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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

November 11, 2008 at 7:28 pm
(1) LINDA says:

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!

November 11, 2008 at 8:32 pm
(2) learningdisabilities says:

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.

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