Elementary school geography teacher - Salary and Career
Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade

Elementary school geography teacher - 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 geography teacher earn

A Elementary school geography teacher earns between $892 and $10.861 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.313 and a median salary of $1.928 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 1.447 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Elementary school geography teacher

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 3.313 39.760 828 29
1º Quartile 892 10.699 223 8
Median Salary 1.928 23.132 482 17
3º Quartile 8.283 99.398 2.071 72
Higher Salary 10.861 130.334 2.715 95


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 geography teacher

Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Elementary school geography teacher the most in the job market

    • elementary school
    • child education - pre-school
    • high school
    • general public administration
    • child education - day care
    • other teaching activities
    • associative activities
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • welfare services without accommodation
    • higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate




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