Tasks of a kindergarten teacher

Whether in Germany or other countries, taking care of many kids at once brings a lot of skills and tasks you need to have and do!

For example:

• Cheer kids up in the morning
• Always come up with new games and craft ideas
• Give band aids, and band aids for the soul
• Listen to many unbelievable stories
• Saying the same thing 20 times in a row
• Show and teach numbers and letters
• Show and teach how to put on clothes and shoes by themselves
• Make sure they wash their hands after going to the bathroom
• Being able to tell from 10 to 20 kids how much and what they ate for breakfast and lunch
• Know when games might become fights
• Settle fights and make them be friends again
• Being able to say stupid things and do crazy ones
• Washing dishes or cleaning the floor at top speed
• Changing diapers or soiled clothes
• Motivate kids to drink, or even to play
• Find kids outside easily
• Always know where the 20 children are hiding
• Know the current trends and things of kids tv shows and movies
• Prepare food and give the right sized meals to everyone
• Make braids, and always have several hairbands at hand
• Always have tissues at hand
• Being able to calm/quiet down kids writhing a minute
• Doing 5 things at once
• Motivate kids to clean, and so help at top speed
• Give hugs and cuddles
• Make sure that each kid knows how to cut, glue, write, count, speak,....at age appropriate level
• Make parents understand that their offspring is not always an angel
• Remember parents 10 times for the same thing to bring
• Wait with kids and keep them company of parents come to pick up late
• Be ready to change plans at any minute
• Know how to make them like fruits and vegetables 
• Cutting fruits and veggies at top speed, but safely
• Know when sand is too wet to play
• Making messy crafts even if you know.you have to clean up by yourself after
• Cooperate with colleagues and come up with common themes and ideas
• And on and on it goes!