Are you looking for some fun teacher appreciation writing prompts? I’ve got you! May 6th to May 10th of 2024 is Teacher Appreciation Week in the United States, and these ideas can also be used for World Teachers’ Day on October 5th. It’s fun to get students to think about why they appreciate their teachers and it’s in our own interest as well of course 🙂
If you love getting your students to practice writing as well as celebrate a holiday, then these teacher appreciation writing ideas are for you. Let’s dive in!
Why is teacher appreciation important?
Well, because we want to instil in our students a sense of gratitude. To know what to be grateful for in life is an invaluable skill to have. It’s also good to show how you feel about someone every once in a while. This makes both the student and the teacher feel good about themselves. And don’t we work hard enough for it, my friends?
What to write for Teachers Day
So, what to write for Teacher Appreciation Day? Well, something that shows appreciation of course! So you could ask students to just write a piece of text explaining why they appreciate their teachers, or one teacher in particular, so much. But don’t make it just a piece of text. Here are some teacher appreciation week writing ideas in fun formats:
- Write a letter to the teacher you appreciate the most. Follow letter conventions and name reasons and examples to prove why this teacher is so great.
- Write and record a speech to the teacher you appreciate the most. Use rhetoric devices (for students that know about them) and give reasons and examples for why you think this teacher is amazing.
- Write a newspaper article about something great a wonderful teacher once did for you or someone else, which you really appreciated. Follow newspaper article conventions, make it sound like a newsworthy event, and really show what made this teacher so wonderful.
- Write a review about your favorite teacher. Why should everyone be taught by this person? Follow review conventions and give reasons and examples for your rating.
- Interview a classmate about their favorite teacher. Ask at least 10 questions to find out why this person is so great. Write out the interview as though it would appear in a magazine.
These are my ideas for teacher appreciation writing tasks. Can you think of other text types? Let me know!
Writing prompts for teacher appreciation
So what teacher appreciation prompts could you give to students to answer about their teachers?
- What teacher is kindest?
- What teacher explains things best?
- What teacher would win a best dressed award?
- What teacher has the funnest/most beautiful classroom?
- What teacher has the tidiest classroom?
- What teachers are friends, do you think?
- Who is your favorite teacher ever?
You could make these into sets of discussion cards and get students to discuss the questions in small groups. Or you could ask them to the whole group and discuss that way. These also make good essay questions for students to answer.
So those are the teacher appreciation writing prompts I use on World Teachers’ Day. Give them a try if you’re looking for inspiration.
I’ve also used this $1 resource from Purple Papercuts before, which was great fun too!
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