As the end of another year rolls around, we’re all busily finalising assessment and reporting on our students’ learning – and perhaps not focusing on gifts for students just yet.
In a matter of weeks, we’ll be farewelling our classes. For some of us this will mean handing our kids over to other lucky teachers within our schools. For others, it will mean saying goodbye as they head off to high school next year. No matter where our students are destined, we wish for them to have a safe and happy summer break!
The end of term four is a perfect time to give our students a parting gift; but what can we give that is meaningful, inexpensive and easy to create?
Gifts for Bookworms
The holiday is such a great, cosy time for kids to read! A bookmark is a great gift for students who will plough through books over their break (and a gentle reminder to less enthusiastic readers to pick up a book or two!). You can even personalise each bookmark with a handwritten message. Our gorgeous new affirmation bookmark is available to download here now.
These are our top picks of gifts for students from our large collection of bookmarks:
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Early Years Student Gifts: Playdough
Little children love playdough! If you’ve got the time or the inclination, you could make each of your students a little bag of playdough. You could even pop one of our great playdough mats together with it. If you’re pressed for time, you can purchase pre-made themed kits or multi-bags of small Play-Doh tubs.
Primary School Graduation Gift
If you’re teaching grade six, and planning to farewell your primary school graduates, here’s a lovely gift full of meaning: our Primary School Graduation Gift.
For each pack, you’ll need to include…
- Our downloadable Student Gift Tag.
- A ruler (to keep them on a straight track).
- A pencil (to help them be life-long learners).
- A pencil sharpener (to keep their minds sharp).
- An eraser (to help them repair their mistakes).
- A rubber band (to help them snap back when life gets them down).
- A chocolate (to remind them that life is sweet).
Inspiration Posters for Students
These beautiful posters are part of our Positivity Resource Collection! I chose to print these ones two-to-a-page and mounted them on black card for effect. A lovely touch would be to handwrite a note on the reverse side. These would make great gifts for students in the upper primary years.
Crafty Gifts for Students
Personalised Pencils
Easy Gifts for Students
If you’re running short on time but still want to give your students a little gift, you can purchase kits like these from Squirrel Packs. They come in class sets and you can choose a kit that suits your year level, students’ interests and your budget.
No matter which parting gift (if any!) you decide to give your students, remember that the greatest gifts you’ve given them aren’t material.
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