Gifts for Teachers and Teacher Appreciation

When I was a kid, the last day of school was just an hour or so, where we got our final report cards, cleaned out our desks, and then went home to start vacation. What a great day that was! Spring was in the air, and summer was a promise just around the corner.

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Nowadays, I imagine it's pretty much the same with one difference. Kids are expected these days to give teacher a gift. With that in mind, the Today show and I are suggesting tote bags for teachers. They show you care about the environment, they say that you know teachers carry a heavy load, and they're functional in many ways. Here are some cute ones for language teachers (French teachers, Spanish teachers, German teachers, Norwegian teachers): And here are a few from Zazzle that are great looking and functional:

Teacher made of Elements by MadeOfElements
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I'm A Teacher...You Can't Scare Me by MishMoshTees
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Primary Teacher Tote by cooltees
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World's Best Math Teacher by teachertshirt
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Gifts for Teachers by cooltees
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Back to School Bargains, Free Shipping, Specials

While most of us are enjoying the last days of summer, or kicking back to watch Michael Phelps (see yesterday's post for Michael Phelps t-shirts), moms and dads are thinking about back to school shopping. Ugh, I used to hate those fliers that came from JC Penneys in August, full of dorky back to school junk! So I've found some places that are offering specials, including free shipping, on cool back to school gear, like backpacks, sneakers, hoodies, clothes, and more. I'm only going to post the banners here, you can then click on them and go directly to shop each site at your leisure. Be sure to note any free shipping or other codes so you have them handy at checkout time! There are some good deals out there.