Today we posted two new sets of Print and Posts in our Recognition Resource Center ! If you are unfamiliar with our Print and Posts, go download them. Now. They are a free and fun tool to use in your office to say thank you, make someone smile, and give the entire team a little boost of morale. 

Teacher Appreciation Week is an ideal time to recognize staff members who make school a great place. This is the week to really let your teachers and staff shine! Here are a few ideas to make it a memorable week. 

It's that time of year again when schools, colleges and universities are starting to think about end of the school year recognition awards. That's where Baudville comes in! We've created a special catalog focused on the education industry so that it's easy to find the perfect student rewards and instructor appreciation gifts for your upcoming events.

Teacher Appreciation Week starts May 3, one week from today, and if you haven’t planned anything for your teachers yet, don’t worry. You still have plenty of time! I recently received lots of good ideas in my inbox from to Dr. Diane Hodges, a recognition champion and experienced educator. Diane has really creative ideas that are perfect for appreciating educators, and I wanted to share some of her ideas with you. For more of Dr. Hodge’s ideas for teacher and staff appreciation, visit her website or register for her newsletter. The ideas listed below are from Dr. Hodge's new book, Season it with Fun.  

Working Together is Paradise!
Set a festive, tropical theme for the week. Encourage staff members to wear tropical clothing that reflects the theme-flowered shirts and dresses, straw hats, etc. Decorate the staff lounge with palm trees, parrots, tiki lights, etc. Have daily drawings and award the winners with tropical items such as a pineapple, flamingo items, and other fun, inexpensive prizes. 

I’ve been engaging with a couple different teacher appreciation groups and pages on Facebook to find out what schools are doing for Teacher Appreciation Week this year. In one of those groups, a member shared an ebook by VolunteerSpot titled “The Greatest Gifts for Teachers.” Since recognition gifts are Baudville’s specialty, I had to check it out. 

The ebook had a lot of good ideas to help parents and students recognize teachers year-round, and focused on teacher appreciation ideas that relate to a specific holiday or time of the year. But I found the most interesting part of the book to be the Teacher Gift Survey Results.