Teacher Retirement Gag Gifts
Retirement is a life-long accomplishment that should be celebrated with fun and creative gifts that bring a smile to the retiring teacher. The gift should poke fun at the life of a teacher, yet encourage her with a positive message. Gag gifts should lift the recipient's spirits not tear her down or make her feel awkward. Some of the best teacher retirement gag gifts incorporate an element of the education culture with a unique and personal touch.
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Report Card
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Create a report card for the teacher who is retiring. Contact some of his students from past years and request that each give the teacher a grade and write a short explanation of why he deserves that grade. Label the front of the booklet "Report Card." On the inside flap, provide a rundown of the grades and a list, including characteristics such as kindness, patience and being genuine. You can also give him a few "F's" for "overworked" or "too much leisure time." The report card gag gift will provide humor and memories for the retiring teacher.
Gift Basket
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Give the retiring teacher a gift basket filled with various gag gifts that are useful. Fill the bottom of the gift basket with apples, which will serve as the foundation for the basket. Place a children's book in the basket, but add a false cover. Tape a false cover that reads "advanced trigonometry." over the original children's book cover. Include edible kids' treats, such as fruit snacks, star stickers and a day planner. You can also include oversized sunglasses for all the time the teacher will spend at the beach and a fake travel itinerary that includes false names of airlines, vacation spots and restaurants that use names from the school, such as Union High Air Lines.
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Custom Calendar
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Ask current students to dress up, wearing a gray wig, mustache and clothing from a thrift store, to look much older. Take pictures of the students and upload them to an online digital photo store. Create a calendar titled "When I Retire" and assign one student per month as the photo at the top of the page. Use popular phrases that the retiring teacher uses, along with the photos, to make a memorable and sentimental retirement gag gift.
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