Through the years, I have been fortunate to have some really amazing parent and grandparent volunteers. I felt like my students benefitted in so many different ways from all of them. At the end of the year, I knew I wanted to do something to thank them but what makes the best gift for a volunteer? Through trial and error, I think I found the answer. Hands down the favorite of my volunteers seemed to be the class book. I have done different versions but the books worked the same way. During journal time I have my students each write a page about the volunteer. The students can write about a memory, how the volunteer helped our class or him/her personally. You will be pleasantly surprised about what your students will write about your helpers. I made a volunteer class book that is FREE for a short time. There are two different versions.
This is the front cover of version #1.
This is the primary writing page.
This is the intermediate writing page.
For the front cover of the 2nd version, print off the letters above. Each letter is on one 8 1/2 X 11 page. To personalize it, let your students decorate the letters. You are going to take a picture of your class and have 8 of your students hold the letters that say “thank you”. Glue the picture to the front cover page below:
This is the intermediate writing page.
This is the primary writing page.
Click HERE to download these volunteer thank you books.
I have a Pinterest board full of ideas for your volunteers. Click on the picture below to check out this board.
Are you looking for ways to involve your parents in your classroom next year?
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