Kindergarten Teacher Resume Example
A kindergarten teacher resume that names the licensure state, the class size and how early literacy and number sense routines get taught.
Iris Vandenberg
Kindergarten Teacher · New York Certified
Buffalo, NY · (716) 555-0166 · i.vandenberg@email.com · linkedin.com/in/irisvandenberg
Skills
Lesson planning
Classroom management
Early literacy
Family communication
Small-group instruction
Assessment
Curriculum mapping
Software
Google ClassroomSeesawPowerSchool
Education
M.S.Ed. in Early Childhood Education
2016
Buffalo State University
Profile
Kindergarten teacher certified in New York, leading a full-day classroom of 20 students through early literacy, number sense and routines. Runs a play-based centers block families ask to visit.
Teaching Experience
2019 – Present
Kindergarten Teacher
Ridgeway Elementary, Buffalo, NY
- Lead a full-day classroom of 20 students through literacy, math and social-emotional routines.
- Run a daily centers block covering letters, counting and fine-motor play.
- Assess early literacy with running records 3 times a year and adjust small groups.
- Hold fall and spring conferences with all 20 families plus phone check-ins as needed.
- Co-plan the kindergarten pacing calendar with the other two section teachers.
2016 – 2019
Pre-K Teacher
Little Elm Learning Center, Buffalo, NY
- Taught a pre-K classroom of 16 children ages 4 and 5 on a play-based curriculum.
- Tracked developmental milestones and shared quarterly reports with families.
- Prepared children for kindergarten transition through letter and number routines.
License
Professional Certificate, Early Childhood (B-2)
New York State Education Department
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
20terms employers filter on
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Differentiated instruction
- Assessment
- IEP support
- Google Classroom
- Family communication
- Curriculum mapping
- Small-group instruction
- Data tracking
- IEP
- Curriculum
- Small Group
- Parent Communication
- Behavior Management
- Standards Alignment
- Formative Assessment
- Co-Teaching
- Reading Instruction
- Grading
What holds up
- 01 / 05Certification with state, subject and band.The first district check.
- 02 / 05Class load in numbers.Sections, sizes, subjects.
- 03 / 05Curriculum built and reused.Materials that outlived you are the strongest claim.
- 04 / 05Family contact counted.Conferences and logs — half the job, usually missing.
- 05 / 05Continuous record expected.Education hiring reconstructs the timeline.
What does not
- 01 / 05"Passionate about students."Universal; artifacts persuade.
- 02 / 05Scores without context.Cohorts differ; materials are yours.
- 03 / 05Classroom-management claims without method.Name the framework.
- 04 / 05Gaps left silent.Districts ask; paper answers better.
- 05 / 05One resume across bands.Elementary and secondary screen differently.
FAQ
Questions about this kindergarten teacher resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleWhere does certification go?
Near the top, with state, subject and grade band. It is the first thing a district checks and the fastest reason to be filtered out.
Do I list every school I have taught at?
Yes, with dates — education hiring expects a continuous record. Keep the detail on the most recent and relevant placements.
How do I show impact without test scores?
Describe what you built and who used it: units, pacing, interventions, clubs. Scores belong to a cohort; materials belong to you.