TYLER, Texas — Editor's Note: This video is from a previous story in April 2022
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, several restaurants and stores are offering freebies, discounts and other deals to celebrate and honor educators this week.
Teacher Appreciation Week runs from this Monday through Friday, and Tuesday is also National Teacher Day, which could offer the most deals for educators.
According to USA Today, most establishments will ask teachers to show their school ID and each location of the business could vary with their offers.
WHATABURGER
This week, teachers can get breakfast items for free, and they will have a 25% discount on all retail items in the Whatastore with the code WHATATEACHER22.
In addition to the free breakfast and discounts, 30 teachers within areas that have a Whataburger can be nominated by their peers to win $1,000 each for their schools.
CHICK-FIL-A
All Chick-fil-A Tyler locations are offering a free large tea for teachers and administrators from Monday through Friday. This includes the South Broadway Ave., Broadway Square Mall, Troup Highway and North Tyler/Lindale locations. The school employee must have a valid school ID.
BARNES & NOBLE
On Tuesday, Barnes & Noble Cafés will give educators a tall cup of hot or iced coffee or tea once they show their teacher ID.
APPLEBEE'S
Participating Applebee’s restaurants are offering 20% off to teachers and school staff during Teacher Appreciation Week.
ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS
From April 3 to May 8, Academy is offering 10% off online or in-store. To access this deal, the teacher must identity with ID.me or present their teacher I.D. to the cashier at checkout.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
The restaurant is offering teachers and school employees a 20% discount through this Friday for dine-in orders and “in-store pay” pickup orders. School employees must show a valid school ID.
FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is offering a free one-topping mini sundae Monday through Friday at participating locations. Teachers must give a valid ID for their dine-in or drive-thru orders.
MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY
At Marble Slab Creamery, teachers and nurses can get a buy-one-get-one-free small ice cream through Friday with the ice cream chain's Heroes Week initiative. Those looking to participate must have a valid ID.
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES
Great American Cookies is giving teachers and nurses a free Original Chocolate Chip Cookie through this Friday with any purchase and a valid ID. This is a part of the company's Heroes Week initiative.
SONIC
Sonic Drive-ins will give a free cheeseburger with a purchase to those who are enrolled in the Sonic Teachers’ Circle, which is a free rewards program for educators within the chain’s app. The educators will have to be verified by today and then get a reward for a free cheeseburger Tuesday through May 17.
OFFICE MAX AND OFFICE DEPOT
Until June 25, teachers can get 20% off their qualifying regular-priced purchases and can get 20% back in bonus rewards on a qualifying purchase (up to $50 in rewards). Teachers will need a valid teacher ID, coupon and rewards member number, according to USA Today.
ACADEMY
Academy Sports + Outdoors is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by offering 10% off for teachers both in-store and online at Academy.com. Teachers and school faculty can take advantage of the discount through Sunday, May 8 by verifying their school ID at checkout.