroom technology
- Assessment tools
- Learning center materials
- Family communication apps
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how kindergarten teachers put their skills to work:
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Early literacy instruction” and “Math instruction.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “patience,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as State teaching license near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our kindergarten teacher glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Kindergarten Teacher training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.