The school year seems never-ending (yes, it’s only December), so a continuous calendar should do the job.

Available at westelm.com, $29.

Whether it’s a day off (hello, farmers market) or a night in (grading papers, again), here’s a bag to help teacher carry the load.

Available at appleandbeeusa.com, $22.

There’s nothing like an old-fashioned hoot to keep the class in line.

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Black Beauty, Emma, and The Secret Garden get a face-lift. Embossing gives new texture to old favorites.

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Words teachers live by. Lucky us.

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There’s nothing scary about what these monsters have to say.

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Picture this: bookmarks that tell a story all their own. Buy a set, and Felix Doolittle will give teacher a 2012 calendar as an extra-special thanks.

Available at felixdoolittle.com, $20.

Porcelain apple boxes don’t grow on trees, but it seems like paper clips do. Stash them in this.

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Triple-point score for this gift.

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Go ahead and regift the nifty clips back to us. We would love them on our fridge.

Available at pigeontoeceramics.com, $7-$30.

This is how we imagine the inside of a first-grade teacher’s mind looks when contemplating the month ahead.

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We’re not saying we condone drinking. We’re just saying we might understand why a teacher needs a cold one at the end of the day.

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Bookworms geek out over stashing their knickknacks in faux vintage books.

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The key to good gift giving is merging something the recipient likes (letters) with something she won’t give herself (rest).

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Turn bookshelf maintenance into a game with heavy-duty bookends.

Available at abodeon.com, $32.

It’s exactly what we would want to burn after spending the day with twenty 3-year-olds.

Available at perchceramics.com, $30.

A cut above your standard scissors, this pair stands on its own.

Available at allmodern.com, $39.

It’s a winning way to say “job well done.”

Available at moderntribe.com, $34.

You’d love to make a note of how beautiful these pens are — if only you could find something to write with.

Available at iomoi.stores.yahoo.net, $23-$28.

Here’s a sophisticated twist on an elementary school favorite.

Available at ammobooks.com, $17.

Teachers have always planted seeds for the future. Now they can plant seeds for apples.

Available at uncommongoods.com, $22.

We’ll drink to anything that makes water better.

Available at takeyausa.com, $25.

Sometimes it’s the littlest things that send the biggest messages.

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Teacher can keep them in a desk drawer for a postlunch protein pick-me-up before the last bell.

Available at lordnut.com, $5.50.

A reusable mug for folks who prefer chamomile to Sumatra.

Available at daytripsociety.com, $12.

A pictorial love letter to the sweet, crisp fruit known for helping brownnosers get to the head of the class.

Available at daytripsociety.com, $15.