Tips and product picks for left-handers.
Left-handed teachers spend their days with right-handed scissors, notebooks with the spiral in the wrong place and a hand covered in ink from grading. If your child has a lefty teacher this year, a small gift that fixes one of those things will get noticed.
These are gifts for the teacher, not classroom supplies. Most are things they'll keep on their own desk or take home. A mug, a nice journal or a good pen is easy to send in with a card.
Every Amazon pick below was checked on Oct 14, 2026 and showed as in stock. Stock changes, so tap through to see the current listing.
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Anyone who grades a stack of papers left-handed knows the ink streak on the side of the hand. This mug makes a joke of it. Good for: The lefty teacher who still marks everything by hand. See it in our shop →
A simple pun mug for the coffee or tea that gets a teacher through first period. Good for: A teacher who likes a little wordplay. See it in our shop →
A white coffee mug with a handle-on-the-left joke. Fill it with tea bags or a gift card and it's ready to give. Good for: The teacher who's in the building before the buses. See it in our shop →
Not a left-handed pen, but lefties like it because the ink dries fast and doesn't smear when the hand drags across the page. That helps when you're marking thirty essays in a row. Good for: Grading, comments and lesson notes. See it on Amazon →
A fountain pen with a nib and grip set up for left-handed writing. It takes standard ink cartridges, so it's easy to keep going. Good for: A teacher who writes a lot of notes home or just enjoys a nice pen. See it on Amazon →
A weekly planner with lefty facts through the year. It starts in January, just in time for the second half of the school year. Good for: The teacher who plans every week on paper. See it on Amazon →
A journal made for left-handers, with a faux-leather cover that feels like a grown-up gift and not another classroom notebook. Good for: Personal notes, ideas and the things a teacher wants to remember from the year. See it on Amazon →
The spiral runs across the top, so there's no wire in the way of a left hand. A hard cover makes it easy to write on a lap or a clipboard during recess duty. Good for: Meeting notes and quick to-do lists. See it on Amazon →
Full-size left-handed scissors, so a teacher can finally cut out bulletin board letters without a sore hand. They're the kind that stays in the teacher's desk, not in the student bins. Good for: Bulletin boards, laminating and everything else teachers cut by hand. See it on Amazon →
Small spring-loaded snips with a left-handed grip, handy for trimming labels and opening packages. Good for: A teacher who decorates the room or does crafts at home. See it on Amazon →
Want to send something from the whole class? Put a mug, a pack of pens and a card together. For more ideas, see Left-Handed Gifts for an Office Gift Exchange and Small Gifts and Stocking Stuffers for Lefties.
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