What teacher won’t need a COVID edition teacher emergency kit when they return to in-person school? When my children were in elementary school, I made little back to school teacher emergency kits for their homeroom teachers on the first day of school. I took a hiatus from the back to school teacher gift for the past few years as my kids entered middle and high school. I switched to shared teacher gifts like this SOFT DRINK BAR that I set up in the teacher workroom during teacher appreciation week.
I decided to resurrect my favorite teacher gift this year and adapt it to be more COVID friendly. The kits are always a little different, but the contents are based on items I need at school but don’t always have. For this version, I added small PPE items like a face mask and alcohol wipes. I will be standing by to give these to my children’s teachers on our first day of in-person school. As of now, we are scheduled to start on campus with social distancing modifications, but I anticipate changes.
Teacher Emergency Kit Contents
You can use any kind of bag, pouch, or box for the contents. I have used plastic bead boxes from Michael’s crafts or make-up bags from a store like Bed Bath & Beyond. If I am really in a crafty mood, I sew small pouches. Below is what I included in the kits this time. I wanted to include gloves as well, but they are hard to locate right now! You could also consider adding things like a good Flair pen or Sharpie pen, travel sized lotion, Advil or Tylenol, mini Windex wipes for electronics (I have seen these at Target), a Tide to Go pen… I browse the travel-sized aisle at places like CVS and Target for inspiration.
- face mask
- pop charger for an iPhone
- hand sanitizer spray
- mini lint roller
- alcohol wipes
- Listerine breath tabs (to help with mask breath)
- Tums
- Emergen-C packets
- tinted ChapStick (although with the mask, lip color is not necessary!)
- safety pins
- all purpose nail kit (includes tweezers– very handy)
- $10 Amazon gift card (or any gift card– Starbucks, Staples, Target, Shell gas, BP gas)
To get more inspiration for Back to School Teacher Emergency Kits, take a look at some of mine from previous years by clicking the links below. To enter this year’s giveaway to win a kit for you and a friend, visit my INSTAGRAM account. Like, follow, and tag a friend on my INSTAGRAM POST to enter! Giveaway ends 7/20/2020.
I remember your cute back to school bags for your children’s elementary teachers from years past. I was a bit too eager to see what your emergency kits contained and they look great, although it is sad that these even need to be considered.
I have purchased a box of N95 masks for our classroom return, which as of this moment will be August 17th in my district in Arizona.
This year’s kits are not wildly different from past years, but I would never have included a face mask in the past! We are scheduled to start Aug. 21 (independent school). My son’s public high school pushed the start date to Sept. 8. Both will open with many modifications to how students travel to classes, interact, face masks… Crazy times!
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