Do you have a gift for your student’s teacher yet? Tuesday, May 5th is National Teacher Appreciation Day and you don’t want to be caught without a means to appreciate the teacher or teachers in your child’s life – do you?
For a cute little project you could bop on over to Pinterest and find thousands of ideas to create your own (better known as DIY) “teacher gift.” BUT WAIT — after doing a little research on my own and talking with our resident teacher – Alex Nicole – cutesy gifts are not considered the “best” gift of all. So put away all those craft supplies and get out a pen or pencil. Yep – The BEST gift of all is a Written Note.
Alex (7th-12th grade Family and Consumer Science teacher) says – “Sometimes as a teacher I just need affirmation that I’m doing the right things and touching kids’ lives. The most meaningful words are those from students and parents!” I also read that some teachers, when having a bad day, will pull out those notes from students and parents and read them. It gives them a reminder that they are making a difference and that this moment is just a little bump in the road. So make a difference in a teacher’s life today and write a note of appreciation and give it to them on May 5th!
For those still wanting to do a DIY project, make your own note card for your special Thank You note. Here is a sample of a design (available free to our subscribers) I created on Canva.com. There are several design sites out there that you could use. Another one I use is PicMonkey.com
Are you ready to write?
Entrepreneurship flows in Sonya’s blood. Some businesses include an artistic rubber stamp manufacturing business, opening and running a bed & breakfast, having a fabric and yarn shop, and currently growing her professional longarm quilting business. As a serial entrepreneur, she loves to mentor and coach small businesses. She misses farm life, loves to travel, and enjoys her husband, children, their spouses, and of course the grandkids.