<p>Its National Teacher Appreciation Week and I’d like to give a few of my teachers a gift of some kind to thank them for being so nice to me over the past year. I don’t want anything too expensive, so around 5 dollars a gift or so. Any ideas as to what to get they’d like?</p>
<p>That’s nice of you! I am a teacher and I love getting gift cards to coffee shops. A plant would be nice, too. Believe me, your teachers will be thrilled and touched by anything that you do.</p>
<p>You are sweet to think of your teachers. Here are some thoughts from a former teacher…</p>
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<li> Please, no more mugs. While the A+ teacher mugs are cute, 1 is enough ;-)</li>
<li> No fattening goodies. Have you seen the inside of the staff lounge? Boxes of donuts multiply there and then leap onto the hips of unsuspecting teachers. Seriously.</li>
<li> A personal note from you will mean more than anything you can buy.</li>
<li> If you still want to buy something, I like the idea of gift cards to local coffee place or bookstore. Or Amazon. We buy lots of stuff for our classrooms, so even Staples/Office Max</li>
<li> Write us a letter next year, from wherever you are to let us know how you are…we like to think that our teaching has helped prepare you for life.</li>
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<p>Nothing with apples on it. Gift cards are perfect.</p>
<p>Daughter insisted she had to get her U.S. History teacher the finger puppet of Frederick Douglass that we saw when we were touring colleges.</p>
<p>CCsiteobsessed…
GREAT! It sounds like something a fun history teacher would love…and not have duplicates of already!</p>
<p>How about a box of notepaper, plus the first note card used by you for Thank You. Then the teacher will feel good each time the cards are used.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input, it’s been helpful</p>
<p>A letter of appreciation with a cc to the principal (especially if the teacher doesn’t have tenure.) That’s number one. If you want something more present-y that should be in addition. I think gift cards to bookstores are a good way to go. I’ve given blank notecards with a drawing of the school done by me. I figured they could be used by the teachers for thank-you notes. If you can’t draw you could use a photograph.</p>
<p>A movie pass is always appreciated.</p>
<p>This website has lots of good options (stickers, magnets, etc.) especially if you are in the sciences or English. The designs are educational, but funny- and not a single apple or “I love teaching” to be found!</p>
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