Tis’ the season to treat the teacher. The teacher who works tirelessly and endlessly to build relationships to meet their students’ needs. The teacher who spends their own money on classroom supplies and materials. The teacher who gets a box of flair pens, dry erase markers, and a pack of Astrobrights and feels like the holidays have arrived early. If you prefer to treat yourself or have a teacher in your life you’d like to treat, here are some great gift ideas your favorite teacher will love.
Gifts For The Crafty Teacher
Cricut Explore Air 2 or Cricut Maker 
What’s that under the tree? Why it’s a Cricut! The Cricut has truly been a teacher’s dream. A Cricut is a cutting machine that inspires creativity for the classroom and home. You can make just about anything with it, like classroom decor, decal labels for your drawers, classroom door, walls, & signs. You can personalize all kinds of items from water bottles to teacher tees & totes. The sky is the limit and the creativity is endless.
You can find the Cricut in so many awesome colors at any craft shop but check out these amazing VALUE bundles on Amazon.
Cricut Explore Air 2 Machine Bundle with IronOn Packs, Sampler, Weeding Tool and eBook
Cricut Maker Machine Bundle 4 Smooth Heat Transfer Permanent Vinyl Designs
These large rolls of vinyl, transfer tape, and mats are great for big projects.
Now you’ll need a good workspace to make your Cricut creations come to life. This L shaped desk is the perfect size for any craft room, especially a small room like I have.
I slide Steralite rolling organizers like these underneath the table to store all of my Cricut materials.
Gifts for The Organized Teacher
I’ve been in classrooms with little to no storage and classrooms with cabinets & closets galore. Classroom organization is so important when you’re planning for the entire week, month, semester, and for a classroom of students or for multiple classes & subjects. These organization carts are a must-have for any classroom, office, or craft room.
I use this cart for storing assignments day by day or by subject. I also keep a drawer for copies, grading, and papers that need filing. You can label these drawers with vinyl using your Cricut. YES!!! There’s your first project. 😉
I use this cart for storing classroom materials, like supplies and other things I have multiples of that I may need in a pinch.
Oh, the possibilities with this cart are endless. I use this as a mobile reading cart. I store my reading materials, like the books my small groups are reading, individual student work packets, and progress monitoring reading materials. I love how all my small group reading materials are in one place when I meet with 3 different groups each day. This cart is also perfect for storing craft materials. So many uses!
Gifts For The Bookworm Teacher
Books are the best gift because it truly is the gift that keeps on giving in so many ways. Sometimes the best professional development is the professional learning you take into your own hands. This may look like a teacher reading a book by a cozy fire or basking under a palm tree with a cool drink in hand. The following books are sure to inspire and will not disappoint.
The Wild Card: 7 Steps to an Educator’s Creative Breakthrough
I bet you’ve seen this one around social media. It’s the talk of many educators. If you’re not following teachers and authors, Hope and Wade King, you’ll want to for some inspiration and ideas. This book is about experiencing your creative breakthrough by infusing your own passions into your teaching to deliver killer content creatively. The biggest takeaway from this book is the room transformations. You’ll learn how to set the stage for amazing learning experiences using props that truly engage and motivate your students to learn. Check out my post, It’s Showtime: Increasing Student Engagement to a Whole New Level, for some ideas.
Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
I just love the PIRATE acronym because these 6 words couldn’t be more on point: Passion, Immersion, Rapport, Ask & Analyze, Transformation and Enthusiasm. You’ll learn how to increase student engagement so students want to be in your class and fully engage in learning. You’ll learn how to tap into your own creativity that enables you to infuse your own passions into your teaching. You’ll build lasting and memorable relationships with your students. You’ll transform yourself into the educator you always wanted to be. It’s a whole new way of looking at teaching and experiencing a transformation in how you feel while teaching. Every pirate has a hook, read about my storytelling hook here.
I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids
There were so many eye-opening concepts in this book that will change the way I view students regarding family structure, socioeconomic status, building relationships, and one that made me really do some deep thinking, students dealing with grief. You could read that post here. Not only is this book eye-opening to so many realities our students are facing, but asking your students this one question is a game-changer in itself. Read all about it and then try it with your students. I bet you’ll be extremely surprised by the results. I was.
