A teacher's wishlist...

With school fast approaching...I started a middle school wish list for our school that range in prices from a little to a lot. So I was thinking I would share some ideas in case you were wanting to start the year by gifting your teacher. Of course, paper, dry erase markers, clorox wipes and Kleenex (you would be amazed on how many boxes of Kleenex the kids go through!) are always needed. Then there is some fun stuff too..

You can buy a gift certificate to teacherspayteachers.com where teachers share items that they have used with success in their classroom. My "cart" has $27.00 sitting in it as we speak! It is a fun resource.

Gift cards. This is kinda two-fold. I love to get gift cards in $10 increments for places kids love (iTunes, movies, food places, etc.) that I can use as rewards for my students. I like to do monthly drawings for the kids if they have done all their homework or other criteria for the month. Then as a teacher I love to get gift cards to amazon.com to buy things for my classroom, books, etc.

Wine (OK this might not be super appropriate for every teacher and/or school situation but you know some teachers would love it...and yes, I do love Apothic Red..thanks! Ha!) I was thinking that wine or food for teachers would be a great gift. (Of course, not to drink at work but at home after a long week with all the kiddos!) Even buying the teachers lunch for a random Friday at school or something is always a big hit...you can get other parents involved and host a huge salad bar in the teacher's lounge...always a big hit!

And the best gift you can give is to work with your teacher and student to make sure your student has a great year! Help your student stay organized and prepared each day.

And if you are a spouse of a teacher...you should definitely buy her a new watch for the school year like this one above. (hint, hint!)

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A teacher's wishlist...