Back-to-School Gifts for Teachers

Thoughtful little back-to-school gifts for teachers, including favourite-things cards, useful classroom supplies and easy gift-card ideas.

Back-to-school teacher gift guide with pastel pens, pink pencils, an appreciation card, coffee gift card holder and teacher questionnaire. Back to school teacher gift set featuring a pack of pastel multi-colored pens, pink pencils, a 'You are an amazing teacher' card, a 'Thank You' notebook, a 'Cafe Break' notebook, and a 'Classroom Wishes' gift card, all arranged on a light blue and white checkered background with decorative text and star graphics.
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Teacher Gift Guide

Little gifts to show appreciation during the first week back at school!

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Two printed teacher cards with blue gingham borders are held in a person's hand against a soft white fabric background. One card reads "my teacher's favorite things" and the other reads "classroom wishlist. Printable Teacher Favorite Things questionnaire and Classroom Wishlist cards for planning personalized teacher gifts.
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Teacher Favorite Things

Take the guesswork out of teacher gifts and classroom donations with this printable Teacher Favorite Things questionnaire and Classroom Wishlist set.

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A 20-count set of Zebra Sarasa Clip gel ink rollerball pens in a clear plastic tray with a white and black cardboard backing. The pens are arranged in a rainbow gradient from blue and green on the left to pink, purple, orange, yellow, and brown on the right. Zebra Sarasa Clip pastel gel pens and pink gold-heart pencils—cute, practical back-to-school teacher gifts.
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The practical classroom supplies!

Teachers can never have too many good pens, markers or classroom supplies. Here are a couple of useful—but still cute—ideas:

A clear plastic storage box tied with a pastel multicolor yarn bow and a 'Happy First Day at School' tag, containing printed school-themed cards on a white background. Printable Teacher Favorite Things questionnaire and Classroom Wishlist cards for planning personalized teacher gifts.
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The Meaningful Part: A Note From Your Child

Add one of our teacher cards and let your child write a little note inside. It doesn’t need to be long—the personal part is usually what makes a little gift feel extra special.

A curated movie night gift set featuring a pink Cineplex gift card, pink and multicolor smart sweets bags, a pink Eatable Strawberry & Champagne popcorn pouch, a pink Popcherry can, and a red-and-white popcorn bucket on a blue-and-white gingham background with gold stars and the text 'movie night'. Movie-night teacher gift idea with a Cineplex gift card holder, gourmet popcorn, candy and raspberry soda.
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A Cozy Movie Night

Give them a little excuse to relax after the first week of school:

Two Starbucks-themed cards, one with 'Thank You' and the other with 'Caffeine Boost', held by a hand against a light background. Pastel teacher appreciation gift card holders for a thank-you note or Starbucks coffee gift card.
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Gift Card Booklet

Add gift cards, cash, or handwritten notes to create a practical back-to-school teacher gift for the first day of school, Meet the Teacher, Open House, or the first week back.

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Four novelty scratch-off coupon tickets with a light blue and white gingham pattern, featuring a small red apple illustration and gold foil accents, arranged on a clean white background with a gold card below for back to school surprises. Blue gingham scratch-off reward coupons for kids—a fun classroom incentive and back-to-school teacher gift.
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Scratch-Off Reward Coupons

A fun little extra for the classroom! Teachers can use these scratch-off coupons as surprise rewards throughout the school year - perfect for celebrating effort, kindness or a really good day.

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