Teacher Appreciation ~ Links

In our last letter from Moses, we received an unexpected and delightful note from his teacher. Has that ever happened to you? Teacher Emma wrote: “[Moses] is now able to write on his own due to the material you always send him… He is social and hard working. He fears God and respects elders…” That made my day and it called for a little teacher appreciation for Teacher Emma in my next letter!

ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO APPRECIATE AND THANK THEIR TEACHERS

Here are some ideas to encourage your child to appreciate and thank their teachers, whether they are teachers of your sponsored child or teachers of your own children. It doesn’t have to be anything big. Just a note to let them know that you are thinking of them; or some ‘I am praying for you today’ tags; or ‘you’re a star teacher’ tags for your child to hand out. Teaching our children to take time to appreciate and thank their teachers any time of the year will encourage, energize, and probably endear them to their teachers forever.

TEACHER APPRECIATION ~ PAPER GIFTS ~ FREE PRINTABLE

Devotionals

Devotionals lots to choose from to bless your child’s teacher; include a snippet in a note to brighten their day

Colouring / Puzzles / Crafts

My Teacher is the Best – colouring (supercoloring) in a doodle style; Thank a Teacher – colouring two children present their teacher with a bouquet of flowers; free printable

Teacher – colouring (coloringbook4kids/preciousmoments) a sweet Precious Moments teacher holds a report kind showing A’s for kindness, mercy, love, and faithfulness; free printable

Teacher Appreciation – colouring/worksheets (classroomdoodles) various doodle designs where your child can write or draw then colour; free printable

Teacher Appreciation – paper craft (ministry-to-children) encourage your child to show appreciation for their hard working teachers by colouring and decorating their ‘desk’ (cut and paste) with cute little notes; add some star stickers or a photo of your child or your class; free printable

Greatest Teacher Appreciation Ever – door craft (happyhomefairy) decorate your teacher’s door with this fabulous idea where each child’s photo is printed, cut out, and dressed up in mini costumes, then put on the classroom door; more Teacher Appreciation – fun ideas; free printable

Teacher – paper craft (supercoloring) decorate your school classroom with this cut and paste collage craft; free printable

World’s Best Teacher – writing prompt (activityvillage); My teacher is special because – booklet to make; members only (or use the idea to make your own)

Awards / Certificates / Medals / Rosettes

Trophy – 3D paper craft (amyfreeideas) adapt this idea to ‘World’s Best Teacher’, or ‘[Your Town’s] Best Teacher’, or simply add your teacher’s name to this trophy craft using a paper roll, cardboard and gold foil; free printable

Teacher of the Year – award certificate (funawards) in yellow, gold and beige; Teacher of the Year – award certificate in green and blue and gold; simply download, add your teacher’s name, then print; free printable

Teacher – award certificates (creativecertificates) various to choose from; free printable

World’s Best Teacher – award certificate (supercoloring) to fill in and colour; free printable

Teacher – award certificates (123certificates) 28 designs to choose from, including some where you can add your own photo; they also have certificates of appreciation, blank school certificates, gift certificates; Paper Award Ribbons in colour or black and white that your child can colour for their teachers and put their name on it; free printable

Make your own Certificate (printwithmypic) there are room for photos on some of these; or maybe your child could draw picture of themselves, their teachers, or their class; free printable

Teacher – award certificates (hooverwebdesign) various to choose from; free printable

Awards / Certificates (scroll down to ‘more free certificates’) for more ideas; free printable

Best Teacher – diploma (activityvillage) to colour and fill in; Teacher Appreciation – rosettes; members only (or use the ideas to design your own)

Paper Gifts

God’s Top 10 – FREE Bible poster (Paper Gifts for Estefany; scroll down) a fun and colourful classroom poster as a reminder for the class to R.E.S.P.E.C.T. everyone around them; and there’s also matching bookmarks; free printable

FREE Bible Posters (Paper Gifts for Estefany) many to choose from to bless and encourage your child’s teacher or for them to hang up in their classroom; simply print, laminate, then roll them up and gift wrap it with a gift tag; or pop one in a frame as a special gift; free printable

This Moment I Choose Him – FREE Bible poster (clothedinscarlet) a selection of Bible verses decorated with flowers; free printable

Father’s Love Letter – FREE Bible poster (fathersloveletter) a selection of beautiful Bible verses written as a personal and intimate love letter from God to encourage your teacher; available in different formats and 123 languages; free printable

Student Tree – poster (mumtastic) make or draw a tree with each student’s name on a leaf; or ask each student to draw their own leaf and write their name on it; a great gift idea from the whole class; add a favourite Bible verse to encourage your teacher; free printable

Spring Tulip – posters (onsuttonplace) add a Bible verse to one of these pretty watercolour posters in bright happy colours and plenty of white space; perfect to brighten your child’s teacher’s day; subscribers only

FREE Bible Verse Cards (Paper Gifts for Estefany) various to choose from; free printable

