Have You Filled A Bucket Today?
The last couple of years every class has spent some time focusing on one or more of the Bucket Filling books during Guidance: Fill A Bucket, by Tom Rath, or Have You Filled A Bucket Today?, Will You Fill My Bucket?, Bucket filling A-Z, and Growing Up With A Bucket Full of Happiness by Carol McCloud. This year we will continue to practice our bucket-filling expertise. And Red Hill kids will be encouraged to fill lots of buckets on our Kindness Day Sept. 24!
In a new twist on the Golden Rule, the books explain to children that we all carry an invisible bucket in which we keep our feelings about ourselves. When our buckets are full, we are happy; when they are empty, we are sad. It's important to know that we can fill our own bucket and so can others. We can also dip into it.
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. The metaphor of a bucket helps all children understand the importance of consideration and empathy.
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. Students are also reminded to use their lid to take personal responsibility for their buckets and remember they do not have to allow others to "dip" in their bucket.
This is a wonderful way to ignite children's desire to do loving things for others as well as assist them on their journey toward being self-aware individuals. You may even wish to use this idea in your home by identifying "bucket filling" acts within your family. As part of our Climate goal on our School Improvement Plan, it is our goal to encourage positive social skills, foster friendships, increase self-esteem, and help to make our school an even better place to be.
Always remember that everyone carries an invisible bucket.
What little thing can you do to fill someone's bucket today?
We fill buckets...
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