Be a bucket filler!

To begin the week, we talked about ways in which we could be Bucket Fillers. The concept of being a Bucket Filler is based on the book "Have You Filled A Bucket Today? (A Guide to Daily Happiness For Kids)" by Carol McCloud. The main idea of the book is this...

We all carry an invisible bucket that contains our feelings. When our bucket is full, we feel great! When our bucket is empty, we feel sad. A bucket filler is someone who says or does nice things for other people. By doing this, they are filling other people's buckets and filling their own bucket at the same time, since making other people feel good makes them feel good.

On the other hand, a bucket dipper says or does things to cause other people to feel bad. A bucket dipper empties their bucket when they say and do mean things.

We created a list of ways in which we could fill others' buckets. The students had many fantastic ideas to add to our list, which will be posted in our room throughout the year. One quote that made me smile was, "If you're playing hide and seek, even if someone is in the worst hiding spot, you could still tell them good job so they don't feel bad."