Bookmarks

FREE Bible Bookmarks (Paper Gifts for Estefany) many beautiful bookmarks with a Bible verse to choose from, including some your child can colour themselves; add a special note on the back and laminate; free printable

Teacher – bookmark (modernparentsmessykids) with the words ‘It takes a big heart to help shape little minds’ and a gift tag by ‘special delivery’ simply saying, ‘Thanks for all your hard work’; free printable

Teacher – bookmark (positivelysplendid) a personalised gift saying, ‘Thanks for helping me write a chapter in my story’, with room for your child to add their teacher’s name and then sign it; free printable

Apple – bookmarks (bookmarkbee) shiny red and green apples with a wavy pattern of apples on a lighter red or green background; add a Bible verse and a personal note of encouragement to your teacher on the back; 4 per page; free printable

Wallet Cards

FREE Bible Wallet Cards (Paper Gifts for Estefany) to use as gift tags for your teachers; various designs to choose from; free printable

Notepaper / To Do Lists

FREE Notepaper / FREE To Do Lists (Paper Gifts for Estefany) various lovely designs to choose from to bless and encourage your teacher, many with Bible verse; perfect for a note to your teacher or as a stationery gift – simply print, cut, fold, tie with ribbon or raffia, and gift wrap; they print 3, 4 or 6 per page; free printable

Watercolour Flowers – to do list (ishouldbemoppingthefloor) red and apricot watercolour roses; print, cut and gift wrap; or as an alternative, Kristi suggests printing one copy, laminating it or putting it into a frame with glass cover and then gift wrap with a dry erase marker so it can be used over and over (fantastic idea); Floral – to do list pink and orange flowers with different shades of green leaves on a white background for daily, weekly, monthly or yearly tasks; Floral – notepaper mint, blue and yellow with mint border; Floral – notepaper mauve, pink and yellow; free printable

Recipe Cards

FREE recipe cards (scroll down to ‘recipe cards’ towards the end of the page) various lovely designs to choose from; print, cut and gift wrap some blank recipe cards as a cute gift, and make sure to include one of your own favourite recipes (and maybe even a sample to taste); and there’s also a recipe box label, blank cards, dividers, labels and round tags if you would like to make a recipe box for a special gift; free printable

Gift Tags / Labels

You’re a Star Teacher – gift tags (livinglocurto) star-shaped gift tags for your child to hand out to their teachers or to attach to gifts; red, blue, pink and yellow; free printable

Lavender – gift tags (graphicsfairy) pretty organisational labels in different sizes that would make lovely gift tags; free printable

Floral – gift tags (ishouldbemoppingthefloor) with pretty pink flowers on a pale beige gingham background; Floral – gift tags mint, blue and yellow with mint border, and there’s some matching notepaper; Apple – gift tags a red apple on green and white polka dot background; Thank you, what a great school year – gift tags; Bus Driver – gift tags with words, ‘Thanks for going the extra mile’; free printable

School Bus – gift tags (fellowes) free printable

Organisation / Charts

FREE Calendar lots of monthly or annual calendar designs to choose from to bless and encourage your teacher; free printable

Daily Priorities and Goals Chart (embracing) organisational charts in colour or to colour; free printable

What I learned this week – chart (fellowes); Birthday – chart to keep track of students’ birthdays; Classroom – reward coupons; Star of the Week – chart celebrate students who work hard; Sunshine Students – chart let your students know when they make a difference in someone’s day; Number – flash cards; Multiplication – flash cards; Bee Nice, it makes life sweeter – classroom poster; Desk – 3D signs for students; Desk – name tags for girls; Desk – name tags for boys; All about me – flag pennants for students to fill in and hang up around the room; All about me – fill in sheets; Blank Award Certificates; ABC – flash cards; Weather – chart; Good Work – certificate; Excellent Work – certificate; World Map – outline; teacher organisation printables; free printable

Teacher – planning printables (supercoloring) reward charts, to do planner, yearly goals, yearly planners, teacher notes, timetable, important dates, lesson plans, and more; free printable

School – more printables free printable

MORE CREATIVE IDEAS

Make your own paper gifts for your child’s teacher; choose your own image (e.g. your photo, or a class photo) and share one of your favourite Bible verses with your child’s teacher:

Bible wallet cards great items for every teacher to hand out to encourage their hard working students, or for students to hand out to their teachers
Bible bookmark an encouraging Bible verse and add your teacher’s name
Bible poster / postcard to sit on their desk or hang on their wall to encourage them all year long
Calendar
DIY Paper Gifts make up your own gift book for a really special teacher; or for a class gift, ask the students in your class to each contribute one item for a special memory of that year / teacher – e.g. poem, draw a picture, or use items from this post
Note cards or stationery add a Bible verse to a lovely image of your choice to encourage your child’s teacher with this easy tutorial
Including an envelope for your child’s teacher? Jazz it up with some of these fun ideas. There are some great free printable envelopes in this post, too.
Jazz up your Bible Verses a simple typography tutorial to put your teacher’s favourite Bible verse (or one of yours) in a fancy font / colour; and then why not frame it as a special gift for your teacher
NOT feeling creative? But want to do something special for your child’s teacher? How about some word art? Type in a Bible verse in any language into one of these word generators; click a button and it will do creativity for you. Add some relevant Godly character words; teaching words, names of the students in your class, or encouraging words. Make it a gift your child’s teacher will treasure.

