25 A+ Teacher Gift Ideas to Give on the Last Day of School (2024)

Students are going to say some bonkers things over the years. This journal gives your child's teacher a place to write them all down, so they can remember the corkers for years to come. You never know which of your child's quotes might make it in there!

Upgrade those brown-bag meals to something with a little more style. This is just the right size to bring a packed lunch, and the insulation inside keeps food cool or hot for four hours. It also comes in loads of different patterns.

You can personalize everything about this stamp, from the look of the teacher (add glasses, facial hair or a tie, or go for a long-hair version), to the font and message. They'll enjoy adding a personal touch to all of their assignments.

Since the thought really does count more than the gifts, have your student fill out the prompts in this fill-in-the-blank book. Or, you can do it as a class, and have every student fill out one page.

Every teacher can use another plant for the classroom. Buy a cute, easy-to-care for succulent online or at a local flower shop, and you can give it a heartfelt meaning with this wooden tag (plant not included). It comes in a set of 20 tags, so you can give one to each kid in the class, save them for use throughout their school careers or use them for after-school babysitters, nannies, grandparents or other caregivers.

At the end of the day, anything you can give a teacher to relax is appreciated. This book offers coloring sheets with funny phrases like, "Thursday feels like Day 4 of a hostage situation."

True fact: Teachers never have enough tote bags. There are nine styles of bags here to choose from, each of which can be personalized with a teacher's name. If you want to make it a class gift, you can fill it with your teacher's favorite snacks or needed classroom supplies before you gift it.

This book details all the different ways a teacher can affect the lives of their students. Have your kid add their own thoughts as an inscription or on a card.

Send your teacher home with a sweet note of thanks — literally. Each set comes with one potholder, one rubber spatula and baking mix.

Yes, you can order live plants from Amazon! If you're looking for an alternative to a bouquet, get them this darling, flowering tree, which can grow up to 8" tall.

If everyone chips in, you can get this thank-you-in-a-box with pre-selected gifts. It comes with a 20-oz drink tumbler, a coffee mug, a rose sandalwood candle, all of which have "teacher" messages on them, plus a jewelry plate, a pen and a greeting card.

This book compiles the funniest, weirdest, wrong test answers ever put to paper — which means lots of laughs for teachers, who've all had a student say something out of left-field.

This cute elephant will hold their pens and their phone, for some much-needed desktop organization. There are three different designs to choose from.

It'd be hard for any teacher not to be moved by the quote on this candle. As an added bonus, there's a selection of more than 50 fragrances to choose from, and it comes in three sizes.

This beautiful desk set has everything they need to keep their supplies organized. It comes with pencils, push pins, binder clips, paper clips, magnets, a tear-off notepad and an eraser — they'll be all set for next year!

Everyone knows the secret to tackling a to-do list is to have a pretty planner to write all the tasks down in. This one has space for schedules, priorities, checklists and shopping lists while still maintaining a positive vibe. The pages are undated, so they can use it whenever their previous planner runs out (probably at the end of the academic year).

Vacation means putting your feet up — better get some fun socks. You can get these "best teacher ever" socks, or choose more subject-specific ones for English, science and math.

First-day-of-school photos get all the glory, but end-of-the-year photos show how much they've grown. Gift your teacher with a personalized poster of the entire class. You can get this in a range of sizes, from a desktop 5" x 7" ($24) to a huge 40" x 54" poster ($230). If you can swing it, you can make it extra special by getting each kid to sign their photo.

Students steal pencils from teachers all the time. Pay them back — and then some — with this Kate Spade mechanical pencil set. These come in pretty gold dots, but there are a few different designs to choose from.

Show your teacher that they're the sharpest by putting their name on an oversized desk pencil. You can customize the wooden sign, and they can put it on the desk or use Command strips to attach it to a wall.