Elementary School Arts Teacher from 5th to 8th grade - Salary and Career
Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade

Elementary School Arts Teacher from 5th to 8th grade - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They promote the education of students through the following curricular components: Portuguese language, mathematics, natural sciences, geography, history, artistic education, physical education and modern foreign languages, from 5th to 8th grade of elementary school. They plan courses, classes and school activities, evaluate the teaching-learning process and its results, record school practices of a pedagogical nature, develop study activities, participate in the school's educational and community activities. For the development of activities, a set of communicative skills is mobilized.

How much does an Elementary School Arts Teacher from 5th to 8th grade earn

A Elementary School Arts Teacher from 5th to 8th grade earns between $1.107 and $8.523 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.964 and a median salary of $2.139 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 2.291 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Elementary School Arts Teacher from 5th to 8th grade

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.964 35.573 741 23
1º Quartile 1.107 13.287 277 9
Median Salary 2.139 25.664 535 17
3º Quartile 6.500 78.003 1.625 51
Higher Salary 8.523 102.280 2.131 67


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • teaching professionals
      • teachers of higher education in early childhood education and elementary school
        • teachers in elementary school, fifth to eighth grade

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Main workplaces

Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade they work with clients of different age groups, from communities with different cultural and social contexts, in schools or educational institutions of the federal, state, municipal and private networks and NGOs. Predominantly, they work in urban areas, as registered employees. They carry out their activities individually and in teams, with occasional supervision, in places suitable for teaching activities and also in improvised places, at irregular times. In some activities, some professionals may be exposed to the effects of intense noise and fatigue from working under pressure.


What does it take to work in the field of Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade

The exercise of these occupations requires complete higher education in the area. Public tenders are required in public schools.


Functions and activities of Elementary School Arts Teacher from 5th to 8th grade

Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade must:

  • register school practices of a pedagogical character;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • study;
  • promote student education;
  • register pedagogical school practices;
  • evaluate the teaching-learning process and its results;
  • promoting student education;
  • participate in the school's educational and community activities;
  • plan courses, classes and school activities;
  • planning courses, classes and school activities;
  • communicate;
  • participate in school educational and community activities;

  • Activities

    • develop activities to reflect on the problems of contemporary society;
    • communicate problems concerning students to school authorities and families;
    • encourage student participation in community projects;
    • establishing teaching methodologies;
    • participate in the preparation of the school's management plan;
    • demonstrate punctuality and attendance;
    • propose activities and exercises for learning recovery;
    • predict participation in cultural and scientific events;
    • record the activities of extracurricular teaching hours;
    • develop activities to encourage the expansion of knowledge;
    • complete class diary;
    • developing learning situations for reflection on the rights of children and adolescents;
    • elaborate schedules of discipline activities;
    • contribute to the exercise of citizenship among students;
    • write according to spelling and grammar rules;
    • list basic school supplies;
    • participate in school assemblies;
    • acting ethically;
    • stimulate the exchange of knowledge;
    • identify students' difficulties in reorganizing the learning process learning;
    • register cultural and pedagogical activities;
    • talk with the school's management and coordination;
    • speak according to spelling and grammar rules;
    • guide students in the use of didactic resources and learning environments;
    • participate in school management in the collegiate;
    • suggest activities in the elaboration of the school schedule;
    • identify students' difficulties in reorganizing the learning;
    • evaluate the attendance of students;
    • refer students to school guidance service;
    • guide student self-assessment;
    • register school, course and subject plans;
    • diagnose the students' pedagogical level;
    • organize community activities;
    • develop activities to stimulate the expansion of knowledge;
    • select electronic multimedia resources, texts, textbooks and paradidactics;
    • adapt different environments to the teaching and learning process;
    • follow the changes in education;
    • dialogue with the school's management and coordination;
    • teaching classes;
    • request action from the competent bodies regarding the teacher's functional rights;
    • create multiple learning situations;
    • list themes for pedagogical projects;
    • determine course and subject objectives;
    • socialize the knowledge acquired in training events;
    • elaborate the assessment instruments;
    • respect the heterogeneity of students;
    • register extracurricular activities;
    • build trusting relationships with students;
    • communicate assessment results to parents and students;
    • organize the bibliography;
    • promote lectures and other activities on ethical values;
    • evaluate the teaching-learning process in meetings with the school community;
    • diagnose the pedagogical level of students;
    • diagnose the pedagogical level of the students;
    • define evaluation processes and criteria;
    • advise on the preservation of historical-cultural heritage and the environment;
    • analyze the school's management plan;
    • define the requirements for the development of teaching work;
    • contribute to the development of solidarity relationships among students;
    • systemize knowledge;
    • learn new technologies;
    • demonstrate solidarity;
    • discuss interdisciplinary projects with students;
    • living with opposing ideas or positions;
    • contextualize knowledge;
    • propose common rules for the school community;
    • develop activities for reflection on aesthetic values;
    • analyze students' self-assessment;
    • suggest the purchase of equipment and teaching materials;
    • analyze the textbooks proposed by the ministries, secretariats and coordinations;
    • clarify assessment criteria for students;
    • respect student boundaries;
    • develop learning situations for reflection on the rights of children and adolescents;
    • demonstrate leadership;
    • elaborate the pedagogical project;
    • promote cooperative games and activities;
    • express yourself clearly;
    • evaluate student attendance;
    • propose criteria for the composition of classes;
    • demonstrate creativity and initiative;
    • assume administrative-pedagogical functions;
    • employ teaching resources and procedures;
    • creating multiple learning situations;
    • register the activities of extracurricular teaching hours;
    • conduct parent meetings for guidance;
    • predict material and didactic resources;
    • discuss interdisciplinary projects with colleagues;
    • decode different codes and languages;
    • demonstrate ability to intervene in reality;
    • adapt different didactic and pedagogical resources to the teaching and learning process;
    • guiding students regarding study methods and practices;
    • propose interdisciplinary studies;
    • develop activities for reflection on the issue of citizenship;
    • develop schedules of discipline activities;
    • consult legislation;
    • evaluate student participation in school activities;
    • develop transversal themes through different activities;
    • promoting lectures and other activities on ethical values;
    • observe compliance with the rules established by the school community;
    • demonstrate dialogue ability;
    • participate in school management in the collegiate bodies;
    • demonstrate emotional control;
    • identify students' difficulties to reorganize the learning;
    • consult libraries;
    • taking into account suggestions from the community for the elaboration of pedagogical projects;
    • attend specialization courses, scientific and union events;
    • propose activities and exercises in the classroom and outside the classroom;
    • work as a team;
    • register evaluations and results;
    • exchange experiences with teachers through meetings;
    • expose the student to problem situations in the learning process;
    • make yourself available to students;
    • select the contents;
    • evaluate students in class councils and/or series;
    • disclose multidisciplinary interests;
    • propose cultural activities;
    • complete class journal;
    • propose written assessment calendar;
    • fill in forms with grades and absences;
    • correct tests, exercises and student work;
    • propose options for working hours;
    • read specific literature of the knowledge area;
    • enable the appropriation of knowledge;


    Sectors that hire Elementary School Arts Teacher from 5th to 8th grade the most in the job market

    • elementary school
    • general public administration
    • child education - pre-school
    • high school
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • child education - day care
    • associative activities
    • supply and management of human resources for third parties
    • welfare services without accommodation
    • higher education - undergraduate




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