Gifts for Teachers: Thank-You Candles, Tumblers and Pens

Thank-you candles, tumblers, hand cream, good pens and a LEGO plant for the desk. Some schools cap gifts: New York City's ethics rules bar staff from accepting one worth $50 or more, though a class gift pooled from small contributions is fine. Supplies help too: NCES found 94.8% of public school teachers paid for classroom supplies themselves in 2019–20, $470 on average.