For months before Teacher Appreciation Week, the students, parents, and administrators at the academy were hard at work getting all the logistics planned out to surprise the staff with handmade ...

“We just want them to know how much as parents, PTO, students we appreciate everything they’ve done,” said Melissa Mundt, a parent at Weinberg Gifted Academy in the East Valley.

Teacher Appreciation Week has been around in the U.S. since 1986, but started as a single day in the 1950s. “In 1953, Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded Congress to set aside a day to recognize teachers.

Here's what to know about Teacher Appreciation Week and what you can do for the teachers in your life. In 2025, Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5 to 9. It's always the first full week of May ...