Ask each student to bring a current events article to class that deals with an issue elementary school teachers face. The article can discuss sexual accusations in the classroom, the emotional breakdown of a student, cheating or even discrimination. Read a portion of the article aloud and talk about it as a class. Discuss ways your students could deal with an issue if faced with a similar situation.
Prepare sample classroom schedules with your students. Talk about different ways they can organize their day and the importance of following a schedule each day. Remind your students that as educators, they must be flexible. If a student decides to teach math during the first part of the day but finds that students aren't quite awake enough to focus, discuss adjusting the schedule to something that works for the students. For example, perhaps math lessons could come after snack time when the students are more alert.
Incorporate different teaching methods within your classroom that your students can also use in teaching elementary school students. For example, many students are visual learners, so use your black board, colorful pictures, posters, video clips and even physical objects, such as an apple or globe, to teach your students. Remind them that these teaching methods can all be used within their own classrooms and brainstorm with your students to come up with even more creative ways to teach lessons.
Take regular field trips to elementary school classrooms with your students. If possible, visit different types of schools. For example, you could visit a public school kindergarten classroom, a private school first grade classroom or a religious institution's fourth grade class. After the excursion, talk with your students about what they learned and observed during this trip.