I want to preface this quick post by saying....students don't NEED gifts. Please don't feel pressured and feel like you have to give students gifts to start building relationships. Building relationships start with a smile, a greeting at the door, a welcome hug, an endearing statement, a handwritten note, etc. I just like to give something small because I am someone who's love language is giving gifts to others. It is what I enjoy. So, every year I am on the hunt to find practical, inexpensive ways to welcome the next class of students that I will be sharing my life with. For the past several years, I have purchased the three packs of mini composition books and mechanical pencils for my back to school gifts. I kept it under $12, because I simply could not and cannot afford anything more than that. That is just a quick idea that worked for me and may work for you as well! You can grab the gift tag for free here. This year, I happened to be walking ...