Talk to your child about the importance of education and the role teachers play in helping prepare her for life after school. Discuss the importance of education and the teacher's place in the process.
Ask your child to write down a list of positive things she has learned from her teacher. Ask your child to recall a time when she was having trouble and the teacher was helpful. Try to get your child to imagine what it would be like to be responsible for teaching so many different students. Help your child compose a short poem based on these thoughts.
Let your child pick a gift or make something for his teacher. Ask your child to think about the teacher's personality and to select a gift that fits the teacher's personality or a gift that will be helpful to the teacher in class. Make suggestions. A thank-you note, a gift certificate to a favorite store or a gift basket with favorite snacks are all ideas your child might consider.
Encourage your child to create colorful posters thanking the teachers in your community and take your child around to business owners in the area to ask if they will display the posters in their windows for Teacher Appreciation Week. This is an ideal way thank all of the teachers in the community and to get your child involved in the process.
Call the principal and ask about getting your child and some of their friends to school early enough to decorate the classroom for Teacher Appreciation Week. Contact other parents and plan a surprise party for the teachers. Involve the students in planning the menu and enlist the help of other parents to contribute food dishes. This is an ideal time for students to read poems or letters written for the teacher. Ask the principal if your child can read a poem over the intercom for all of the teachers in the school.
Attend school for a day with your child and get involved in the classroom activities. Show your child that you appreciate her teacher as well. Take a day to help out around the classroom. This sets a good example your child might follow.