In additions to honoring birthdays, anniversaries etc.  Here are just a few ideas show your appreciation year round. 

September: Survival Kits (notepads, pencils, red pens, post-its, asprins, gum, etc.).  Make sign names for teacher class rooms.  Make decorated teacher door stops.

October:  Carve pupkins to decorate teachers lounge, Ghost-lollipops using tootsie rool pops, Kleenex and yarn ( Have a boo-tiful weekend! or Thanks for being Spooktacular!)

November:  “Turkey of the Week”  given to staff with a good sense of humor.

December:  Free gift wrapping services for staff, organize photos for teacher’s familiew & pets, personalized ordaments, candy cane reindeers (pipe cleaner antlers, red pom-poms for the nose)

January:  Exam blues reliever, staff buddy program to team build quieter staff, hot chocolate and cider i the teacher’s lounge, tie noe to confetti poppers that read ” Let’s start the year with a bang!”

February:  Hershey kill flowers, Happy Valentine’s day cookies decorated by staff, “Dime-on  d  pin”, Red Hot candies

March:  Hold leuncheon of sup sandwiches ( There is no SUBstitute for you!)

April:  Free car wash for all staff, Decorated boxes filled with candies

May:  Early bird staff breakfast, Package of seeds (”Thanks for helping us grow and learn.”)

June: Book mark the year by taking images and photographs that define the year and make a book mark that is laminated and presented to each teacher along with a thank you note.  Assign a student leader to help teacher clean and pack up their class room.  decorate a bottle of sprkling cider with ribbons and attach a note of “bon-voage” …have a great summer.

 I found the featured book to also be a great source of ideas for easy, low cost, staff appreciation and recognition ideas.