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Teacher Gift Ideas
It's that time of year again and you aren't sure what teachers would like...
Note: To be honest, teachers love a thank you note of appreciation for all of the time and efforts they put forth (even if you don't always agree with them.)
Teacher Gift Ideas:
Gift certificates (a collection from the class presented in a creative way or a large gift certificate)
Gift certificates to:
- Restaurants (local or chains)
- Gas cards
- Malls
- Teacher stores
- Target/Wal-
Mart - Membership to a teacher site
- Spa
- Book stores
- Movies
- Home Improvement stores
- Nursery (tree or plants)
- Amazon
TEACHER WEB SITE GIFT CERT: http://www.teachingmadeeasier.com/buy_gift.asp
Individual Gift Ideas:
Suggestions include:
- A nice thank you note saying how much you appreciate them (from you and your child)
- For younger teachers, holiday accessories-
decorations, ornaments, etc. - plant for the holidays
- holiday plate with cookies or other homemade goodies
- jewelry
- teacher note cards with his/her name
- stationery with his/her name
- See related links below for more ideas!
(Side note: I say younger teachers, not that teachers that have been teaching a while wouldn't like those things...but if they have taught for a few years they might already have a fabulous collection from previous classes)
Items for the classroom:
- books for the classroom library!!! *
- Teacher books for resources
- games for indoor recess
- educational games
- books for the classroom
- manipulative's
- craft supplies (particularly for younger grades)
- Did I mention books for the class library?
*Books may seem a "boring" gift but to a teacher and students, they are indispensable! Having multiple copies of books is definitely okay. Also having books at different levels is very appropriate to accommodate all readers. In order to build a classroom library with varying levels, teachers usually rely on bonus points from book orders or have to purchase books for the library for the class. Having a vast selection for students goes a long way to increase a lifetime interest in reading. You can think of it as investment in your own child and many future generations of interested readers! (They do not need to be new books! Next time you hit a book sale, garage sale, or know books your children have outgrown pass them on to a teacher!!)
Class (Group) Gift:
If you have a little extra time, some items that are fun are:
- a basket of new or gently used books for the teacher's library.
- a teacher chair (like a directors chair) with everyone's signature from that year.
- a tote bag with a theme and everyone's signature (I used a rectangular plain canvas
bag. I made it into a flag with a blue box in the upper left corner with a few stenciled
in stars-
- not colored in. The red stripes were the kids names written by them. I taped the lines for the white stripes and let them sign in red fabric marker.) - a glass vase with signatures from the class written in craft paint pen for glass/plastic. (I made flowers drawn onto the vase and the kids all signed into the petals. Up the side I wrote "Thanks for helping us grow". Teachers always need vases.)
- a teacher apron with everyone's signature on it (see craft store for plain ones)
- a book from the kids-
- have the students fill out their best memories, things they liked the most, things they didn't really like, funniest moments, most embarrassing moments, what you liked best about the year, the teacher is great because..., (just some ideas to get you started. I usually made out a form and sent it home secretly with the kids to fill out and then came in one day at recess and took all their pictures to mount on their individual pages. Start early and then put together into a book for the teacher.) - a class picture framed with their memories of the year written on the matting with their signatures
- Bring in a vase for the teacher and have each student bring in a flower...can be for teacher appreciation or for Valentine's day bouquet!
Related Links:
For even more great Teacher Gift ideas, Theme Party ideas, and ideas for helping your school build a better Parent-Teacher Organization, visit PTOIdeas.com.
Teacher Gifts with a Homemade Touch
Don't forget to read General Classroom Party Tips!!
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