Friday, January 31, 2014

Are You a Bucket Filler?



Students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade have been focusing on being a "Bucket Filler".  What is Bucket Filling you ask?  Bucket Filling is when you do something kind for others. Have You Filled a Bucket Today, written by Carol McCloud is a wonderful story that teaches children to be kind to others.  But, watch out for the Bucket Dippers!  This year, I found a different version of Have You Filled a Bucket Today, called Bucket Filling from A to Z.  Students in second grade created a "Bucket Filling" Tips Acrostic Poem using the first letters in their names.  Students got very creative!  Some examples are:


R:  Respect Everybody
C:  Listen while others are talking
B:  Be a friend and not a bully
O:  Offer help
A:  Accept differences
T:  Tell someone a nice thing
S:  Smile and see what happens :)

Here are my bucket filling tips: