Are you looking for the best actions to show your teachers just how important they are? Don’t look any further, you’re in the right place.
As we told you in the last post, teacher appreciation can be celebrated in many different ways. It only depends on you and your imagination.
When buying a teacher appreciation gift, try not to get him or her something very expensive, unless it’s a collective gift bought by all the pupils; books and flowers are great ideas.
Here are some other ideas and suggestions you can use to mark Teacher Appreciation Week 2007, divided into different students’ grades:
Early grade students:
- Collages
- Drawings
- Home-made posters
- Home-made postcards
- Writings
Middle grade students:
- Apple pencil holders
- Bookmarks
- Mosaic portraits
- Soap sculptures
- Teacher notepads
Older grade students:
- Cooking
- Surprise party and cocktail
- Plays or movies
- Excursions
- Artworks
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Teacher appreciation, like any other feeling, can be expressed in different ways. But first, let’s have a general look at some tips before considering some teacher appreciation actions.
These are some general remarks for your teacher appreciation work, gift or action:
Be yourself. Try to adapt ideas and suggestions to your own style.
Don’t be shy when expressing your teacher appreciation, but do not overstate.
Be true. Try not to express lack of motivation by doing a very common and simple action.
Be original. You don’t always have to use elaborate gestures or buy expensive gifts to show your appreciation. Use your imagination or show your appreciation though repeatedly good behaviour.
In next post you can find many interesting ideas and suggestions that will help you when planning your teacher appreciation week. Be on alert for new entries!
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In Italy a Teacher Day or a Teacher Appreciation Week doesn’t exist. This doesn’t imply Italians don’t have acts of gratitude or don’t recognise teachers’ real value and important role in their life. On the contary, students are usually very fond of their teachers and even give to some of them a special place in their heart for ever. In Italy students express their affection above all at primary school, a place where pupils spend most of their daytime, staying there usually from 8 a.m to 2 or 4 p.m. Because of this, there are pupils who tend to consider their teachers as part of their own family, special people they can trust and rely on when they are not with their parents. At that stage, it is common among pupils to offer little presents to their teachers every now and then, such as flowers, candies or, most of the times, drawings representing themselves together with their favourite teacher. At high school students don’t give presents to their teachers but they usually liaise with them once they have finished their studies. In this way they express their interest in making the teachers feel still involved in their former students’ life. Teachers are authoritative but can be caring at the same time, and either pupils and grown up students usually recognise and appreciate it. There are theachers who can make the difference in your life not only for the knowledge they are able to convey but above all for the life insight they can provide thanks to that knowlegde and their experience. Every day can be the Teacher Day if you want to make your teachers feel special, just let them know!
Since 1984 the first full week in May is established as the Teacher Appreciation Week, with Tuesday being National Teacher Appreciation Day. During this week, students honour their teachers who dedicate their knowledge, time, lives and passion to education.
May 6 – May 12 will be Teacher Appreciation Week 2007. Take special care of your beloved teachers this week, and surprise them with a gift or celebration on National Teacher Appreciation Day, May 8, 2007.
Teachers agree that good teaching is their own reward, but Teacher Appreciation Week 2007 is a great time to let educators know the contributions they make to your or your kids’ lives.
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Whilst I was at school in England, Teacher Appreciation day was never really celebrated. Although children would bring gifts and sometimes thank you cards at the end of each year, after reading through this site, I really do think the British should think some more about making this a more well known celebration. Not only does it reflect the hard work put in by the teachers in the run up to the summer exam period, it also may prompt more youngsters to consider teaching as a career – something which is becoming increasingly overlooked by school leavers.
A celebratory day such as this is also a great way of building team spirit amongst class mates; whether they are discussing what gift to buy or organising a special class production. I certainly hope it catches on!
