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Use the “favorites” sheets that you receive at the beginning of the year to give you ideas about what your teacher would like. Also, if you are asking parents to help their children make … more

Google Docs can be an easy way to organize parents’ contact information. Parents don’t have to have a Google account. You can share the link to the document and everyone can access it. … more

Have each child bring in a favorite book for the new baby and put in a basket.

Have the children write advice for the new parent and collect the writing in a book.

Assign each child a letter and … more

For the younger grades where you are in the classroom frequently, a photo book of the year is a wonderful gift. You can ask parents to upload pictures to a photosharing site such as Picasa or Kodak … more

Gift cards to a coffee shop

Favorite snacks, magazines

Ice cream gift card

Plants

Tea or coffee in a mug

Lunch

Prepared dinner from Camilla’s or Whole Foods

Fruit basket

Homemade baked … more

Many room parents collect money at the beginning of the year to cover the whole year – December gift, end of year gift, teacher appreciation and any incidentals. $30 seems to be an appropriate … more

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