TEACHER APPRECIATION ~ STATIONERY ~ FREE PRINTABLE

FREE Bible Note Cards (Paper Gifts for Estefany) with Bible verse; many different designs to choose from; perfect for a note to your teacher, or print a few as a stationery gift – simply print, cut, fold, tie with ribbon or raffia, and gift wrap; free printable

FREE Stationery (Paper Gifts for Estefany) this is the motherlode of free printable stationery with lots to choose from for a sweet note to bless your child’s teacher, many with Bible verse; perfect for a note to your teacher or as a stationery gift – simply print, cut, fold, tie with ribbon or raffia, and gift wrap; print 2 per page if you want smaller sized stationery, or 4 per page for notepaper; free printable

FREE lined stationery (tsohgraphics) 14 sweet designs with Bible verses and matching envelopes; free printable

Watercolour Floral – stationery (printablepartyinvitations) gorgeous pink watercolour flowers with a splash of apricot, blue and red on white background; Seashell – stationery pretty and elegant stationery with seashells on a pastel blue linen background; Purple Floral – stationery mauve and purple flowers with thin gold frame; Romantic Roses – stationery 3 designs – aqua, peach and ivory; Pastel Floral – stationery soft and elegant letter paper in 5 colours – pink, blue, green, yellow, beige; Tropical Flower – stationery in cool aqua tones; Vintage Victorian – stationery featuring an ornate antique border and a floral pattern in 6 pretty colours; designed as blank wedding stationery, but gorgeous to add a touch of class to normal stationery; free printable

Watercolour Floral – stationery (craftberrybush; scroll down for the blank copy) pretty watercolour red flowers on a white background; free printable

Floral – stationery (ishouldbemoppingthefloor) with a pretty spray of pink flowers in opposite corners; blank or lined; free printable

Sweet Gerbera Daisy – border (canon) available in blue, pink, mauve, yellow, or coral; School Bus – pop up card; free printable

Teacher – greeting card (ishouldbemoppingthefloor) filled with apples of lovely colours and the words, ‘You rock’ or ‘Thank you’; free printable

Teacher Thank You – ice cream card (skiptomylou) a fun printable ice cream cone with words, ‘Thanks for making this year scoops of fun’; Teacher Thank You ~ card and envelope word art with an apple and blackboard in red and green colours; free printable

Teacher – greeting cards (greetingsisland) 3 pages to choose from; Teacher – greeting cards 2 more pages to choose from; with fully editable text and you can also add your own photos; free printable

Teacher – petal card (inspirationmadesimple; scroll down) a blue petal card with a pink band and the words, ‘Thank you for being a wonderful teacher’; designed for a gift card, but also perfect for a note; free printable

Sweet Flowers – stationery (pageborders.org) apricot, mauve, yellow, blue tiny flowers – with apricot bracket frame on white background; Comic Book – stationery with stars and the words ‘pow’ and ‘bang’ for a great teacher; pretty Pastel Stripes – stationery yellow, pink, apricot and green striped border on white background; Floral – stationery black and white; Jungle – stationery with a blue butterfly and parrot; Rainforest – stationery toucan, green tree frog, hibiscus flower, palms, ferns and trees; Picket Fence – stationery with tiny flowers; Orange and Pink Stripes – stationery; Pink and Cream Stripes – stationery; Tropical Scene – stationery in aqua blue and white; Garden Scene – stationery a neat garden with flowers, grass, trees and picket fence; Birds – stationery with birdhouse, oval white frame on tiny pink hearts background; Poppy – stationery poppies along the footer on white background; Pink and White Polka Dots – stationery; Confetti – stationery stars and streamers around the border; Basketball – stationery for your sports teacher; Music Notes – stationery on soft blue border; Alphabet – stationery blue, green, yellow and pink alphabet blocks on white background for your preschool teacher; Numbers – stationery (0-9) with colourful stripes suitable for a ‘thank you for teaching us our numbers’ note; Kindergarten – stationery with related items on blue border; Preschool – stationery (landscape) with preschool related graphics that would also make a great background for a teacher award certificate; School Bus – stationery; Lighthouse – stationery with blue sky border; Red Roses – stationery on white background; Purple and Black Stripes – stationery; Watercolour Splotches – stationery colourful border on white background; Heart Flowers – stationery with a very pale blue border; Children – stationery a selection of children around the border; Nautical – stationery nautical graphics with rope border; Chemistry – stationery chemistry symbols on white background; free version

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