The second week of May is typically Teacher Appreciation Week.

But there are great FREEbies and deals that happen all year long!

One week out of the year our country joins together to honor those who teach our young ones during Teacher Appreciation Week.

And I agree that our kids’ teachers need to know we appreciate them!

Here’s a great list of Teacher Appreciation ideas you can utilize to show some Teacher Appreciation to all the wonderful teachers you know!

For those fellow homeschool Mommies (aka Teachers), there are plenty of fun FREEbies you can take advantage of too!

I spoke about this topic in 2018 on my Savings Segment on Fox.

Easy Teacher Appreciation Gifts:

DIY Waterproof Tote Bag 

Give your teacher a gift that keeps on giving! Plus, it’s small enough so that you can mail it to her/him! This DIY Waterproof Tote Bag is so easy to make and only takes an afternoon to finish. And you’ll be saving money too because it costs less than $10 to make!

DIY Custom Bracelet

Give your teacher a gift that they will always remember! This DIY Custom Bracelet is sure to please your teacher and your pocket book too. You can make several and still be well under a $10 gift limit! Check out how to make these today!

Need more DIY Gift Ideas? Here are over 30 ideas to get your teacher appreciation gifts started!

School Supply Cake And Pencil Vase

Make them a School Supply “Cake!” I can bet your Teacher will absolutely LOVE this super easy and useful gift during this Teacher Appreciation Week. Pull out all those extra new school supplies and plop some glue on the back and glue to a glass bowl and then a Clorox Wipes container. Just when it’s needed as they finish out the year and need replenishments!

Notice the vase in the back left corner of the photo? That’s a drinking glass with straight sides that I hot glued pencils to the sides! Just add some fresh or silk flowers for your teacher to enjoy during these last few weeks of school! This is neat because the pencils peel right off so everything can be used later!

Teacher Survival Kit

Gather some of the Office Supplies you’ve scored for super cheap or FREE over the year and put them inside a see-through paint can you can find at your local craft supply store. Print the adorable Teacher Appreciation Survival Kit Tag today and be ready to go! Easy Peasy

Thank You Cards & Certificates

I found loads of adorable FREE resources to print and give to teachers to show your appreciation this week!

Discounted Gift Cards

I truly love buying Discounted Gift Cards because they are a quick and easy gift that you can creatively dress up! Getting them at a 20% discount makes me feel like I’m back in school and should get an A for spending my money wisely! You can even “hide” it inside your teacher’s favorite candy snack by wrapping it first and surrounding it with some M&M’s inside a fun Ball Jar.

The two places I trust and use to get Discounted Gift Cards are Cardpool and CardCash (plus you’ll get $5 Off when you use my link!) That means you can get a $10 Starbucks Gift Card for just under $4! {the $10 gift card minus the discount and then minus the $5 bonus for using my link!)

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheeseball

In 15 minutes, with only 6 ingredients (plus freezer time), you can whip up a yummy dessert the whole class will love. This Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheeseball dessert is a favorite every time I make it!

Year-Round Teacher FREEbies:

LegoLand, SeaLife Aquarium, and The Orlando Eye

Year-Round FREEbie:
LegoLand Florida Resort, The Coca-Cola Orlando Eye, Madame Tussauds Orlando and SEA LIFE Orlando are offering ONE FULL YEAR free admission for Florida teachers for grades PreK-12.

To receive your FREE Florida Teacher Pass, please bring your most recent paystub, current Florida photo ID and valid FDOE Professional or Temporary Certificate to the ticket window at the entrance.

Pets In The Classroom

Year-Round FREEbie:
You can get FREE or Discounted Pets for your Classroom! Simply email a completed application about yourself, your students and your classroom. They will respond back to you with a decision within 3-4 weeks and if you qualify, send you certificates or coupons (depending on grant type) directly to you for the support of your classroom pets within 4-6 weeks from the date of approval. Very easy!

The best part is that they provide funding to pre-k through 9th-grade teachers to purchase and maintain classroom pets! That’s just awesome!

Unfortunately, homeschool classrooms are not considered a classroom environment (I could disagree) so they are excluded from this program, however, they do offer LOADS of wonderful pet care lesson plans organized by grade level!

Year-Round Teacher Appreciation Discounts:

A.C. Moore

Year-Round Discount:
Teachers receive 15% off your ENTIRE PURCHASE! Whoa! And that includes regular and sale price purchases.
A.C. Moore Teacher Discount is phenomenal and it’s not just during this Teacher Appreciation Week, you can use it all year long!

Adobe Education Store

Year-Round Discount:
Save Up to 80% Off Adobe products if you are a student or for personal use by teachers (homeschools included), administrators, and school staff on their personally owned computers.

JoAnn Fabric & Craft Store

Year-Round Discount:
FREE Teacher Rewards discount card that gives you 15% off every purchase when you sign up!  Your card will arrive in 3-4 weeks. You’ll also receive a bonus coupon for 20% off any one total purchase when you enroll or re-enroll in the program. And they also have a FREE Lesson Planner just for fun.

Lenovo

Year-Round Discount:
Teachers get a special discount on their entire purchase. Just use the verification button at checkout.

Lakeshore Learning

Year-Round Discount:
Lakeshore Learning appreciates Teachers all year long. Just join the Teacher’s Club to get 15% off hundreds of in-store items.

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