A teacher is much more than an instructor who deals with daily lessons in a classroom. Through the ages and across cultures, the role of a teacher has been celebrated and appreciated by expressing gratitude. They mold minds, build characters and shape the destiny of their students. A good teacher wears multiple hats – that of a friend, a mentor, a guide, a protector and someone who measures his/her own success on how their students excel in their individual lives.
Teachers play one of the most important roles in the destiny of societies and also define the way communities and nations shape up for the challenges of the future. As students and parents, it is important to show our gratitude towards the kind of role teacher plays in our lives and that of our kids.
Teacher Appreciation Week is rightly celebrated in many parts of the world to honor and thank these individuals. However, expressing gratitude and bringing a smile on the face of a teacher shouldn’t be restricted to a week or a day in a year. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could surprise your teacher(s) with a special and unique idea or gift? If you are looking for fresh and unique ideas of Teacher Appreciation, we have curated this list of 10 such ideas that teachers will love and appreciate.
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1. Gift a painted pottery
Pottery painting has picked up as a hobby and allows you to express your creativity in unlimited ways. There are many shops that offer paintable pottery and you should grab one. Spend some time and decorate a personalized piece of pottery for your teacher with colors and this would be symbolic of the virtues they have instilled in your character.
2. Inspire by Video Montage
Teachers are no less than Heroes for the kind of role they play in the lives of students. Celebrating and making them feel like Heroes by sharing video montages would be one of the best and most creative ways of honoring their role. Choose your favorite theme and share the link of Thank You Video Message with the teacher. They’d surely love and treasure the video.
3. Personalized Candles
These sell like hot cakes these days and your teacher would surely love the gift. Personalize it with your teacher’s name or anything that they can relate to and surely these keepsake candles would remind them of you and your friends for years to come.
4. Try painted rock
If you have ever gone camping with your teacher in the past, it would perhaps be a great way to reminisce about those wonderful memories. There is no better way of doing the same then to gift a painted rock to your teacher. If you had collected rocks during the adventure it would serve best, or else you can simply pick up a rock and personalize it for your teacher.
4. Handmade Photo Frame
You can buy the most expensive gifts for your teacher but they would still love ones you make for them. Pick up twigs or any other thing that you come across and secure the four corners with ropes. Paint or varnish it if you want and frame your teacher’s photograph on it with glue. You have a unique photo frame for that special guide in your life.
6. Crayon Dish
Teachers and crayons are inseparable. Your teacher would have surely taught you to express your creativity with crayons. It would be a great idea to express your gratitude by gluing together crayons to form a basket and filling it up with candies and other goodies. Try this out and you would surely see your teacher turn emotional.
7. Pencil Jar
Much like the crayons, pencils are an integral part of any teacher-student relationship and a custom pencil jar would surely serve as a great gift. Choose something lying around in home that you could repurpose as a jar and fill it with pencils. Your teacher would surely appreciate this useful gift.
8. Try A Digital Scrapbook
Scrapbooks have been popular for years and in this digital age you can try creating a digital scrapbook for your entire class and gift it to the teacher. Collect old images of your time at the school or college and let the entire class share their memories, drawings etc. Share this link with the teacher and they would surely love it.
9. Paint A Lantern
Your teacher has lighted up your life and helped your see beyond the dark and gifting them a painted lantern would surely be one of the nicest ways of paying your gratitude. Buy a lantern and paint it with bright colors that grab immediate attention. This would surely add to the décor of your teacher’s home or office.
10. Gift a plant to your teacher
The threat of climate change and the disastrous consequences looms over our heads. Planting trees and other environmental initiatives have made its way into our regular education curriculum. Teachers often educate students on the importance of the environment and gifting them a plant is one of the best ways of appreciating their role in a student’s life.
To sum up, showing gratitude for teachers is important, not because they want or demand the same from you but the very fact that you or your kids have become smarter and kinder under the guidance of the teacher. The ideas we have mentioned here would surely brighten your teacher’s day.