Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! It’s time to be appreciated and celebrated for everything you do as a teacher. Browse teacher appreciation articles, explore self-care tips for teachers and help students to show their appreciation with fun writing activities and printables.
When Is Teacher Appreciation Week 2022?
Teacher Appreciation Week 2022 is from May 2 to May 8, the main event - Teacher Appreciation Day - is on the Tuesday of that week, however teachers have the entire week to be acknowledged, appreciated, and hopefully get the credit they truly deserve!
What To Do For Teacher Appreciation Week
Explore our teacher appreciation activities for students, including writing activities to encourage students to consider and recognize all that their teachers do for them. Printable thank-you cards are the perfect way for students to express their gratitude for Teacher Appreciation Week or anytime in the school year.
For teachers, Teacher Appreciation Week is a great opportunity to take a moment for reflection and self-care. Dive into this collection of teacher appreciation articles and self-care ideas for teachers which provide valuable insights and practical suggestions for time management, work life balance and taking time to appreciate yourselves as teachers and individuals.
Self-Care Workbooks
- Your Teacher Self-Care Workbook
This workbook is designed with busy teachers in mind. Use the tips and exercises for 6 ways to alleviate the day-to-day stress of teaching.
- A Time-Management Workbook For Teachers
This workbook is designed with busy teachers in mind. Use the tools and exercises for 6 ways to maximize the time you have both in and out of the classroom.
Teacher Self-Care 101 in 2021
6 life-saving tips and graphic organizers you can use to take care of yourself while teaching through turbulent times.Teacher Self-Care 101: Coaching For How to Be Your Best Teaching Self
TeacherVision contributor Julie Mason guides you through a step-by-step process for developing your own self-care practice. The strategies she includes in this workbook are drawn from her years working as an instructional coach for teachers, and will provide you with everything that you need to begin to take better care of yourself.Take Back Your Evenings: An Efficient Teacher's Top Strategies for Work/Life Balance Workbook
Are you spending your evenings working? Do you feel angry and resentful that your work doesn't end when school is out? Do you want to take back your evenings, but you aren't sure how?Take Back Your Weekends: How to Lesson Plan and Grade More Efficiently Workbook
If you're tired of piles of ungraded papers, marathon lesson-planning sessions on evenings and weekends, and giving up your valuable free time to get all of it done, the strategies in this workbook will be especially helpful.
Teacher Appreciation Activities
- Teacher Appreciation Mad Libs
Use these Teacher Appreciation Mad Libs to support your students to practice using parts of speech, while celebrating the hard work that their teachers do.
- 8 Printable Thank-You Cards for Teacher Appreciation Week
Give any of these printable thank-you cards during Teacher Appreciation Week (the first full week in May) or anytime during the school year when you and your child want to express your gratitude for a job well done!
- If I Were The Teacher
In this creative writing activity, students pretend to be the teacher.
- Great Teacher
Students are asked to remember one of their favorite teachers; record details about why this person was so special, and create a short story from the memory.
Teacher Appreciation Articles
- Gimme Some Truth: Teaching Advice
This excerpt from Rafe Esquith's Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire will instruct you on how to create a save haven for your students in your classroom.
Feel Like You’re Working Harder Than Ever? 6 Ways to Manage Your Time Better
Seasoned elementary teacher Mikaela shares 6 ways to make your teaching time more manageable, and suggests balancing your health and well-being with the needs of your students, colleagues, and family.My Workload Has Doubled, Here's How I Am Taking Care of Me
COVID-19 has changed everything in education - including teacher workloads. For veteran elementary teacher Lisa, the time has come to take control of self-care in the face of long, long, loooooonng days.Work/Life Boundaries: Often Preached, Rarely Practiced
Maintaining a healthy work/life balance as a teacher requires action, not just good intentions.- Teachers, Appreciate Yourselves
Even if it's just a few minutes each day, it is important to take care of yourself this week and every week.
- 12 Inspiring Quotes That Capture the Spirit of Teacher Appreciation Week
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we picked out a dozen of our favorite quotes about the invaluable work that teachers do every day.
- Do You Need to Unplug? A Checklist for Healthy Work-Life Boundaries for Teachers
Advisory board member, Jeanne, describes why it is important to unplug once and a while to avoid burnout. This way you will be able to teach better and live happier.
- Maintaining Your Mental Health as a Teacher
Self-care is important, especially when you spend the majority of your day focused on the well-being of others.
- What To Do Sunday To Feel Ready To Teach Monday
If you're experiencing the "Sunday Scaries," this is a must read for taking back your weekend.
