Show Your Appreciation for What Special Education Does Right
Thursday May 8, 2008
Does your child have a favorite special education teacher who deserves a pat on the back? This is teacher appreciation week, which gives you a good excuse to send some kudos her way. Teachers are easy to please and will appreciate even simple tokens of appreciation. Here are some ideas:
- Simple Teacher Appreciation Craft
- Help your child write a thank you note for specific things his teacher has done.
- Creative Teacher Gifts
- Volunteer to help the teacher with classroom chores such as creating bulletin board letters or typing up a parent newsletter.
- Donate crayons, pencils, or other class materials, or donating items for the class reward box.
- Send the principal a note praising the teacher for his special efforts.
- Send doughnuts for the teacher's lounge.
- Volunteer for organized school activities, and let your child's teacher know you're doing it out of appreciation for her work.
- Remember your child's occupational, physical, or speech therapy providers too.
Comments
I HAVE BEEN A TEACHER WORKING IN VARIOUS CHILDRENS CENTER FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THE BEST GIFT A CHILD & PARENTS GAVE ME WAS A GIFT CARD FOR A LOCAL RESTURANT. …THE PARENTS MUST HAVE PREPLANNED THIS, AS I HAD ENOUGH GIFT CARDS FROM CHILDREN & PARENTS FOR THE SAME RESTAURANT! THOSE $5.00 GIFT CARDS WERE A REAL TREAT FOR MY HUSBAND & ME TO ENJOY A DINNER OUT THRU THE WEEK!
I COULD EVEN TELL YOU THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN & THE PARENTS!
What a nice gesture that was, Linda. I like that they worked together to give you something nice in a way that each person could afford. That’s extra important these days. Thank you for sharing that idea.