It'sgetting to be that time of year again where where we can focus oncelebrating how valuable the teachers and staff really are in our lives! Make sure to give them the full Hollywood VIP Star treatment with these 16 amazing and creative Movie-Themed Teacher Appreciation Week Ideas!
1. MakeaWeekly Events Schedule!
Let the teachers in your school know what's in store for them with this cinema themed weekly VIP lineup of events! Send it out as a invite or flyer - or print it out as a huge poster and hang it up in the breakroom or staff lounge. Bonus: Doubles as a great decoration too!
2.Personalize Classroom Doors With a Movie Marquee Sign
Another Great and Easy Decoration Idea! This Marquee Template allows you to edit for each teacher's name and post on their door so they feel important and appreciated.
3. Set Upa Popcorn Bar
Fill Glass Jars or buckets up with all different flavors of popcorn (cheesy, butter, caramel, etc) and have the teacher's and staff dive in! Use these awesome to add to the fun and decor.
4. Have Students MakeFan Mail For Teachers
A great way to encourage student and parent participation for your teacher appreciation week and thank their teachers first hand! Use this template set to send home to parents to let them know the happenings of the week and have the kids fill out the Fan Mail page explaining why they think their teacher is a true star!
5. Have a "SWAG" Day with VIP Gift Bags
An awesome way to let the teachers know they are really VIP (VERY Important People!) Fill up simply goody bags full of candies, treats, gift cards, redbox movie cards and any other creative goodiesyou want!
6. Decorate the Floors With Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars
Decorating the School With Big Fun Stars is a sure way to make the teachers and staff feel special and set the mood. Use poster board and cut out large stars with a teacher's name and add photo in each one. Tape in a row down the school hallway to create your own "Hollywood Walk of Fame!"
7. Go All Out With Decorations (Cupcake Toppers, Signs, Food Labels)
This large editable template set has everything you need to deck out the staff lounge or breakroom and food tables with Hollywood VIP Movie themed Goodies! Water bottle labels, food tent cards, cupcake toppers, signs and more!
8. Host a Film Showing with Popcorn Treats
A fun way to get the whole school involved! Take an afternoon and show a school film in the gymnasium. Hand out popcorn and soda as part of the fun!
If there isn't time for the whole school to come together to have a movie viewing you can also play old Hollywood movie classics on repeat in the staff lounge all week long!
9. Have a ConcessionStand Candy Buffet in Staff Room
Similar to the Popcorn Bar Idea - Fill up large jars of different candies to create a concession stand. You can also stack up boxes of 'movie box' candies and have teacher's grab them whenever they need a pick me up. Find these Hollywood Movie Teacher Appreciation Labels Here.
Make it fun with catchy creative names! Enlist some alliteration to help you come up with movie themed names for your concession candies.
10. Use Puns on Favor Tags
-You're SODA-lightful! Purchase these soda tags here!
-This May Sound Corning But We Just Want to Pop By to Say Thanks! Purchase these tags here!
The creative options are endless!
11. Give Them Star Pamper Treatment
Have a localmasseuseor spa come in and give quick mini pedicures of 5 minute massages to the staff for a whole day! Sign up sheets and advance notices of these services are always recommended to make sure teachers don't miss out!
12.Have a Hollywood Dress Up Day
Another great idea to involve the whole school! Have teachers pick their favorite movie and then dress up as one of their favorite characters on a specified day!
You can also incorporate this for a whole classroom... The teacher picks his/her favorite movie and the whole class has to dress up as one of the characters of their choice. Make this even more fun and hold a contest for best classroom costumes!!
13. Host Theme Days After Real Movies
Use actual movies as inspiration for your theme days. The creative options are literally endless but here are a few good ideas to get you started...
Mystic Pizza - Have a Pizza Party that day
Breakfast Club - Have a Breakfast Buffet that day
Willy Wonka - Host a Big Candy Buffet that Day
Lady & The Tramp - Host a Spaghetti or Italian Luncheon
Coco - Have a Mexican Fiesta Themed Luncheon
14. Hand Out VIP Teacher Certificates & Host An Awards Ceremony
Explain why the teachers and staff in your school are such stars with their own VIP Certificates! Personalize to make them funny, sincere and true to your school's unique staff. Host an awards ceremony one day and hand them out!
15. Make The Entrance to the School and Break Room a StageEntrance
Deck out the doors in the school with red curtains, gold streamers and stars. Make large movie marquee signs that say "Stage Entrance" or "VIP Personal Only." Make your own editable movie marquee signs here!You can even add red rugs in front to mimic red carpets and cut black construction paper silhouettesof people to mimic paparazzi!
16. Host a VIP Hollywood Luncheon
Invite Staff and Teachers to the Staff Lounge or Breakroom to have a very special VIP lunch! The invitation will set the mood right away to make the teachers feel like true stars!
Use the awesome "you're a star" appreciationVIP All Accesspasses for teachers and staff for yourred carpet movie theme appreciation week! Perfect for giving out to all staff members at the beginning of the week to wear around all week long to feel like VIP movie star celebrity!! All text is editable so you can make them read what you wish!
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