As you are gearing up for the Back-to-School season, it’s important we remember the hard work, dedication, and countless hours that teachers spend setting up their classrooms. One way to show teachers that you appreciate their efforts is to send a meaningful gift with your student on the first day of school.
As I’ve been putting together teacher gifts for teachers all over the world, I have documented the process! Here are several teacher gift ideas for the first week of school.
You’ll see a couple of gift tags within this post of teacher gift ideas. If you’d like to use those, just enter your info below!
I should mention that I have used affiliate links in this blog post. Everything that I linked up I have purchased myself and love!
Before we get into teacher gifts, let’s get everything ready for First Day of School pictures! This year my kiddos will hold these pencil flags for their back-to-school pictures. As they are getting older, it is more difficult to find signs with their grade levels. So, I decided to make my own! You might also find these first day of school signs helpful because they have every grade level PLUS last day of school signs included.
To add a little flair, I attached the signs to rulers. Then I adorned the ruler with fun ribbon.
First Day of School Flags / Black and White Ribbon / Star Ribbon / Yellow Ribbon
The first teacher gift may be the most popular of the season according to social media. Wal-Mart released these gold pencil ID badge holders, and teachers went CRAZY!
To make the teacher badge holder into a gift, I switched out the traditional black lanyard with a beaded lanyard. Then, I slipped a gift card inside.
Badge Holder / Lanyard / Amazon Gift Card
If you are looking for an easy, no-fuss gifting option, BUT you want it to still be cute… this one is for you! For my son’s teachers, I grabbed gift card holders that are already assembled. All you have to do is stick a gift card inside. This is a gift we know teachers will be thankful for!
Have you seen all of the cute pencil-themed goodies that stores have this year? I must admit, I am LOVING this trend.
This back to school teacher gift is all about that pencil theme that teachers love so much. I started with a pencil notebook, added a pencil tray, then placed a pencil pouch filled with pens on top. Tied it up with run ribbon & a gift card! What’s not to love?!
Pencil Notebook / Pencil Tray / Pencil Pouch / Gift Card / Pens / B&W Ribbon / Yay Ribbon / Star Ribbon / Pink Ribbon
This next teacher gift starts with a Teacher Tumbler that is decorated like a composition notebook. Can a teacher ever have too many tumblers? I think not! AND, the composition notebook look is another trend that teachers can’t seem to get enough of.
I filled the teacher tumbler up with candy and fun pencils. Then I topped it off with post-it notes & a gift card. Add some cute ribbon & a tag, and you are good to go!
Teacher Tumbler / Pencils / Gift Card / Tag / Tissue Paper / Ribbons
Can you tell I was on a pencil-kick?! This next teacher gift is a pencil tin that can be filled with all sorts of fun things! To finish off this gift I added ribbon and a Target gift card.
Pencil Tin / Pens / Gift Card / Ribbons
Because one teacher tumbler is never enough…
Here is another school-themed tumbler that any teacher would be thrilled to get! This tumbler is filled with candy and chart markers. Then, I topped it off with post-it notes and tied a gift card to the handle.
Teacher Tumbler / Gift Card / Tag / Chart Markers / Ribbons / Ruler Ribbon
You may want something a little less time-consuming & crafty to give to teachers. One thing that I know they will love is a gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers. You can never go wrong with that! That way teachers can stock up on classroom resources during the back to school season!
Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card
Please Note: The gift cards are digital. I created the gift card above as a poster, but your gift cards would just be sent to the recipient’s email that you enter.
Want a one-stop-shop guide for all of these gift?! Don’t worry. I’ve got you! Enter your info below and you’ll get a PDF with the tags I made, pictures of all gifts, and links to everything I used.
Don’t forget to save the image below to your Pinterest boards to reference later on!
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