Gift for teacher - Apprecation week next week. Ideas pls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but interested in hearing from some preschool/early education teachers here what they would really like or appreciate. Money is tight and I cannot afford (nor do I have time to prepare) a gift for each day of the week for the 6-8 teachers my son interacts with and loves, but I really do want to do something nice to demonstrate how much I appreciate the care and love they show to my son. Baked goods? Gift cards? Notes from my son and I? What would you like, or what would make you feel appreciated?

Gift cards & personal notes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but interested in hearing from some preschool/early education teachers here what they would really like or appreciate. Money is tight and I cannot afford (nor do I have time to prepare) a gift for each day of the week for the 6-8 teachers my son interacts with and loves, but I really do want to do something nice to demonstrate how much I appreciate the care and love they show to my son. Baked goods? Gift cards? Notes from my son and I? What would you like, or what would make you feel appreciated?

Gift cards & personal notes.

^Visa, Target, &/or Amazon, not Starbucks.

[Anonymous]

Take a page out of my book and do cash and a note- here’s why...some people suck at gift cards. They don’t use them. They forget about them or don’t use that store. I don’t want to throw money away like that. Now, a crisp 20 and a nice note? No one is throwing that $20 away - it WILL be used and appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take a page out of my book and do cash and a note- here’s why...some people suck at gift cards. They don’t use them. They forget about them or don’t use that store. I don’t want to throw money away like that. Now, a crisp 20 and a nice note? No one is throwing that $20 away - it WILL be used and appreciated.

Pre-K teacher here. I don't forget about them. Target gift cards are great because they can be used for anything. Don't give me cash. That just feels crass. I mean, I know it's essentially the same thing, but a gift card just comes across better. Actually, what's really good is a handwritten note telling me that all my hard work is appreciated.

[Anonymous]

PS (Pre-K teacher here)... please don't give me mugs, perfume, lotion, chocolate, or candles. I mean, I'll act like I love it, and I appreciate the thought, but I'm just overloaded on this stuff.

[Anonymous]

Target gift cards. Contributed $20 to the fund that will buy them lunch one day. Done!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take a page out of my book and do cash and a note- here’s why...some people suck at gift cards. They don’t use them. They forget about them or don’t use that store. I don’t want to throw money away like that. Now, a crisp 20 and a nice note? No one is throwing that $20 away - it WILL be used and appreciated.

Pre-K teacher here. I don't forget about them. Target gift cards are great because they can be used for anything. Don't give me cash. That just feels crass. I mean, I know it's essentially the same thing, but a gift card just comes across better. Actually, what's really good is a handwritten note telling me that all my hard work is appreciated.

I mean, you might, but you are not everyone. Some people hate Target and use Amazon. Everyone loves cash and a note. Are you really saying if someone gave you cash and a nice note you’d think they were crass?

[Anonymous]

$15 and a potted succulent good?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$15 and a potted succulent good?

Make it $20 and that's okay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Books about how to keep calm and teach on, how to keep the classroom organized and clean, how to treat students fairly, how to discipline a student without yelling.

Great ideas! Thank you!

[Anonymous]

For my DS’s daycare the parents got together to pool money. We are using that money to give the teachers cash and a nice thank you card signed by all the parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take a page out of my book and do cash and a note- here’s why...some people suck at gift cards. They don’t use them. They forget about them or don’t use that store. I don’t want to throw money away like that. Now, a crisp 20 and a nice note? No one is throwing that $20 away - it WILL be used and appreciated.

Pre-K teacher here. I don't forget about them. Target gift cards are great because they can be used for anything. Don't give me cash. That just feels crass. I mean, I know it's essentially the same thing, but a gift card just comes across better. Actually, what's really good is a handwritten note telling me that all my hard work is appreciated.

I mean, you might, but you are not everyone. Some people hate Target and use Amazon. Everyone loves cash and a note. Are you really saying if someone gave you cash and a nice note you’d think they were crass?

I want to know too. So much easier to stick money in an envelope.

[Anonymous]

Can we do this at the end of the year instead of this week? Do people do both?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we do this at the end of the year instead of this week? Do people do both?

Yes. Some people give a teacher appreciation week gift, some give an end of the year gift, some do both, some don’t do anything.

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The gifts that touched me the most this year were the ones that came with a handwritten note, especially those with scribbles and/or notes from the students, too, or where the student dictated a note to their parent. (I teach ages 3-9.)

Of the “actual gifts,” I received Target gift cards, bath bombs, baked goods, a mini-pie from a local bakery, lip balm, and a potted plant cut from a family’s backyard garden. All were good, though the gift cards, bakery pie, lip balm, and plant are the most “useful” to me.