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An Infographic Note from your Students

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Dear Teacher/Love Teacher

Dear Teacher,

If your students could make you an infographic note of your influence and the difference that you make, I think it would look a lot like this.

I hope that you realize how much you mean to your students, even though they can’t tell you yet. You may never know your true effect, but you are changing lives and futures. Keep fighting. Keep going. Keep teaching!

You are so so awesome! Please remember that you are today. When the going gets tough, awesome is still awesome…and you are awesome! Keep on teaching, you amazing Teacher! Oh, and share this with another teacher that you think could use this message today. Pass on the encouragement!

Love, Teacher

PS…I am working on a better format of the picture. This is the best I could do this morning because of scanner issues. Sorry!

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That One Student in Your Class

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Dear Teacher/Love Teacher

Dear Teacher,

Here is a little message you may never get, but you probably need to hear. Keep going! You are awesome! You are amazing! Keep on teaching and keep on making a difference, Teacher!

Love, Teacher

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Don’t give up…a note for you…

Posted on October 1, 2013October 1, 2013 by Dear Teacher/Love Teacher

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A little note for your end of day…

Posted on September 23, 2013September 29, 2013 by Dear Teacher/Love Teacher

PS…This note is for sale, and on sale, at my Teachers Pay Teachers store. 🙂

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The Best of the Picture Notes

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Dear Teacher/Love Teacher

Dear Teacher,

Today’s “Greatest Hits” are messages that I have enjoyed creating for us. I say us, because sometimes I go back and look at them/read them for encouragement and inspiration, too. I started making the picture notes as a way to send a second message at the end of each day near the end of the school year. I know now that I can’t sustain two posts a day, so the picture messages are weaved into the daily messages.

What has been so much fun is finding new ways to make them. The phrase “There’s an app for that” has never been truer for something! I have found online and tablet apps that let me make fun picture messages to brighten our day or to encourage us.

Because I have started to write a little message along with the picture notes, I have decided to break the “best of” into two lists. Picture notes with no extra message and picture notes with extra messages. Check out as many as you have time for and enjoy!

Just a Picture Message

An Apple for You Because You Are Awesome! (the first picture message)
A Quick Note at the End of the Day (first hand-written note)
Week’s End Note (this was the first “outside of the box” hand written note…really fun to make…gave the post-its to a teacher at my school and she still has it!)
Day’s End Encouragement (the Playdoh note…the picture at the top of the post…really fun to make…my son helped me!)
The Empty Cup (one of the most popular picture notes, and my favorite)
Downhill From Here (really fun to make, too)
Day’s End Encouragement Note (another of my favorites, I put this picture on the post yesterday)
Desktop Time Machine (another of my favorites)
One of the many reasons you are AWESOME… (fun to make)
Encouragement for the tough days… (I like this one!)
Day’s End Poem (a poem for you)
Friday Freedom…Go home, Teacher! (another fun one to make and one of my favorites)
The Writing’s on the Board (yep, this was fun to make, too)
Scraps of Teacher Love (popular one and I loved making this one)
The Thank You Note You May Never Get (this is one of the most popular posts, in the top three)
How Are You Awesome? Let Me Count The Ways… (the last one in my classroom for the year)
A Personal Note to You, Teacher (a letter I wrote to you)
Always a Brighter Tomorrow (after my hiatus)
Wake of Awesome (this is probably in my top five…I have linked to it in posts a lot)
Teacher Superpowers – Super Vision (I really loved making this one!)
As You Face a New Week, Remember… (using a popular internet meme)
Yeeeaaah Buoy! (another one in my top five)
Teach with Ferocity (lesson from a lion)
The Sky is Not Your Limit (the most recent without an extra message)

Picture Note with Extra Message

New Day/New Week (the first picture note with an extra message)
Big Like New York (New York as a metaphor)
Teacher Superpower – Differentiation Control (pancakes and differentiation)
Apple Influence (Apples and your Influence)
Creativity and Cap’n Hook (lessons from Captain Hook)

Which ones are your favorites? Why? Why don’t you go share some of the links? 🙂

You are awesome! I hope you are having a great week! You are making a difference! Keep being awesome and keep on teaching, Teacher!

Love, Teacher

Repeat PS from Monday and yesterday…I have an idea. I want to compile stories about teachers who have made a difference in peoples’ lives. It can be a story or a “Dear Teacher ___________” thank you letter. I want to share them on here and maybe in a couple of other ways (possibly a book). If you are interested, email dearteacher@outlook.com and put “Teacher Story” or “Teacher Thank You Letter” in the subject. Thanks. I am excited about this project! (I will post more details about this soon, but please send your story/letter if you can!)