PTA
Home Member Benefits Pressroom PTA Magazine Online Giving Store Contact
TopicsPTA ProgramsPTA Takes Action CenterPTA CommunityConferences & EventsRunning a PTAAbout PTAGet Involved with PTA

Program Events: PTA Teacher Appreciation Week

PTA Teacher Appreciation Week logo
© PTA
PTA works hard to celebrate the dedication and hard work of teachers. Did you know that teachers:

* Spend approximately one-third of their salary on resources for their classrooms... half in their first year,

* Teach the language of thought, morals, values, socially accepted behavior, social interaction, government systems, legal systems, and independence,

* Spend tens of thousands of hours each year to make sure that 30 children receive the highest quality education possible,

* Spend more hours on work-related tasks than any other profession... even the ones with 12-hour shifts,

* Want a simple thank you most of all?

Teacher Appreciation Week honors the dedicated men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating children. PTA events on the national, state and local level are part of a national effort to recognize the outstanding contributions teachers make. Teacher Appreciation Week 2010 will be May 3-7. Plan on hosting a Teacher appreciation Week event in your school or community. You can download actvity ideas, posters, timelines, and other resources from the links below.


"An Influential Language" by Elizabeth Breazile
"Inspired by a teacher at a young age, a boy grows up and influences another generation by his teaching"

Breazile won the 2007-2008 PTA Reflections Program for Outstanding Interpretation Award in the Film/Video Production category.  Learn more about PTA Reflections.

Event Ideas

Activity Ideas
Ways to honor teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week

Ideas para Actividades (Activity Ideas in Spanish)
Ways to honor teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week

Take Our Teacher Appreciation Week Polls
Fun, interactive way to get ready for Teacher Appreciation Week

Timeline & Planning


Timeline & Planning Tools
Planning for Teacher Appreciation Week 2009

Third Party Resources

Join PTA's Thank-A-Teacher group on Facebook

Additional Resources

PTA Teacher Appreciation Week Virtual Gallery
Teacher Appreciation Week 2010 will be celebrated May 3-May 7.

"Dear Teacher, Thank You" Poster
Teacher Appreciation Week 2010 will be celebrated May 3-May 7.

"How Will You Say Thanks" Poster
Teacher Appreciation Week 2010 will be celebrated May 3-May 7.

Sample Proclamation
Word document for use during Teacher Appreciation Week

Certificate of Appreciation
Template for a teacher appreciation certificate

Sample Press Release
Word document for use during Teacher Appreciation Week

Sample Press Release - Spanish
Word document for use during Teacher Appreciation Week


Virtual Gallery
PTA has a new way to tell teachers “thanks!” The PTA Teacher Appreciation Virtual Gallery includes all of PTA’s Teacher Appreciation Week resources—including two brand-new posters—and a collection of teacher thank-yous from students and parents. Check it out!
Take the Teacher Polls!