Gifts for the Teacher

Not an apple, and Girls love Chocolate. It is always so hard to decide what to get for someone you hardly know. I can feel your pain. Being an opportunist, when gift giving times come, I give out gift certificates or product from Vitamark. Unless I know this would offend the person, if that is the case, I choose very well. All that said, girls love chocolate, and tupperware containers are great for holding home made chocolate snacks. Sincerely and With Appreciation.

I would think that it should be just a general gift like candy or something that smells good. Does not have to be expensive and Kathryn could write on the card to personalize it for her teacher. I know that whatever you choose will be appreciated. My daughter collected "quotes" from her class and put them in a book saying who said what. Some of them are hilarious and together with photos of 'her'children it is a great memory for her to have.

Gift certificates to help toward the things teachers often use their own money for for the classroom? OR something to pamper the teacher?

Hi, dorannmwin. I am planning on giving my son's teacher a gift too. I was thinking about him letting him make a handmade greeting card for her. And maybe a gift certificate to Walmart. I think that would be nice for her.

How about a nice plant, a perennial one that will grow and will remind the teacher of your daughter as it grows.

You can give her something sweet, like a chocolate or something like that. When I was in elementary school there were even classmates that gave the teacher a rose.

i generally make something for the teacher if i am able to. what about some plants for her garden? something for outside of her house?

In middle school when the school year ended, I gave all my teachers a pin that was shaped like a textbook. They all loved it. My best friend at the time gave her favorite teacher a book they he enjoyed reading. If your daughter knows her teacher really well then it should be something personalized like her favorite book or her favorite type of flower but many items like things that symbolize school would be a good gift to any teacher.

Either a gift card to a coffee shop, like Dunkin Donuts or Tim Horton's.. a gift card to a book shop so she can pick out a book for the class... or I would go to the dollar store and get some candy and a mug and put the candy in the mug.

keep on the good work

Last year I have given a scarf to the teacher and a beautiful one too so I think this can be among your option as to what to give the teacher of your little girl. I have always given when I was a little girl and till today I have kept the tradition.

My cousin is a teacher and she says although she appreciates getting gifts from her students, she doesn't need another knick knack thing for her small place. She's also on a special diet and just gives away most of the food items she gets. And she's allergic to most perfumed soaps and lotions - so she gives those away too. Gift cards are always nice - that way they can buy whatever it is they truly need or want - especially if you don't know what the teacher's tastes are. A bookstore would probably be very appropriate. But if a gift card isn't warm enough, I think I would have my daughter make a handmade card so she can show her appreciation to the teacher she's had all year . . . and then get a gift that a teacher can always use that you can't go wrong with . . . like a cool pen set or fun notepads. Maybe Kathryn could tell you if she knows what the teacher likes? I remember one of my teachers loved anything that had to do with Japanese culture, so we got her this Japanese snack bowl set.

Hello i was in teaching for over four decades,we have a 'Teachers day' celebration, our students give us gifts that varies from a simple card to a cosly watch.. well one should give a gift to some body that he/she will use for a long period of time.. i would suggest you to give a hand knitted sweater or some thing similar.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Prof

If I were to decide, I would give my teacher a Chicken Soup for the Soul Book. There are a lot of titles to choose from, just choose the most appropriate. The reason behind this is because in a book, you learn a lot of new ideas. And a book is similar to a teacher because you can learn from both of them.

What I give my kids teachers are gift card for local stores. You can do a 5 dollar starbucks card and that will buy them any drink on the menu you could also give them a walmart card or a gift card to a craft store as teachers spend lots of their own money to supplement their class room budgets. If I was a teacher I would be thrilled with a small gift card to any where it shows that they are appreciated.

Last year, I had a student who gave me a present after the end of the school year and I was really touched because I wasnt expecting him to buy me one. I think teachers wont mind about what the student is gonna get them, as they said, its the thought that counts.

What about a made to order figurine which symbolizes her character or the most noble profession of being a teacher? IT could look like a woman or a teacher in her uniform with books on arms, a bag on her shoulder. Quite expensive though for you have to make the design for it. Or maybe there are something like this already out there