Are usually responsible for a group of children, roughly 20 to 25. They teach several subjects and are responsible for one grade level. In some schools, several elementary school teachers work together to teach a group of students. Other schools also have teachers who teach a special subject, such as music, art, mathematics, or science, to a number of classes. Some schools have teachers who instruct students from several grade levels. Elementary school teachers are responsible for a wide variety of activities, including rule-setting for maintaining order in the classroom, adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet individual students’ needs, and assigning and grading class work and homework.

Pre-K teachers are charged with providing students with the educational building blocks they’ll need to succeed in elementary school and throughout their lives. Elementary teachers teach all subject areas and usually teach one grade level.