December 1, 2025
Teacher Christmas Lists
The holiday season is a wonderful time to show appreciation for the educators who work with your children every day. To help make gift-giving easier, we asked our teachers to share some ideas of items they would enjoy. Below, you’ll find suggestions from each teacher that families can use as inspiration. Please know that any gesture of kindness is always appreciated!
| Name | Grade/School | Christmas Gift Ideas |
| Kristal Wendt | 3rd/MAES | Kwix Stix (paint stix), scratch and sniff bookmarks, book rings, magna-tiles, writing center supplies (small notepads, creative pens, small envelopes) |
| Makenzie Larsen | 6th/MAMS | Amazon gift card, batteries (AA and AAA), pencil sharpeners |
| Kaley Poegel | 4th/MAMS | Painter’s tape, headphones, legos Who Was: Henry Ford, Michael Jordan, Booker T. Washington, Leif Erikson, King Tut, George Washington, Vincent Van Gogh, Pele, Lebron James, Cleopatra, Katherine Johnson What was: Industrial Revolution, Constitution, Greek Mythology. Ice Age, World Series, First Thanksgiving, WWI, Declaration of Independence, Titanic |
| Jennifer Johnsrud | Kindergarten/MAES | Cardstock (white & colored), Paint Sticks- Kwik Stix, Amazon or Target gift card |
| Draxten | MAES/MAMS | Sketchbooks |
| Halle Johnsrud | 1st/MAES | Playdough, smelly stickers, Amazon or Target gift card |
| Jana McIver | 1st/MAES | Playdough, smelly stickers, SORRY, Candyland, craft supplies |
| Jacey Schlosser | 2nd/MAES | Mr. Sketch markers, watercolor paper, stickers/stamper for papers, colored index cards, 10 sided dice, A Little Spot Of (SEL set of books) |
| Sue Morton | Music/MAMS | Kleenex boxes, Jolly Ranchers |
| Jeff Iverson | 5-12 Music/MAMS, MAHS | Kleenex, Jolly Ranchers, Pencils |
| Abby Olsonawski | 5th/MAMS | Drawing stencils, clorox wipes, guess who board game, colored flair pens, board games for classroom (candy land, sorry) |
| Heidi Polzin | MAHS/MAMS | Jolly Ranchers, AAA Batteries, 9V Batteries, Pencils, Soda/Bubl’r (prizes for kids), TpT Gift Card |
| Arin Spindler | 3rd/MAES | TpT gift card, Amazon gift card, Mr. Sketch Markers, Card games (Sleeping Queens, Spot it, UNO, etc.) |
| Mataya Martinson | 4th/MAMS | Legos, Magna Tiles, Classroom games (board games and card games) |
| Heidi Greene | 2nd/MAES | Magnetic Building Blocks, STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge, Highlighters, Addition or Subtraction Flashcards, Amazon Gift Card |
| Sara Geiser | 3rd/MAES | Target gift card, amazon gift card. Magnetic building blocks, jolly ranchers, easel writing pad, board games for classroom (guess who, sorry, connect 4, uno, checkers, etc.), gum and mints for testing |
| Jean Barkeim | Intervention K-3 | Kleenex, skinny, black, white board markers |
| Megan Larson | Kindergarten/MAES | Lincoln Logs, cardstock (white & colored), Paint Sticks- Kwik Stix |
| Leigha Lee | 2nd/MAES | Watercolor paper, Building toys, Board games, addition and subtraction flashcards, amazon gift card |
| Jen Germundson | MAES/MAMS Music | Gift Cards- Teachers Pay Teachers, Target, or Amazon; Pencils, Student Headphones |
| Megan Modahl | MAMS | Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card, Puzzles, Guinea Pig Supplies, Frooties |
| Jess Listerud | MAES | Pencils, Student Headphones, Gift Cards- Target or Amazon |
| Jacalyn Skoglund | MAES | Electric Pencil Sharpener, Student Headphones, student coloring or how to draw books |
| Hannah Meagher | MAMS School Counselor | Used or new floor and desk lamp, 8.5×11 frames, kinetic sand, fidgets, beads, small couch pillow (2) |
