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[quote=Anonymous]Some people send a small token item to a teacher (which probably isn’t the best idea, nobody needs that much “stuff” each year. There are lots of posts online of teachers commenting wryly on an overabundance of mugs, for example).

More generally, people contribute to a class fund as organized by the room mom, with the money to pay for both a class party, and a class gift (probably a gift card. This has the benefit of giving the teacher enough that they can buy something they actually want, with the added benefit that individual donations (or lack thereof) are masked from the teacher, so that a child whose parents don’t give or can’t give much isn’t excluded, and those who can give more aren’t seen as trying to buy influence.  When my kids were younger, I think the requested donation was usually around $5-$10, but it’s been a while, and it wouldn’t surprise me if the requested amount might be a little higher.

Some families might send in individual gift cards, but there may be a maximum limit depending on district. MCPS used to limit teacher gifts to $20.

It’s not typical to send gifts to specials teachers. I don’t know about aftercare, because we didn’t do that, but I wouldn’t expect it would require much. My best guess would be that if there were a primary caregiver or one that had been especially helpful to your child, you might give them a $20 gift card.

Basically, I’d contribute to the class fund, respond every time the teacher asks for classroom supplies like soap/sanitizer, tissues, paper, etc., and when the teacher makes a wishlist at bookfair, buy one of the requested books for the classroom library.

Keep in mind that some families have multiple kids and a lot of families can’t afford $500 for teacher gifts for one child, let alone multiply that across multiple children.

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