Elementary school teacher in the first four grades - Salary and Career
Middle School Teachers in Elementary School

Elementary school teacher in the first four grades - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They teach classes in elementary school from 1st to 4th grade, teaching students with literacy techniques, artistic and body expression, carrying out planning activities for the school year, discussing the school's proposal, participating in the definition of the pedagogical proposal, setting goals, defining objectives and schedules and selecting content, preparing classes, researching and selecting materials and information, diagnosing students' reality and evaluating their knowledge, following the students' development process and applying assessment instruments, they can interact with the school community, seeking to raise their awareness on fundamental issues for citizenship and quality of life.

How much does an Elementary school teacher in the first four grades earn

A Elementary school teacher in the first four grades earns between $1.250 and $7.422 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.740 and a median salary of $1.998 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 34.378 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Elementary school teacher in the first four grades

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.740 32.876 685 19
1º Quartile 1.250 15.000 312 9
Median Salary 1.998 23.980 500 14
3º Quartile 5.661 67.927 1.415 40
Higher Salary 7.422 89.068 1.856 52


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • lay and mid-level teachers
      • high school teachers in early childhood education, elementary school and vocational training
        • middle school teachers in elementary school

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Main workplaces

Middle School Teachers in Elementary School they work in public and private schools from the first to fourth grades of unigrade and multigrade classes. Professionals in the public network are predominantly statutory, there are municipalities that hire under the CLT regime. There are also teachers who are admitted to the public network without a competitive examination and are called occupation function occupants (OFA). In the private network, they are employed with a formal contract. They work in pedagogical teams, with permanent supervision, indoors and during daytime hours.


What does it take to work in the field of Middle School Teachers in Elementary School

The exercise of this occupation requires training at a professional level in teaching. As of 2007, the minimum training requirement will be a complete higher education degree.


Functions and activities of Elementary school teacher in the first four grades

Middle School Teachers in Elementary School must:

  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • evaluate students;
  • awareness of the school community;
  • raising awareness in the school community;
  • plan the academic year;
  • planning the academic year;
  • prepare lesson;
  • minister class;
  • teaching classes;
  • diagnose the reality of students;
  • diagnose the students' reality;
  • raise the school community;
  • prepare class;
  • communicate;
  • diagnosing students' reality;
  • teaching class;
  • diagnose students' reality;
  • plan the school year;
  • raising awareness of the school community;
  • raise school community awareness;

  • Activities

    • self-control;
    • demonstrate discernment;
    • telling stories;
    • review contents;
    • diagnose students' prior knowledge;
    • demonstrate impartiality;
    • select textbooks;
    • participating in the definition of the pedagogical proposal;
    • discuss the school proposal;
    • clarify doubts;
    • demonstrate creativity;
    • correct assessment instruments;
    • expose orally;
    • evaluate participation;
    • provide board subsidies;
    • set goals;
    • performing recreational activities;
    • set schedule;
    • mediate self-correction activities;
    • fill report cards;
    • fill in evaluation report;
    • exchange information and experiences with colleagues, community, students and coordination;
    • fill in records;
    • visit places for studies;
    • fill in cards (concepts, notes);
    • participate in councils;
    • dramatizing situations;
    • select textbooks;
    • call parents of students;
    • select content;
    • apply body expression techniques;
    • mediating conflicts;
    • refer students to support professionals (psychologists, pedagogues, speech therapists);
    • fill out class diary;
    • view student calendar;
    • interact with the group;
    • delivering lectures;
    • search for material (publishers, internet);
    • apply questionnaires;
    • send announcements;
    • select material;
    • interviewing parents and students;
    • identify the family reality;
    • reply to communications;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • define strategies;
    • fill call list;
    • consult the report of the previous year's class;
    • search information;
    • demonstrate versatility;
    • request material;
    • perform supporting readings;
    • check material;
    • overcoming adverse situations;
    • request support from guidance or coordination;
    • develop lesson plan;
    • debate ideas and themes;
    • get organized;
    • demonstrate sociability;
    • observe students;
    • apply assessment tools;
    • select recreational activities;
    • define extracurricular activities and events;
    • participating in the elaboration of rules of conduct;
    • mediate teaching and learning;
    • provide information about support professionals;
    • demonstrate consistency;
    • systemize material and information;
    • work as a team;
    • adopting disciplinary measures;
    • elaborate assessment instruments;
    • serve as a conduct reference;
    • make material;
    • teaching artistic techniques;
    • participate in meetings with coordination and board;
    • define teaching material;
    • passing homework;
    • work in a group;
    • serve parents of students;
    • show patience;
    • integrating families into the school community;
    • discussing concepts of conduct;
    • participate in professional and community events and meetings;
    • charge tasks;
    • define assessment methods;
    • buy material;
    • maintain discipline;
    • develop projects;
    • demonstrate self-confidence;
    • evaluate behavior;
    • recycle material;
    • participate in meetings;
    • interpreting cognition pretest results;
    • monitor the student development process;
    • praise student progress;
    • evaluate planning;
    • exchange ideas with previous year's teacher;
    • distributing material;


    Sectors that hire Elementary school teacher in the first four grades the most in the job market

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




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