As an Art teacher, it's hard to make connections w/ individual students when you only see them once a week. So, I started these two traditions in my first years of teaching.
I started making birthday cards for those students I shared a birthday with (October 20.) There are usually only 1-2, so it's just a special something. I also try to give a little "artsy" present like watercolor paints or crayons (I mean, I am the Art teacher!) I've shared many fun cards w/ kids, and have received some great ones, too.
Our 5th grade students spend a week away at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in late October. A few years ago, a teacher asked if I could write a few letters to kids who didn't get mail from home. The tradition is going strong, and kids have even sent me postcards back! Hopefully, they don't put two and two together (that Bobby's card and Sally's cards are exactly the same and generic), but hopefully they feel loved. <3
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