Want a simple way to show your teachers you care on their very first day of school? Try the easy and fun technique of putting a Teacher’s Survival Kit in each teacher’s mailbox. You can put the ingredients in a fancy colorful small bag, or in a simple brown paper bag. After all, “it’s what’s inside that counts!”
There are many versions of this available on the Internet. I chose this one; because of its similarity to the one I received as a new teacher. As principal, you are the instructional leader of your school. This is a great way to model the type of care you would like to see from your teachers toward their students.I still remember the great feeling it gave me and the smile it put on my face; all the armor I needed to begin the first day of what was to become a lifetime career.
Teacher's Survival Kit
Contents: to help you survive teaching
Toothpick - to help you "pick" out the good qualities in others and yourself
Crayon - to color your day bright and cheerful
Hugs and Kisses - for when you need either
Candle – for when you're up late grading papers
Eraser - to remind you everyone makes mistakes
Rubberband - to remind you to be flexible and try to work on "win-win" situations
String - to tie things together when everything falls apart
Pencil - to "write your wrongs"
Marbles - to replace the ones you've lost (we enclosed extra, you'll need them later)
Lifesaver candy - you are a lifesaver to so many of your students
Paperclip - to hold it all together
Jewel - because you are as valuable as any precious stone
and a Prayer for you to say at the start of each day
Contents: to help you survive teaching
Toothpick - to help you "pick" out the good qualities in others and yourself
Crayon - to color your day bright and cheerful
Hugs and Kisses - for when you need either
Candle – for when you're up late grading papers
Eraser - to remind you everyone makes mistakes
Rubberband - to remind you to be flexible and try to work on "win-win" situations
String - to tie things together when everything falls apart
Pencil - to "write your wrongs"
Marbles - to replace the ones you've lost (we enclosed extra, you'll need them later)
Lifesaver candy - you are a lifesaver to so many of your students
Paperclip - to hold it all together
Jewel - because you are as valuable as any precious stone
and a Prayer for you to say at the start of each day
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams
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Unleashing The Student's "I Can!" http://www.publishamerica.net/product89724.html
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