Gifts For Rae Dunn Lovers
If you love Rae Dunn then these items make great gifts!
The holidays are not just about giving any gift but is more about giving the right gift! So here’s to treating our favorite teachers or ourselves for the hard work we do to make a difference in the lives of the students we teach every day.
I think we’ll see some very happy teachers this holiday season. Happy Holidays!
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Christine Weis is a passionate educator, classroom management coach, wife, and mom of two busy boys. She enjoys teaching, writing, and creating resources for teachers.
I haven’t met teachers who doesn’t like supplies organisers which is why they are not hard to get gifts. I prefer to give that has a unique design just for them.
Very true! Teachers love all kinds of supplies and all the organizers to organize supplies in.
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
Cricut Explore Air 2 seems like a great gift for my teacher! I hope to get one soon for Christmas.
It really is the perfect gift! I hope you get one soon too!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
Nnnniiicccceeeeee…every teacher in the world….most especially, those that teach fine art or art, will appreciate this gift for a very very long time!
I agree! 😉
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
Someone would be an awesome parent if they gifted a teacher with a new circuit. That’s a really nice crafty gift I want one.
I know, right?! The Cricut would be the perfect gift from the entire class.
I hope you get a Cricut too!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
These are awesome gift ideas! Unfortunately the Cricuit is way over budget for us, but I might look into that cart. It’s definitely more interesting than another mug or starbucks card.
Yes, the Cricut is pricey and is a great gift to give as a class. Small contributions equal ONE nice gift! But the organizational carts are a great gift too!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
My son has one teacher who is very crafty. I have to admit, I’ve thought of giving her a Cricut!
Oh, she would LOVE a Cricut! That’s a really thoughtful gift!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
these are all so adorable gift ideas. Ive been struggling to think what to buy
Thanks! I hope you choose the perfect gift!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
that looks amazing. i have always wanted one. i will have to look into this more. perfect for a teacher.
If you’re talking about the Cricut, you need one! Everyone needs one! Haha! It’s such a great gift for a teacher!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
While I have been accused of being a teacher’s pet during most of my educational life, I don’t think I ever gave a teacher a gift! But we do try to give my daughter’s teachers gifts; my son would rebel if we gave any of his teachers a gift that could be connected to him. Have to work behind his back there… LOL These are great gift ideas!
Haha! That’s funny!
Thank you! I hope you find the perfect gift!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
Our good friend and next door neighbor is a pre-school teacher. I am positive she will love to have a Cricut Explore this Christmas. I will see if the cost would fit into our budget for Christmas shopping. I really like to give her that crafting machine!
I bet she would LOVE and appreciate a gift like the Cricut! Gifts like that go a long way!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
My wife is a teacher and she would love to receive some of these amazing gifts. Wonderful range and ideas
I bet she would! Thank you! There’s a gift for every type of teacher!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
I think this cricut is an excellent gift for teachers who love to create signs and things for their room. This will be great for parents to pool together to get their kids teacher one.
Yes! a Cricut is a trending teacher favorite! I love a class collection because a small amount from each student can go a really long way to buy something really nice for their teacher.
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
I give a lot of respect to our children’s educators. When it comes to giving them a gift for the holidays, I think this is perfect.
Thank you! Teachers appreciate respect! That’s even better than any gift!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
What cute teacher gift ideas!! I never liked a teacher THAT MUCH to give them a gift, but perhaps my son when he is older will have to come up with ideas for his teachers!
Oh, that’s too bad! I can’t think of a teacher that I didn’t want to give a gift to. I never thought of it as how much I liked them but rather how much time and effort they put into teaching myself or my child. Just a small token of thought and appreciation goes a long way, especially around the holidays!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers
These are really good suggestions! I particularly like the cart for storing classroom materials. My cousin is a teacher and I hear her complain about storage.
Yes! Those organization carts are inexpensive and are a teacher’s dream. There is never enough storage or ways to organize!
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Christine at For The Love of Teachers