Teaching Assistant: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Many Teaching Assistants help more than one child at a time, so a whole small group can learn together!
Tools of the trade
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Letter Cards
Letter cards show one letter each. A Teaching Assistant can move them around to build words and sounds.
A day in the job
- 9:00 AMThe class starts painting. The Teaching Assistant sets out paper, brushes and paint so everyone can make art.
Words to know
- Scaffolding
- Scaffolding means giving a little help at first, then less and less, until the child can do it alone.
Quiz time
A Teaching Assistant works in a classroom alongside the teacher.
Teaching Assistants only work at night, when the children are asleep.