Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
We will spend the first week of school focusing on the books, Have you Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and How Full is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer. These books encourage positive behaviors as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness and appreciation. Bucket filling and bucket dipping are effective images to help young children understand the effects of our actions and words on the well being of ourselves and others.
”Bucket fillers" are those who help others without being asked, give smiles, hugs and compliments, and generally spread good feelings to others.
"Bucket dippers" rob us of happy feelings by refusing to help with a task or by saying or doing cruel things. Bucket dippers are sometimes bullies.
We will use the concepts from these books throughout the rest of the year to help the children understand that their actions and words can affect how others feel. We are a Bucket Filling Classroom!
”Bucket fillers" are those who help others without being asked, give smiles, hugs and compliments, and generally spread good feelings to others.
"Bucket dippers" rob us of happy feelings by refusing to help with a task or by saying or doing cruel things. Bucket dippers are sometimes bullies.
We will use the concepts from these books throughout the rest of the year to help the children understand that their actions and words can affect how others feel. We are a Bucket Filling Classroom!