hey! this past semester ive had a grad school student teacher with me part time as she works on her masters. Her last day is approaching and i'd like to give her a little something to say thanks. I would like to get her something 'teacher'-ish that she can use for a long time, like a really great book, but im having a hard time picking something out. Any suggestions? She is already a substitute teacher so I dont want anything that is only for new teachers. I've been trying to think of something that I would use in my classroom thats not too cheesy, but im drawing a blank........any ideas? TIA
MikeandJess
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you can get her a gift certificate to michaels or ac moore, teachers seem to visit those stores often
mathteach
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what grade/subject is it?
Rejjie
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What do you teach? I often give my student teachers a stack of those eyewitness books for their school library, and a professional book about something that interests them. Sometimes I give Teaching with Love and Logic, Strategies that Work, or something like that. Then I get them a basket of relaxing bath items to take the edge off!
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thanks for the suggestion jess!
shes gettin her masters in literacy, and she currently is working in elementary schools
longislandlibrarian
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my FH got a gift card and some books for his classroom library when he was a student teacher
Dana523
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Posted by Rejjie
What do you teach? I often give my student teachers a stack of those eyewitness books for their school library, and a professional book about something that interests them. Sometimes I give Teaching with Love and Logic, Strategies that Work, or something like that. Then I get them a basket of relaxing bath items to take the edge off!
wow great idea! i love strategies that work, thats a must have....and anything to relax is key haha
Rejjie
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Strategies that Work is the best! And there's a new edition out. But bath items or booze are really the what they need.
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Strategies that Work is the best! And there's a new edition out. But bath items or booze are really the what they need.
haha i totally agree on the booze part! FH doesnt seem to understand how i NEED some wine on a fri nite.
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Just be careful....I had to buy Strategies that Work for school....she might already have it.
What about Letters to a Young Teacher by Jonathan Kozol???
Such a great gift for a young teacher!!!
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ooh what about making a basket of little doo-dads she can use for when she has her own classroom. You can put in things like highlighters, markers, stamps, pens, stickers etc.
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Stickers or stampers/stamp pads come in very handy no matter what the grade. One semester I gave one of those huge sticker books to my student teacher and another time I found a great stamp kit at Costco for about $20 that I gave to my student teacher.
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hey! this past semester ive had a grad school student teacher with me part time as she works on her masters. Her last day is approaching and i'd like to give her a little something to say thanks. I would like to get her something 'teacher'-ish that she can use for a long time, like a really great book, but im having a hard time picking something out. Any suggestions? She is already a substitute teacher so I dont want anything that is only for new teachers. I've been trying to think of something that I would use in my classroom thats not too cheesy, but im drawing a blank........any ideas? TIA
For every student teacher I have had, I have made a basket of materials to get them started. I teach elementary so it may be different for you, but I put in things like post its, notecards, pens, sentence strips, incentive charts, stickers, paper clips, etc.
