The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide!

Hi friends,

It’s that time of year again! The time of year when people are looking to show appreciation to the teachers in their lives. As you search for something for your colleague, your child’s teacher, or even yourself (you deserve it!), you can be certain that the following items are guaranteed to make them smile.

To help make your shopping easy, we have linked some of our favorites below. Some of these links are affiliate links. We only recommend products we use and love so while there will be no additional cost to you, we may receive a small commission should you decide to purchase.

Keep reading for our TOP TEN teacher gifts!

Reading Games

Games are a great way for students to practice skills in the classroom. Teachers love them because they are engaging, make lessons fun, and can make lessons even more effective. We really like these War Reading Games, Crazy Short Vowels, Syllable Type Matching, and Syllable Division Games. You can grab them >>here.<<

Phonological Awareness Drill Cards

These are great for teachers who are working on reading or spelling skills at any level, as they help build solid phonological awareness skills! The phonogram version has a 10-part PA drill for all letters, digraphs, blends, welded sounds, and phonograms in each of the 6-syllable types. The morpheme set also has a 10-part drill but they center around common prefixes, suffixes, and Greek & Latin Roots!

High-Frequency Word Decks

If you are looking for a gift for a teacher who you know practices “sight words,” these high-frequency word card decks would make a great gift!

These break the words up into green, yellow, and red color-coded cards to help support students’ knowledge of what is phonetically decodable, what patterns ARE decodable but they haven’t learned yet, and what is phonetically irregular. They are great to have on hand when teaching high-frequency words. Check them out >>here.<<

Phonogram Sound Drill Cards

These cards make great gifts for teachers! They introduce sounds, affixes, or roots, these cards have keywords, and images and are color-coded to help students solidify their sound-symbol knowledge. Grab a copy >>here.<<

Scented flair pens

Flair pens are a teacher’s best friend. Whether it is writing lesson plans or grading papers, these add the perfect pop of color. The scented versions are even more fun! You can find them >>here.<<

Our favorite laminator

Whether it is a game, a new resource, or classroom decorations, teachers are constantly laminating resources. >>This<< is by far the best laminator we have ever used.

Annotation Sticky Notes

These are such a fun way for teachers to support their students’ comprehension! Instead of writing directly in a book, these sticky notes cue students to find the 5 Key Ws (who/what, did what, when, where, why) in their book, article, or other text.

They’re also great for teachers to use themselves! You can grab a set here.

Magnetic Counter Chips and Wand

Whether counting for math or breaking up the sounds in a word, counter chips are always helpful to have on hand. The issue with them, however, is that they are often a PAIN to clean up. That’s why we love >>these chips<< - they are magnetic and come with a wand which makes cleaning up a breeze.

An individual coffee maker

Coffee is a teacher’s best friend and teachers often don’t have a ton of time to run to the teachers’ lounge and make coffee. An individual coffee maker they can keep by their desk would make a great gift! We like >>this one<< in our office.

A Roller-Cart that makes classroom organization easy!

>>This cart,<< with adjustable cups and organizers, makes classroom organization SO much easier. Plus, it’s on wheels which means teachers won’t have to constantly be carrying things around from table to table.

So those are our Top 10 teacher gifts!

Regardless of whether you are looking to get yourself or someone else a gift, any of these are sure to make teachers smile.