Okay, that title should probably read, “10 Gifts I Loved Getting” when I taught school. It’s all subjective 😉 Yesterday I asked on our Facebook page if anyone still needed teacher gift ideas and most replied with a resounding, “YES!” So today I’m sharing quick ideas of things I really enjoyed getting as gifts for Teacher Appreciation week, end of the year, etc.
1. Gift Cards
I know this is a given, but what I loved is that our PTA put together a little worksheet for me to fill out at the beginning of the year of all my “favorite things” – so I got gift cards to my favorite restaurants, the movies, etc. I think iTunes, Amazon or Target would also be great! You can download this App(le) for my Teacher printable here.
2. School Supplies
This might seem silly, but if you know the teacher will be there next year, why not get a head start on supplies he/she might need? Here is a great place to start:
3. Board Game/Class Game
Teachers will appreciate getting something new that the students can enjoy, too! Especially to hold them over those last few weeks after testing is done and the kids are so excited for Summer!
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As a Kindergarten teacher, these would all be great to receive. 🙂
What a wonderful collection!! I’ll make sure to pin and share this 🙂
Thank you, Shannon! I was hoping it wasn’t too boring 😉
WOW!really? I got “dancing flowers for them
When I was a teacher I loved summer related goodies and GC! 🙂 The rest of these are great ideas too. I also loved when parents volunteered their time at home or int he classroom to help me out,
YES! Time is probably more valuable than any of those! Thanks for sharing!
All of these are such great ideas! Definitely going to pin this!
Thanks so much, Holly!
What a fun collection of ideas!!
I LOVE that you wrote this!! Great ideas!! As a teacher it is always nice to get something besides food. 🙂
Kristin
http://www.hopelesslyeverafter.blogspot.com
After searching through several pins recently, I decided I would try my hand at a little homemade something that also happened to be nearly free! I love the various subway art, but especially those with colors (rather than the standard black and white). So, off I go to Google the various ways I could recreate this art for my son’s teacher. I’m not software savvy, so of course mine is a little ‘elementary’, no pun intended, sort of 🙂 I managed to come up with several words and font’s and even included her name in the center. I printed it for free from work (shhhhh don’t tell) and bought a $3 frame. It’s now ready to go. I just wish I could post a pic of it here so I could get feedback before I hand it off next week. 🙁 Hope she likes it!
That sounds perfect! I’m sure she will love it! Thanks for telling us the idea!
As a high school teacher, I love getting Starbucks or Target gift cards. I also love getting cute stationary cards or journals to use in the classroom or outside! I love the summer gift idea. Summer here I come!
These are all great gifts. Just want to add that books are always a fantastic gift for a teacher.
Great ideas. I always wonder what to get for teachers, but this list is wonderful!
I also appreciate a donation to a favourite charity on my behalf…some that I have received: animals such as a chicken or pigs sent to a village, packages to send a child to school in a third world country(includes uniform, desk, books, etc.), bio sands water filter, bibles, etc. I don’t really ever feel that I NEED anything but when parents want to acknowledge what you’ve done for their child, this is one way that they can do it. And if they ask, this is what I ask for.
It helps when you have a child that also listens or pays attention to the teacher. My son told me last year that his teacher needed a clock for a Christmas present, he said her clock on the wall was always messed up and bugged her. I thought, odd but we bought her a white wall clock from Walmart and I had a friend of mine do some vinyl words such as create, teach, etc and added her initial to the plastic face in the middle of the clock – she said she loved it and my son said she replaced her old non-working clock.
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what awesome gifts these would make!! Thanks so much to create suggestions to, you’re so creative! I’ll be trying this out at some part 🙂
I really enjoy visiting your blog. It would really help to children for giving the gift to their teachers.
Great list, I love every time I get gift cards, but also always love receiving #6, candles, body lotions, cute soaps etc! Please feel free to check out our popular teacher gifts at https://BoredTeachers.com. Our “TEACHER OFF DUTY” wine glass is a huge hit, right now. Teachers love it!